Slattery's People

Slattery's People

  • 1964
  • 2 Seasons
  • 36 Episodes
  •  5  (1)
  •   Ended

Slattery's People is a 1964-1965 American television series about local politics starring Richard Crenna as title character James Slattery, a state legislator, co-starring Ed Asner and Tol Avery, and featuring Carroll O'Connor and Warren Oates in a couple of episodes each. James E. Moser was executive producer. The program, telecast on CBS, was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Slattery's People is mainly notable for having been one of the few American television series spotlighting the travails of local politicians, a topic that other programs of the period mainly avoided. Many television critics highly praised the series. Many politicians also approved of the program. U.S. Representative James C. Corman said in a Congressional Record statement on September 30, 1964, “I am pleased that they have taken the high road to show a legislator’s life, and have not pandered to sensationalism or unreality to stimulate an audience following.” Moser's script for the pilot was printed as an appendix in Teleplay; an introduction to television writing by Coles Trapnell. Television composer Nathan Scott wrote the theme music for Slattery's People.

Slattery's People
Seasons
Of Damon, Pythias and Sleeping Dogs
8. Of Damon, Pythias and Sleeping Dogs
November 12, 1965
What Can You Do with a Wounded Tiger?
6. What Can You Do with a Wounded Tiger?
October 22, 1965
Rally 'Round Your Own Flag, Mister
5. Rally 'Round Your Own Flag, Mister
October 15, 1965
How Impregnable is a Magic Tower?
3. How Impregnable is a Magic Tower?
October 01, 1965
He Who Has Ears, Let Him Bug Somebody Else
2. He Who Has Ears, Let Him Bug Somebody Else
September 24, 1965
A Sitting Duck Named Slattery
1. A Sitting Duck Named Slattery
September 17, 1965
Description
Slattery's People is a 1964-1965 American television series about local politics starring Richard Crenna as title character James Slattery, a state legislator, co-starring Ed Asner and Tol Avery, and featuring Carroll O'Connor and Warren Oates in a couple of episodes each. James E. Moser was executive producer. The program, telecast on CBS, was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Slattery's People is mainly notable for having been one of the few American television series spotlighting the travails of local politicians, a topic that other programs of the period mainly avoided. Many television critics highly praised the series. Many politicians also approved of the program. U.S. Representative James C. Corman said in a Congressional Record statement on September 30, 1964, “I am pleased that they have taken the high road to show a legislator’s life, and have not pandered to sensationalism or unreality to stimulate an audience following.” Moser's script for the pilot was printed as an appendix in Teleplay; an introduction to television writing by Coles Trapnell. Television composer Nathan Scott wrote the theme music for Slattery's People.
  • Premiere Date
    September 21, 1964
  • Rating
    5  (1)