McMillan and Wife

Infobox Television
show_name = McMillan and Wife


caption = "McMillan and Wife" title card marquee
genre = Crime drama
starring = Rock Hudson
Susan Saint James
theme_music_composer = Henry Mancini
country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 6
num_episodes = 40
list_episodes =
producer = Paul Mason
Jon Epstein
executive_producer = Leonard B. Stern
runtime = 90 min.
network = NBC
first_aired = September 17, 1971
last_aired = April 24, 1977
imdb_id = 0066685
tv_com_id = 96

"McMillan & Wife" (also known as "McMillian") is a lighthearted American crime drama series that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. The series premiered in the fall of 1971 in 90-minute episodes as part of the wheel series "NBC Mystery Movie", in rotation with "Columbo" and "McCloud". Initially airing on Wednesday night, the original line-up was shifted to Sundays in the second season, where it aired for the rest of its run.

Plot

"McMillan and Wife" centered around a fortyish San Francisco police commissioner, Stewart McMillan (Rock Hudson) and his attractive, bright, but slightly daffy twentyish wife Sally (Susan Saint James). Often, the storylines featured Mac and Sally attending fashionable parties and charity benefits before solving robberies and murders. John Schuck appeared as Sgt. Charles Enright and Nancy Walker was Mildred, the couple's maid, both characters serving as comic relief.

Cast

Popularity

Like the other shows in the "NBC Mystery Movie", "McMillan & Wife" was an immediate hit. It appeared regularly in the form of syndicated reruns on local and cable American television.

Cast and series name change

Due to a real life contract dispute between Saint James and the studio, the character of Sally was killed off in an airplane crash during the fifth season. With one of the main characters missing, the show was retooled and renamed "McMillan". Other cast changes included the departure of the Mildred character who left Mac's employment to run a diner (actress Nancy Walker left to star in her own sitcom). Mac also got a new apartment and a new housekeeper, Agatha (Martha Raye), who was Mildred's sister. No mention was made of the McMillans' child.

DVD releases

Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the first season of "McMillan and Wife" on Region 1 DVD in 2005. [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005JNHS Amazon.com, "McMillan & Wife" season one DVD details] ] In 2006, the series was released on Region 2 DVD. [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000GNOG6A Amazon.co.uk, "McMillan & Wife" season one DVD details] ]

Trivia

* The interior set of the McMillan's home in the pilot episode was actually Rock Hudson's house. In the second episode they moved to a new home, exterior shots were done on Greenwich Street in San Francisco. The address for the couple was once given in the show as 250 Carson Street. In later episodes a different house was used as the exterior shot of the house. In the final season, McMillan, the Commissioner had a new apartment.

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0066685|title=McMillan and Wife
* [http://www.tv.com/mcmillan-and-wife/show/96/summary.html "McMillan and Wife" at TV.com]
* [http://epguides.com/McMillanandWife/ "McMillan and Wife" episode guide]