Capital News
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Christian Williams
David Milch
Gardner Stern
John Tinker
Christian Williams
Mark Tinker
| Capital News | |
|---|---|
 Series premiere print advertisement | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | David Milch Christian Williams |
| Written by | Nick Harding David Milch Gardner Stern John Tinker Christian Williams |
| Directed by | Andrew Gottlieb Mark Tinker |
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges Helen Slater Christian Clemenson William Russ Mark Blum Michael Woods Daniel Roebuck Jenny Wright |
| Composers | Jan Hammer J.A.C. Redford |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (9 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Milch |
| Producers | Allan Arkush Andrew Gottlieb |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Editor | Alicia Hirsch |
| Running time | 95 mins. (approx) |
| Production company | MTM Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 9 – April 30, 1990 |
Capital News is an American drama television series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges, Helen Slater, and William Russ. Capital News was created by David Milch and Christian Williams.
The series focused on the editorial staff and writers of the Washington, D.C.–based daily newspaper The Washington Capital (a fictional publication inspired by the actual Washington Post).[1] It was produced by MTM Enterprises.
The series consisted of one TV movie (also considered as the pilot) and twelve regular episodes, of which only three were shown on its initial run in the United States, after which ABC canceled the series.[2][3] However, at least in Germany, Canada, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and the UK, all 13 episodes were shown on television in 1990 and 1991.[4]
Cast
- Mark Blum as Edison King
- Lloyd Bridges as Jonathan Joseph "Jo Jo" Turner
- Christian Clemenson as Todd Lunden, reporter
- Chelsea Field as Cassy Swann, reporter
- Kurt Fuller as Miles Plato
- Charles Levin as Vinnie DiSalvo
- Richard Murphy as Richie Fineberg
- Wendell Pierce as Conrad White, a black reporter assigned to the local desk
- Daniel Roebuck as Haskell Epstein
- William Russ as Redmond Dunne, metro reporter
- Helen Slater as Anne McKenna
- Michael Woods as Clay Gibson
- Jenny Wright as Doreen Duncan
- Luke Edwards as Clay Gibson jr.
Recurring
- Shelley Long as Kelly
- Matthew Lillard as Sid
