Hardcastle and McCormick

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Hardcastle and McCormick is a 1980s action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell productions, shown on ABC from 1983-1986, starring Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick.

When Superior Court Judge Milton C. Hardcastle hung up his robe, he had no intention of retiring from the pursuit of justice. With file drawers filled with criminals who got off on technicalities, Hardcastle takes a page from his childhood hero, the Lone Ranger, and makes plans to go after these career criminals. But every Lone Ranger needs a Tonto.

Enter one Mark McCormick, a smart-mouthed, streetwise car thief who's looking at hard time for his latest theft, a prototype sports car designed by his murdered best friend. The deal is simple. Hardcastle helps Mark catch the murderer, Mark agrees to be the Judge's right hand man.

It was supposed to be business, nothing but business. How could either man imagine that the reluctant and tempestuous partnership would turn into the best thing they could ever have found: family?

1 Cast
2 Theme songs
3 DVD releases
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Cast

Brian Keith .... Judge Milton C. Hardcastle
Daniel Hugh Kelly .... Mark "Skid" McCormick
Mary Jackson .... Sarah Wicks (1983)
John Hancock .... Lt. Michael Delaney (1984-1985)
Joe Santos .... Lt. Frank Harper (1985-1986)

[edit] Theme songs

The opening theme song during season one of this series was entitled "Drive". It was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter and sung by David Morgan. For the second and third seasons, the theme song was "Back to Back", also composed by Post and Carpenter but sung by Joey Scarbury (who also sung Post's theme for The Greatest American Hero).

[edit] DVD releases

Season 1 was released in Canada on February 14, 2006 by Visual Entertainment Inc. Season 2 followed later in the year. Both have their respective theme songs fully intact: "Drive" from season 1 and "Back to Back" from season 2.

[edit] Trivia

Both of the show's main stars, Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly, went on to appear in the Star Trek franchise. Keith portrayed Mullibok in "Progress", a first season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Kelly would play the role of Sojef in the 1999 feature film Star Trek: Insurrection. Supporting actor John Hancock also took part in the Trek franchise, appearing as Vice Admiral Haden in two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.