Hardcastle and McCormick
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| Hardcastle and McCormick | |
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| Genre | Action/Drama |
| Creator(s) | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Starring | Brian Keith Daniel Hugh-Kelly |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 67 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | September 18, 1983 – May 5, 1986 |
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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.
The show's premise involves the retirement of Superior Court Judge Milton C. "Hardcase" Hardcastle. With file drawers filled with criminals who got off on technicalities, he takes a page from his childhood hero, the Lone Ranger, and makes plans to go after these criminals. Mark McCormick is 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. Together they strike a deal: Hardcastle helps Mark catch the murderer; Mark agrees to be the Judge's right hand man.
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[edit] Cast
- Brian Keith .... Judge Milton C. "Hardcase" 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
VEI Entertainment is releasing Hardcastle and McCormick on DVD in Region 1 (Canada only) for the very first time. Season 1 was released on February 14, 2006, 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. Season 1 was released on November 28, 2006 in the U.S.
| Cover Art | DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
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The Complete 1st Season | 23 | February 14, 2006 |
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The Complete 2nd Season | 22 | August 15, 2006 |
| The Complete 3rd Season | 22 | TBA |
[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.
[edit] External links
- Coyote - The Challenge - The Car Star about the legendary car of the series, the "Coyote".
- S.T.A.R. for Brian Keith Campaign
