The Powers That Be (TV series)
The Powers That Be was a United States television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman. At the center of the series is U.S. Senator William Powers, a parody of the political establishment. Margaret, the senator's status-hungry wife, treats Charlotte, their maid, with comedic disdain. Caitlyn, the senator's daughter, has an eating disorder and is married to Representative Theodore Van Horne, who is suicidal; their son, Pierce, is mature well-beyond his years from having to care for his unbalanced parents. Sophie Lipkin, the senator's illegitimate daughter, is a loud, crass New Jerseyan who surprises the family when she moves to DC and begins to bond with her father. The senator's staff includes an intelligent and beautiful aide, Jordan Miller, who is also his mistress, and the feckless aide, Bradley Grist.
Time
- 19 episodes - 17x30 min. 2x60 min.
- US dates: 7 March, 1992-16 January, 1993
Producers
- Marta Kauffman - Creator
- David Crane - Creator
- Norman Lear - Executive Producer
- Charlotte Brown - Executive Producer
- Mark E Pollack - Executive Producer
- Patricia Fass Palmer - Producer
Cast
- John Forsythe - Sen. William Powers
- Holland Taylor - Margaret Powers
- Eve Gordon - Jordan Miller
- Peter MacNicol - Bradley Grist
- Valerie Mahaffey - Caitlyn Van Horne
- David Hyde Pierce - Theodore Van Horne
- Elizabeth Berridge - Charlotte
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Pierce Van Horne
- Robin Bartlett - Sophie Lipkin