Chicago Story

*Chicago Story*
Chicago Story
	Opening title
Genre	Drama
Created by	Eric Bercovici
Written by	David Assael; Eric Bercovici; Dennis Capps; Rob Gilmer; Lee H. Katzin; David Michael Jacobs; Arthur E. Kean; Michael O'Hara; Robert Schlitt
Directed by	Corey Allen; Michael Caffey; Lee H. Katzin; Arthur E. Kean; Bruce Kessler; Harvey S. Laidman; Christian I. Nyby II; David Paulsen; Bob Thompson; Jerry Thorpe
Starring	Maud Adams; Vincent Baggetta; Dennis Franz; John Mahoney; Craig T. Nelson; Daniel Hugh Kelly
Composers	John Beal; James Di Pasquale; Dick Halligan; Stu Phillips
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producer	Eric Bercovici
Producer	John Cutts
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Eric Bercovici Productions; MGM Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	March 1 –; June 11, 1982

Chicago Story is an NBC drama that aired in the spring of 1982.

Synopsis

The series followed the work and lives of several Chicago lawyers, police officers, and doctors. The series was similar to Hill Street Blues in that it was less about action scenes and more about the stresses of working in law enforcement and medicine. The show did not catch on with viewers and lasted only thirteen episodes.

The cast included Maud Adams and Kristoffer Tabori as Dr. Judith Bergstrom and Dr. Max Carson, doctors at Cook County Hospital; Craig T. Nelson, Vincent Baggetta and Molly Cheek as attorneys Ken Dutton, Lou Pellegrino and Megan Powers. Dutton was a prosecutor and Pellegrino was a defense attorney; Powers was a lawyer both men were interested in; and Dennis Franz, Richard Lawson and Daniel Hugh Kelly appeared as police officers Joe Gilland, O.Z. Tate and Frank Wajorski, respectively. Gilland was a beat cop, while Tate and Wajorski were detectives.

Intermixed within, especially during the opening title sequence, was plenty of Chicago scenery, including the John Hancock Center; Merchandise Mart; Michigan Avenue; Wrigley Building; Willis Tower (formerly known as Sears Tower); Aon Center; (back when it was known as the Standard Oil Building), the Chicago Theater and its famous marquee; Lake Shore Drive; The former headquarters of The Chicago Sun-Times; the Chicago Water Tower; Marina City; the Chicago 'L' and various other sights. One of the settings was the former Cook County Hospital.

Chicago Story was notable for attempting to air an hour and a half per episode. The show was pared down to an hour per episode late in its run, including broadcasting edited versions of episodes that had already aired.

Episodes were rebroadcast on TNT Network in 1994.

Cast

Chicago Story

Starring in alphabetical order:

Maud Adams as Dr. Judith Bergström

Vincent Bagetta as Lou Pelllegrino

Molly Cheek as Megan Powers

Dennis Franz as Joe Gilland

Daniel Hugh-Kelly as Frank Wajorski

Richard Lawson as O.Z. Tate

Craig T.Nelson as Ken Dutton

Kristoffer Tabori as Dr.Max Carson

Created by Eric Bercovici

Episodes

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