Stone (TV series)

Stone
Starring	Dennis Weaver Pat Hingle Robby Weaver Nancy McKeon Mariette Hartley
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9, plus pilot
Production
Running time	60 min
Production companies	Gerry Productions, Inc. Stephen J. Cannell Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 14 (1980-01-14) – March 31, 1980 (1980-03-31)

Stone is an American police drama that aired on ABC on Monday nights between January 14 and March 31, 1980. The series was a Stephen J. Cannell Productions in association with Gerry Productions, Inc. and Universal Television (it was Cannell's last series before he went independent) and was created by Cannell, Richard Levinson and William Link.

Premise

The series focused on Det Sgt. Daniel Stone, a police officer who wrote best-selling novels on police work based on his own experiences. His superior Chief Paulton, his one-time mentor, was unhappy with Stone's writing but was unable to stop him. The role of Det. Buck Rogers was played by series star Dennis Weaver's son Robby Weaver.

Cast

• Dennis Weaver as Det Sgt. Daniel Stone
• Pat Hingle as Chief Gene Paulton
• Robby Weaver as Det. Buck Rogers
• Mariette Hartley as Diane Stone
• Nancy McKeon as Jill Stone

Episodes

Nº	Title	Air date
0	"Pilot"	August 26, 1979 (1979-08-26)
Two-hour pilot episode.
1	"Deep Sleeper"	January 14, 1980 (1980-01-14)
2	"But Can She Type?"	January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21)
3	"Case Number HM-89428, Homicide"	January 28, 1980 (1980-01-28)
4	"The Man in the Full Toledo"	February 4, 1980 (1980-02-04)
5	"Just a Little Blow Between Friends"	March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03)
6	"Death Run"	March 10, 1980 (1980-03-10)
7	"67 Hours, 24 Minutes, and Counting"	March 17, 1980 (1980-03-17)
8	"The Partner"	March 24, 1980 (1980-03-24)
9	"What Do You People Want from Me?"	March 31, 1980 (1980-03-31)

External links

• Stone at IMDb