East Side/West Side is an hour-long American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for only one season (1963 – 1964) and was shown Monday nights on CBS.
The series centered on Neil Brock (played by Scott), a New York City social worker who worked for the private agency Community Welfare Service, with his secretary, Jane Foster, played by African-American actress Cicely...
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East Side/West Side is an hour-long American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for only one season (1963 – 1964) and was shown Monday nights on CBS.
The series centered on Neil Brock (played by Scott), a New York City social worker who worked for the private agency Community Welfare Service, with his secretary, Jane Foster, played by African-American actress Cicely Tyson. Tyson, notably, wore her hair in cornrows, raising the profile of the hairstyle among African American women. Episodes of East Side/West Side covered topics relevant to the inner city, with many controversial issues explored. A typical example came in the first two episodes, when Brock investigated a prostitute and her child ("The Sinner"), followed by a story involving statutory rape (“Age of Consent”).
In an effort to open up the number of possible stories, Brock resigned from his job at midseason to work for a New York congressman,...
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