Paris was an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the show is notable as the first-ever appearance of renowned actor James Earl Jones in a lead role on television and as the first program on which Steven Bochco, who later achieved fame for Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and NYPD Blue, served as executive producer.
The program told the story of Los Angeles ...
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Paris was an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the show is notable as the first-ever appearance of renowned actor James Earl Jones in a lead role on television and as the first program on which Steven Bochco, who later achieved fame for Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and NYPD Blue, served as executive producer.
The program told the story of Los Angeles Police Captain Woody Paris (Jones), who supervised a team of young detectives. The rookie investigators were led by Sergeant Stacy Erickson (Cecilia Hart) and included officers Charlie Bogart (Jake Mitchell), Ernesto Villas (Frank Ramirez), and Willie Miller (Michael Warren). Hank Garrett portrayed Deputy Chief Jerome Bench, Paris' superior, and, in an unusual turn for police dramas of that era, Paris' home life was given considerable attention in the plots, with Lee Chamberlin playing his wife, Barbara.
Although Paris was critically acclaimed...
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