McMillan & Wife (known simply as McMillan from 1976 to 1977) is an American police procedural television series that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971, to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, the series premiered in episodes as part of Universal Television's wheel series NBC Mystery Movie, in rotation with Columbo and McCloud. Initially airing on Wednesday night, the original lineup was shifted to Sundays in the second season, where it aired for the rest of its run. For the final season, known as McMillan, numerous changes were made that included killing off St. James' character of Sally McMillan.
Plot[edit]
McMillan & Wife revolved around Stuart "Mac" McMillan (Rock Hudson), a former criminal defense attorney who becomes San Francisco police commissioner, and his wife Sally (Susan Saint James). The episodes often found Mac and Sally attending fashionable parties and charity benefits before solving robberies and murders. John Schuck, as McMillan's aide Sgt. Charles Enright and Nancy Walker as Mildred, the couple's sarcastic, hard-drinking maid, provided comic relief.
Sally is pregnant at the end of season 1, but this is apparently retconned away and is never mentioned in later seasons. She is pregnant again in season 4, and has the baby (a boy) in the final episode of season 4. The baby is not seen or mentioned in season 5.
Cast[edit]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rock Hudson | Police Commissioner Stuart "Mac" McMillan |
| Susan Saint James | Sally Hull McMillan |
| John Schuck | Sergeant/ Lt. Charles Enright |
| Nancy Walker | Mildred |
| Martha Raye | Agatha |
| Bill Quinn | Police Chief Paulson |
| Mildred Natwick | Beatrice McMillan (Mac's mother) |
| Linda Watkins | Emily Hull (Sally's mother) |
| Richard Gilliland | Sergeant Steve DiMaggio |
| Gloria Stroock | Maggie |
| John Astin | Medical Examiner Sykes (3 episodes) |
| Martin E. Brooks | Deputy D.A. Chapman (6 episodes) |
Episodes[edit]
| Also known as | McMillan (season 6) |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police procedural |
| Starring | Rock Hudson Susan Saint James |
| Theme music composer | Jerry Fielding |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Leonard B. Stern |
| Producers | Paul Mason Jon Epstein |
| Running time | 90 minutes (seasons 1-2) 120 minutes (seasons 3-6) |
| Production companies | Talent Associates-Norton Simon Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 17, 1971 – April 24, 1977 |
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