ROCKFORD FILES, THE: DEADLOCK IN PARMA {SERIES FINALE} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of dramas about the cases of private detective Jim Rockford, an ex-convict, who was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit and who tends to get involved in cases his self-protective instincts tell him to avoid. In this program, Rockford finds himself caught between two rival factions in an upcoming election in the small town of Parma. Rockford's camping buddy, John Trayner, stresses the importance of the upcoming bill that would preserve land in Parma. However, when Trayner apparently becomes ill, he asks Rockford to serve as his proxy at the election. The bill in question, however, will not only preserve land but will also legalize gambling in the town. As a result, Rockford finds himself trapped between the agendas of two persuasive parties that differ on the issue of casinos in Parma. While Rockford is unwilling to risk his neck for either side in this conflict, he finds himself with no other alternative. Rockford tries to leave town more than once, but the adamant townspeople keep bringing him back to Parma so that he can cast the deciding vote. In the midst of the confusion, Rockford discovers Trayner's dead body in a tent just outside of town. Meanwhile, a young vivacious female reporter decides that the situation would make a fantastic story, and she teams up with Rockford to unmask the murderer. Commercials deleted.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Broadcast Music, Inc., in honor of Mike Post, 1997.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: January 10, 1980 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:50:28
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:05951
- GENRE: Drama, police/private detective
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, police/private detective
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1974-1980
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Meta Rosenberg … Executive Producer
- Stephen J. Cannell … Supervising Producer, Created by
- Johnson, Chas. Floyd (See also: Johnson, Charles Floyd) … Producer
- Juanita Bartlett … Producer
- John David … Associate Producer
- Winrich Kolbe … Director
- Roy Huggins … Created by
- Donald L. Gold … Writer
- Lester Wm. Berke … Writer
- Rudolph Borchert … Writer
- Mike Post … Music by
- Pete Carpenter … Music by
- James Garner … Cast, Jim Rockford
- Joe Santos … Cast, Dennis Becker
- Sandra Kerns … Cast, Carrie Osgood
- Henry Beckman … Cast, Sheriff Neal
- Jerry Hardin … Cast, Mayor Sindell
- Joseph Sirola … Cast, Henry Gersh
- Ben Piazza … Cast, Stan Belding
- Michael Cavanaugh … Cast, John Traynor
- J. Edward McKinley … Cast, Lee Melvin
- Virgil Frye … Cast, Perry
- Gary Grubbs … Cast, Deputy Murray
- David Clover … Cast, Officer Chet
- Ken Letner … Cast, Hy Newman
- Al Dunlap … Cast, the Councilman
- John Davey … Cast, the Mechanic
- Paul Larson … Cast, the Waiter
- Mary Munday … Cast, the City Hall Clerk
- Janice Carroll … Cast, the Doctor
- Jim Scott … Cast, the State Trooper
- Frederick J. Flynn … Cast, Virgil
- Diana Hale … Cast, the Councilwoman