Friends and Lovers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Paul Sand portrays a bachelor who is a bass violist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. When he isn't busy fiddling, he is likely to be found sorting out his romantic entanglements, refereeing disputes between his brother (Michael Pataki) and sister-in-law (Penny Marshall) while trying to overcome his habit of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time to the wrong people.

Series details

• Title: Friends and Lovers
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1974-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1975-01-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 42481
• IMDb ID: tt0071031
• TVDB ID: 75523

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Sand — Robert Dreyfuss
• Michael Pataki — Charlie Dreyfuss
• Penny Marshall — Janice Dreyfuss
• Craig Richard Nelson — Mason Woodruff
• Steve Landesberg — Fred Meyerbach

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1974-09-14; final listed air date 1975-01-04; episode order: 15.

Source and licence

Adapted from Friends and Lovers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.