Hardcastle and McCormick: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Judge Milton "Hardcase" Hardcastle - retired. After years of working for a judicial system that put guilty criminals back on the streets due to technicalities, he takes the law into his own hands by searching them out. Aiding him is a one time car theif now professional driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. McCormick, brought before the judge's final cast, is arrested for an "honest steal". Hardcastle gives him the choice of prison or helping him with the 200 plus cold cases. Relunctanly choosing to aid the judge, Hardcastle and McCormick start a loose friendship of justice and con in order to finally those who deserved it in prison.

Series details

• Title: Hardcastle and McCormick
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1983-09-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-05-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 13102
• IMDb ID: tt0085029
• TVDB ID: 72534

Cast and credited roles

• Brian Keith — Judge Milton C. Hardcastle
• Daniel Hugh Kelly — Mark "Skid" McCormick

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-09-18; final listed air date 1984-04-01; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1984-09-23; final listed air date 1985-04-01; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1985-09-23; final listed air date 1986-05-05; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hardcastle and McCormick 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.