Paris: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Woody Paris, police Captain and loving husband, leads his team of detectives through the black and white and gray that constitutes the world of law and order. James Earl Jones stars as Woodrow (Woody) Paris, a captain of detectives on a metropolitan police force, who also moonlights as a professor of criminology at a local university, in "Paris," new hour-long series premiering Saturday, Sept. 29 (9:00-10.00 p m ) on the CBS Television Network. In addition, Woody is a very happily married man of long standing, and playing his wife is Lee Chamberlin. Also starring are Hank Garrett, Cecilia Hart, Jake Mitchell, Frank Ramirez, and Michael Warren. Garrett is seen as Deputy Chief of Police Jerome Bench, Paris' boss and close friend, Cecilia Hart, and Mitchell, Ramirez, and Warren appear as members of a special Metro squad under Paris' direct supervision.

Series details

• Title: Paris
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1979-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1980-01-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 64926
• IMDb ID: tt0078668
• TVDB ID: 73295

Cast and credited roles

• James Earl Jones — Detective Captain Woodrow 'Woody' Paris
• Hank Garrett — Deputy Chief Jerome Bench
• Cecilia Hart — Sgt. Stacey Erickson
• Jake Mitchell — Det. Charlie Bogart
• Frank Ramirez — Det. Ernie Villas
• Michael Warren — Det. Willie Miller
• Lee Chamberlin — Barbara Paris

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-09-29; final listed air date 1980-01-15; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Paris 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.