Slattery's People: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Slattery's People, starring Richard Crenna as the lawmaker hero, revolves around a state legislator facing modern social and political challenges. Appearing in the dramatic episodes with Crenna are Maxine Stuart in a regular supporting role. Miss Stuart will portray B.J. Clawson, secretary to James Slattery (Crenna). Also included in the supporting cast are Paul Geary as Slattery's young aide, Edward Asner as a veteran newsman on the legislative beat, and Tol Avery as the speaker of the legislature Slattery serves.

Series details

• Title: Slattery's People
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Legal
• Premiere date: 1964-09-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1965-11-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31213
• IMDb ID: tt0057784
• TVDB ID: 70634

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Crenna — James Slattery
• Tol Avery — Speaker Bert Metcalf
• Edward Asner — Frank Radcliff
• Paul Geary — Johnny Ramos
• Maxine Stuart — B.J. Clawson
• Kathie Browne — Liz Andrews, TV newscaster (season 2)
• Alejandro Rey — Mike Valera (season 2)
• Francine York — Wendy Wendkoski, secretary (season 2)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1964-09-21; final listed air date 1965-04-16; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1965-09-17; final listed air date 1965-11-26; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Slattery's People 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.