A Peaceable Kingdom
| A Peaceable Kingdom | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Family Drama |
| Starring |
Lindsay Wagner David Ackroyd Tom Wopat |
| Composer(s) |
David McHugh Jack Smalley |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins (inc. commercials) |
| Production company(s) |
Victoria Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 20 – November 15, 1989 |
A Peaceable Kingdom is an American television drama series that aired in 1989. The series was cancelled after only seven episodes (though twelve episodes were produced).
Series history
A Peaceable Kingdom stars Lindsay Wagner as the recently hired managing director of the Los Angeles County Zoo, who was also recently widowed with three children. Her zoologist colleagues included Tom Wopat and David Ackroyd.
Perhaps due to scheduling competition from other networks (NBC's Top 20 hit Unsolved Mysteries and ABC's Top 30 hits Growing Pains and Head of the Class), A Peaceable Kingdom was a ratings failure and CBS cancelled the series after seven episodes. The remaining episodes aired some years later in syndication.
The series was shot on location at San Diego Zoo and Los Angeles Zoo.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lindsay Wagner | Rebecca Cafferty |
| Melissa Clayton | Courtney Cafferty |
| Michael Manasseri | Dean Cafferty |
| Victor Di Mattia | Sam Cafferty |
| David Ackroyd | Dr. Bartholomew Langley |
| Tom Wopat | Dr. Jed McFadden |
| Conchata Ferrell | Kate Galindo |
| David Renan | Sequoya Ridge |
| Kathryn Spitz | Robin |
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gorilla" | September 20, 1989 |
| 2 | "Snakebite" | September 27, 1989 |
| 3 | "Bison" | October 4, 1989 |
| 4 | "Aardvark" | October 11, 1989 |
| 5 | "Reunion" | November 1, 1989 |
| 6 | "Elephant" | November 8, 1989 |
| 7 | "Symphony" | November 15, 1989 |
| 8 | "Jaguar" | Syndication 1996 |
| 9 | "Kitty" | Syndication 1996 |
| 10 | "Lone Wolf" | Syndication 1996 |
| 11 | "Chimp" | Syndication 1996 |
| 12 | "Moonstruck" | Syndication 1996 |
References
- Brooks, Tim, and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows