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Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

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Overview

Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.

Produced by Stephen J. Cannell
NetworksABC

Top Cast

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Milton Hardcastle

Daniel Hugh Kelly

Daniel Hugh Kelly

Mark "Skid" McCormick

Joe Santos

Joe Santos

Frank Harper

Themes & Keywords

criminalex-con

About Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick is a action & adventure, drama, crime series that first aired in 1983 exploring themes of criminal, ex-con. it stars Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Joe Santos. Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.

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