The Bold Ones: The Senator
Hal Holbrook as Hays Stowe, the main character of The Bold Ones: The Senator
Format	Political/Drama
Created by	S.S. Schweitzer[1]
Directed by	Ernest Kinoy Daryl Duke John Badham
Starring	Hal Holbrook Sharon Acker Cindy Eilbacher Michael Tolan
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1[2]
No. of episodes	9 (including 1 Pilot Movie)[2] (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	David Levinson[1]
Editor(s)	Douglas Stewart[1] Michael Economou[1]
Running time	60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	1970-03-21[3] – 1971-02-28[3]

The Bold Ones: The Senator (also known as The Senator) is a political television drama series that aired on NBC from 1970 through 1971, lasting for nine episodes (including one pilot Movie).^[2] It starred Hal Holbrook as Senator Hays Stowe, a principled, honorable, and generally worthy man who fights on the side of the angels.^{[clarification needed][citation needed]}

Contents 1 History 2 Cast 2.1 Main cast 2.2 Guest Stars 3 Episodes 3.1 Pilot 3.2 Season One 4 Awards 4.1 Wins 4.2 Nominations 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The Senator was part of The Bold Ones, a rotating series of dramas that also included The New Doctors (with E.G. Marshall), The Lawyers (with Burl Ives), and The Protectors (with Leslie Nielsen). This was the last series of the four.^{[citation needed]}

As a group of dramas, "The Bold Ones" was nominated for nine Emmy Awards and won five awards.^[4] It was also nominated for a Golden Globe for best Drama TV Show.^[5]

The series was based on an earlier television movie, Deadlock.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Main cast

• Hal Holbrook as Senator Hays Stowe
• Sharon Acker as Erin Stowe
• Cindy Eilbacher as Norma Stowe
• Michael Tolan as Jordan Boyle

[edit] Guest Stars

• John Randolph made three appearances as Governor Keler including the episodes: A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 1 and Pt. 2
• Louise Sorel made one appearance as Mary in the episode: George Washington Told a Lie
• Bernie Hamilton made two appearances as Dr. Edwards in the episodes: A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 1 and Pt. 2
• Kevin Hagen made one appearance as Joseph Lick in: The Day the Lion Died
• Ed Binns made two appearances as Arthur in the episodes: A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 1 and Pt. 2
• Dana Elcar made one appearance as Collie Ford in Some Day, They'll Elect a President
• Michael C. Gwynne made one appearance as Whitney in: Power Play
• Lincoln Kilpatrick made one appearance as Isaac Johnson in: A Single Blow of the Sword
• Randolph Mantooth made two appearances as the young National Guard officer in the episodes: A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 1 and Pt. 2

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Pilot

1. A Clear and Present Danger

[edit] Season One

1. To Taste of Death But Once
2. The Day the Lion Died
3. Power Play
4. A Continual Roar of Musketry Pt. 1
5. A Continual Roar of Musketry Pt. 2
6. Someday They'll Elect a President
7. George Washington Is a Liar
8. A Single Blow of the Sword

[edit] Awards

[edit] Wins

• Emmy Award For Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series:

Michael Economou
For episode "A Continual Roar of Musketry", parts I & II.^[4]

• Emmy Award For Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Hal Holbrook^[4]

• Emmy Award For Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme: Daryl Duke

For episode "The Day the Lion Died".^[4]

• Emmy Award For Outstanding Series - Drama: David Levinson^[4]

• Emmy Award For Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Joel Oliansky

For episode "To Taste of Death But Once".^[4]

[edit] Nominations

• Emmy Award For Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series: Douglas Stewart

For episode "To Taste of Death But Once".^[4]

• Emmy Award For Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme: John Badham

For episode "A Single Blow Of A Sword".^[4]

• Emmy Award For Outstanding New Series: David Levinson

• Emmy Award For Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: David W. Rintels

For episode "A Continual Roar of Musketry", parts I & II.^[4]

• Golden Globes For Best TV Show - Drama^[5]

[edit] See also

• The Bold Ones
• The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
• The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
• The Bold Ones: The Protectors

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Tv.com". The Bold Ones: The Senator. http://www.tv.com/the-bold-ones-the-senator/show/962/cast.html?flag=2&tag=subtabs;writers_directors. Retrieved 2007-11-23. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "tviv.org". The Bold Ones: The Senator. http://tviv.org/The_Bold_Ones:_The_Senator#Seasons. Retrieved 2007-11-23. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "tviv.org". The Bold Ones: The Senator. http://tviv.org/The_Bold_Ones:_The_Senator. Retrieved 2007-11-23. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Advanced Primetime Awards Search from the Emmy Awards website
5. ^ ^{a b} "imdb.com". The Bold Ones: The Senator. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063875/awards. Retrieved 2007-11-23. 

[edit] External links

• The Bold Ones: The Senator at TVIV
• The Bold Ones: The Senator at the Internet Movie Database
• The Bold Ones: The Senator at Allmovie
• The Bold Ones: The Senator at TV.com

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