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Genre Drama First episode date 1975 Program creator Lane Slate | 7.7/10 IMDb Created by Lane Slate Number of episodes 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by Jonathan Daly
John Michael Hayes
Lane Slate
Charles Stewart Directed by Lawrence Dobkin
Walter Grauman
Jud Taylor Starring Andy Griffith
Abby Dalton
Nick Nolte Composer(s) Jerry Goldsmith
Harry V. Lojewski Network American Broadcasting Company Directors Lawrence Dobkin, Walter Grauman, Jud Taylor Cast Andy Griffith, Nick Nolte, Abby Dalton Similar The New Andy Griffith Sh, Headmaster, Pray for the Wildcats, Salvage 1, Washington: Behind Closed D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adams of Eagle Lake is an American hour-long police series that aired on ABC in 1975. Andy Griffith starred as Sheriff Sam Adams and the episodes presented his attempts to maintain the law in a small resort town. The show lasted for two episodes.
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Background
In 1974, Griffith starred in Winter Kill, a television movie that was intended as a series pilot. When it failed to sell, the main character of Sheriff Sam McNeill was renamed and used as the lead character in Adams of Eagle Lake.
Cast and characters
Episodes
- "Home is the Coward" (January 10, 1975)
- "Treasure Chest Murder" (February 26, 1975)
DVD rights to Adams of Eagle Lake are owned by 20th Century Fox, but no DVD has been released.
Locations
Although supposedly set in northern California, the TV series location showed opening scenes and other outdoor shots actually taken from the southern California mountain resort communities of Big Bear Lake and Fawnskin, which were much closer to Los Angeles area television production studios.
Later version
In 1977, Griffith appeared in two additional television movies (The Girl in the Empty Grave and Deadly Game), both attempts to make use again of the same concept. Griffith's character was now Chief of Police Abel Marsh, but he was still a lawman in a small town near a lake. Both movies were filmed in Big Bear Lake, California.