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4.8/10 TV Directed by Noam Pitlik Final episode date 15 October 1991 | 5.8/10 IMDb Genre Sitcom First episode date 19 September 1991 Network NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Michael J. DiGaetano
Lawrence Gay Written by Rick Copp
Michael J. Di Gaetano
Lawrence Gay
David A. Goodman
Daniel Palladino
Jeanne Romano Starring David Keith
Lisa Darr
Meghan Andrews
Perry Anzilotti
Peri Gilpin Theme music composer David Keith
Leon Russell Cast Peri Gilpin, David Keith, Lisa Darr, Meghan Andrews, Perry Anzilotti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flesh 'n' Blood is an American sitcom that aired on NBC as part of its 1991 fall lineup. The series was created and executive produced by Michael J. Di Gaetano and Lawrence Gay.
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Synopsis
Flesh 'n' Blood is the story of Baltimore Assistant District Attorney Rachel Brennan (Lisa Darr), an attractive, driven young woman who had almost everything, including overwhelming political ambition and the talent to back it up. The one major thing which she lacked was her birth family – she was acutely aware of how her birth mother had put her up for adoption, and longed to meet her.
While Rachel's birth mother didn't miraculously turn up during this program's brief run, someone else did, namely Arlo Weed (David Keith), a Southern redneck and something of a con man. Claiming to be Rachel's brother, Arlo was a widower with three children who made himself at home in Rachel's home and in her life, spicing it up with his homely aphorisms and general manner of rural conviviality. Other characters included Rachel's ambitious investigator, Marty Travers (among his ambitions were to be romantically involved with Rachel and to be governor of Maryland; both were hampered by his extremely diminutive stature; he was portrayed by actor Perry Anzilotti), and Irene (Peri Gilpin), Rachel's secretary who soon developed designs on Arlo. Whether anything was to become of these schemes is unknown; Flesh 'n' Blood was not successful in attracting an audience and was cancelled less than two months after its premiere.