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6.9/10 No. of seasons 1.5 First episode date 21 September 1964 Executive producer Irving Elman | 8.7/10 Genre Drama Original language(s) English No. of episodes 36 Final episode date 26 November 1965 Number of episodes 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Richard CrennaEd AsnerTol Avery Cast Similar Rawhide, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Twelve O'Clock High, The Millionaire |
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Slattery's People is a 1964–65 American television series about local politics starring Richard Crenna as title character James Slattery, a state legislator, co-starring Ed Asner and Tol Avery, and featuring Carroll O'Connor and Warren Oates in a couple of episodes each. James E. Moser was executive producer. The program, telecast on CBS, was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
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Slattery's People is mainly notable for having been one of the few American television series spotlighting the travails of local politicians, a topic that other programs of the period mainly avoided.
Many television critics highly praised the series. Many politicians also approved of the program. U.S. Representative James C. Corman said in a Congressional Record statement on September 30, 1964, “I am pleased that they have taken the high road to show a legislator’s life, and have not pandered to sensationalism or unreality to stimulate an audience following.”
Moser's script for the pilot ("Question: What is truth?") was printed as an appendix in Teleplay; an introduction to television writing by Coles Trapnell.
Television composer Nathan Scott wrote the theme music for Slattery's People.