7.8 /10 1 Votes
7.1/10 TV Written by Alan Le May Theme music composer John Williams Final episode date 25 April 1963 Number of seasons 1 | 8.4/10 IMDb Genre Western Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr. First episode date 20 September 1962 Network NBC Number of episodes 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Earl Holliman
Andrew Prine
Slim Pickens Composer(s) Morton Stevens
John Williams Cast Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Slim Pickens, James Caan Similar Stoney Burke, Wagon Train, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Tall Man, Outlaws | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wide Country is an American Western television series which aired on NBC from September 20, 1962 to April 25, 1963.
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Synopsis
The series stars Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as brothers, Mitch and Andy Guthrie, respectively, who are traveling rodeo competitors. In the recurring story line, older, wiser brother Mitch, a champion bronco rider, discourages Andy from following in Mitch's footsteps.
The pilot for the series entitled "Second Chance" was aired on March 13, 1962, on the anthology series Alcoa Premiere on ABC. The Wide Country is similar to the ABC series Stoney Burke, starring Jack Lord as a rodeo performer, which aired thirty-two episodes during the same season.
The Wide Country faced tough competition from ABC's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and The Donna Reed Show and CBS's Mr. Ed and the first half of the legal drama, Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr. The series was canceled after one season.
DVD release
On November 15, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Wide Country- The Complete Television Series on DVD in Region 1 for the first time. The 8-disc set features all 28 episodes of the series.