A Peaceable Kingdom
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A Peaceable Kingdom is an American
television drama series
that aired in 1989. The series was short-lived and was cancelled after only seven episodes (though twelve episodes were produced).
as the recently-hired managing director of the Los Angeles County Zoo, who was also recently widowed with three children. Her zoologist colleagues included Tom Wopat
and David Ackroyd
.
Perhaps due to scheduling competition from other networks (NBC
's Top 20 hit Unsolved Mysteries
and ABC
's Top 30 hits Growing Pains
and Head of the Class
), A Peaceable Kingdom was a ratings failure and CBS
cancelled the series after seven episodes. The remaining episodes aired some years later in syndication.
The series was shot on location at San Diego Zoo
and Los Angeles Zoo
.
United States
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television drama series
Dramatic programming
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that aired in 1989. The series was short-lived and was cancelled after only seven episodes (though twelve episodes were produced).
Series history
A Peaceable Kingdom starred Lindsay WagnerLindsay Wagner
Lindsay Jean Wagner is an American actress. She is probably best known for her portrayal of Jaime Sommers in the 1970s television series The Bionic Woman , though she has maintained a lengthy career in a variety of other film and television productions since.-Early life:Wagner was born in Los...
as the recently-hired managing director of the Los Angeles County Zoo, who was also recently widowed with three children. Her zoologist colleagues included Tom Wopat
Tom Wopat
Tom Wopat is an American actor and singer. He first achieved fame as Luke Duke in the long-running 1979 television series The Dukes of Hazzard, along with John Schneider. He also played Jeff, one of Cybill Shepherd's ex-husbands in the TV series Cybill.-Life and career:Wopat was born in Lodi,...
and David Ackroyd
David Ackroyd
David Ackroyd is an American actor, who first came to prominence in soap operas such as The Secret Storm and Another World. He was born in Orange, New Jersey, a suburb of Newark.-Career:...
.
Perhaps due to scheduling competition from other networks (NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Top 20 hit Unsolved Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries
Unsolved Mysteries is an American television program, hosted by Robert Stack, from 1987 until 2002, and later by Dennis Farina, starting in 2008...
and ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Top 30 hits Growing Pains
Growing Pains
Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.-Synopsis:The show's premise is based...
and Head of the Class
Head of the Class
Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore...
), A Peaceable Kingdom was a ratings failure and CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
cancelled the series after seven episodes. The remaining episodes aired some years later in syndication.
The series was shot on location at San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is one of the most progressive zoos in the world, with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species...
and Los Angeles Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo
The Los Angeles Zoo , is a zoo founded in 1966 and located in Los Angeles, California. The City of Los Angeles owns the entire zoo, its land and facilities, and the animals...
.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lindsay Wagner | Rebecca Cafferty |
| Melissa Clayton | Courtney Cafferty |
| Michael Manasseri Michael Manasseri Michael Manasseri is an American actor and film director.-Biography:He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Wyatt Donnelly in the TV series Weird Science . Manasseri also had a recurring role in the second season of the NBC sitcom Wings as young pilot Kenny McElvey... |
Dean Cafferty |
| Victor Di Mattia | Sam Cafferty |
| David Ackroyd | Dr. Bartholomew Langley |
| Tom Wopat | Dr. Jed McFadden |
| Conchata Ferrell Conchata Ferrell Conchata Galen Ferrell is an American actress. She is best known for playing Berta the housekeeper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, for which she received two Emmy Award nominations in 2005 and 2007.-Personal life:... |
Kate Galindo |
| David Renan David Renan David Renan is an actor.-Selected filmography:*K-9000 *A Peaceable Kingdom ... as Ridge*Higher Ground *Star Trek: The Next Generation**episode The Naked Now ... as Conn*Hill Street Blues... |
Sequoya Ridge |
| Kathryn Spitz | Robin |
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gorilla" | September 20, 1989 |
| 2 | "Snakebite" | September 27, 1989 |
| 3 | "Bison" | October 4, 1989 |
| 4 | "Aardvark" | October 11, 1989 |
| 5 | "Reunion" | November 1, 1989 |
| 6 | "Elephant" | November 8, 1989 |
| 7 | "Symphony" | November 15, 1989 |
| 8 | "Jaguar" | Syndication 1996 |
| 9 | "Kitty" | Syndication 1996 |
| 10 | "Lone Wolf" | Syndication 1996 |
| 11 | "Chimp" | Syndication 1996 |
| 12 | "Moonstruck" | Syndication 1996 |