Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick63%

TV 1983-09-18 1h 0m Action & Adventure Drama Crime Saturn Award for Best Director 1 Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film 1 Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects 1
★ 6.5 / 10 · 44 votes
Ratings
Combined
63.3 %
3 sources
IMDb
6.6 /10
3,545 votes
Trakt
58 %
51 votes
TMDB
65 %
44 votes

Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.

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Status
Ended
Runtime
1h 0m
Seasons
3
Episodes
67
Network
ABC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, German
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata

Awards

Nominated for 1 Screen Actors Guild Award

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 nominated

  • 2008 Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture Nominated David Leitch

Saturn Award for Best Director 1 won

Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film 1 won

  • 2007 Best Action or Adventure Film Won

Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects 1 won

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance 1 nominated

  • 2007 Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated Lena Headey

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

Created by
Stephen J. Cannell
Cast
Brian Keith Brian Keith Milton Hardcastle Daniel Hugh Kelly Daniel Hugh Kelly Mark "Skid" McCormick Joe Santos Joe Santos Frank Harper Mary Jackson Mary Jackson Sarah Wicks John Hancock John Hancock Michael Delaney Michael Swan Michael Swan Joey Morgan David Graf David Graf Fil Formicola Fil Formicola Kenneth Mars Kenneth Mars Kurt Grayson Kurt Grayson Spencer Milligan Spencer Milligan Steve Lawrence Steve Lawrence Sonny Daye
Season 1 1983 · 23 eps
  1. 1 Rolling Thunder (1) As the series begins, ex-race car driver Mark McCormick accepts a job driving the Coyote X, an experimental car designed by a friend of his named Flip Johnson. Mark loses his job,… Sep 18, 1983 60m
  2. 2 Rolling Thunder (2) See Part One Sep 18, 1983 60m
  3. 3 Man in a Glass House Hardcastle is quite upset when he is criticized in “Without Sin,” the autobiography of retired mobster Joseph Cadillac. Figuring that the mob, also the subject of Cadillac's criti… Sep 25, 1983 42m
  4. 4 The Crystal Duck Teddy, McCormick's cellmate in prison, is out on parole. He has been staying with Mark in the guesthouse, without Hardcastle's knowledge or permission. Now, his parole officer, Qu… Oct 2, 1983 42m
  5. 5 Goin' Nowhere Fast A convict who has been having an affair with the warden's wife, escapes with her help. He then calls Hardcastle, which agitates him. He and McCormick go out to find him. Eventuall… Oct 9, 1983 42m
  6. 6 The Black Widow Hardcastle wants to investigate a woman named Tina Grey. When Hardcastle goes to the police for info, a Captain Filapiano, who doesn't like Hardcastle, asks him to leave. Hardcast… Oct 16, 1983 42m
  7. 7 The Boxer Boxer Kid Calico is told to throw a fight in order to keep his kidnapped father alive. Oct 23, 1983 42m
  8. 8 Once Again with Vigorish Hardcastle & McCormick set out to assist a lawyer, who is an old friend of Hardcastle's, convict a mobster who is running stolen property in semi-trucks. Oct 30, 1983 42m
  9. 9 Killer B's Hardcastle persuades an old friend, played by Buddy Ebsen, to obtain a role in a movie in which the movie producer is using his films to cover up his drug smuggling operation. Nov 6, 1983 42m
  10. 10 The Prince of Fat City A gang member is remanded into the judge's custody only to stay in the guest house with Mark, while the judge and Mark go after a psychiatrist who has been taping private sessions… Nov 13, 1983 42m
  11. 11 Hotshoes Mark is thrilled when he gets a shot at racing in big leagues—only to learn that his sponsor's auto parts business gets their inventory from stolen cars. Nov 27, 1983 60m
  12. 12 Flying Down to Rio Hardcastle & McCormick travel to Rio to track down a drug runner. Dec 4, 1983 60m
  13. 13 Just Another Round of That Old Song Keenan Wynn guest stars as an old bank robber, just released from prison, who attempts to locate the cash stored in an armored car that he robbed in the '40s. Dec 11, 1983 60m
  14. 14 Third Down and Twenty Years to Life A law student at a local college claims that her brother, who was sent to prison for 20 years by Judge Hardcastle, was framed for murder. He ignores her, but when someone tries to… Jan 1, 1984 60m
  15. 15 Whistler's Pride The judge inherits a rather short race horse. Jan 8, 1984 60m
  16. 16 Mr. Hardcastle Goes to Washington Hardcastle is up for a spot on the Supreme Court bench but some people don't want him to be chosen. Jan 15, 1984 60m
  17. 17 School for Scandal Robert Culp guest stars as Arthur Farnel, an ex-con who runs a school leading and teaching their students how to break the law. Mark decides to go undercover in order to gather e… Jan 29, 1984 60m
  18. 18 The Georgia Street Motors A group of retired judges decide to take the law into their own hands by delivering their own verdicts to criminals who slipped through the system or were given lesser sentences b… Feb 5, 1984 60m
  19. 19 The Homecoming (1) Hardcastle returns to his hometown in Arkansas for a high school reunion, only to learn from an old friend that people are being swindled out of their farms. After the friend is m… Mar 5, 1984 60m
  20. 20 The Homecoming (2) Hardcastle hides out with another old friend, recovering from his injuries, while he tries to figure out how to retrieve the evidence against the town officials. Meanwhile, Mark a… Mar 11, 1984 60m
  21. 21 Did You See the One That Got Away? Hardcastle visits a man he sent to prison for life only to find that the man never made it there. Mar 18, 1984 60m
  22. 22 Really Neat Cars and Guys with a Sense of Humor Hardcastle & McCormick go undercover at a computerized dating service in order to find out why wealthy clients are turning up dead. Mar 25, 1984 60m
  23. 23 Scared Stiff Mark and Hardcastle take a group of misfit kids to a local prison in order to scare them straight; but while they are there, they are taken hostages by prisoners who are frustrate… Apr 1, 1984 60m
Season 2 1984 · 22 eps
  1. 1 Outlaw Champion Hardcastle and McCormick must help protect a famous race car driver who is in danger of losing his claim to fame as well as his life. Sep 23, 1984 60m
  2. 2 Ties My Father Sold Me After breaking into the official records, Mark identifies his long-lost biological father as a lounge singer in Atlantic City and goes to see him. But the man turns out to be soug… Sep 30, 1984 60m
  3. 3 You Would Cry Too, If It Happened to You After telling his poker buddies to clean up the house before he gets back from the airport with the judge, McCormick returns with Hardcastle to discover that everything valuable o… Oct 7, 1984 60m
  4. 4 D-Day After finding his sister-in-law missing and her apartment ransacked, Hardcastle discovers that she had been secretly following her professor in hopes of earning extra credit in a … Oct 14, 1984 60m
  5. 5 Never My Love Mark attends the funeral of an old friend, only to be surprised later to receive a message from her on his answering machine. After searching for evidence to her supposed "death,"… Oct 28, 1984 60m
  6. 6 Whatever Happened to Guts? When star of a television court show has to go into the hospital for surgery, he asks Hardcastle to fill in as the show's star. But, his enthusiasm for the show comes to a halt wh… Nov 4, 1984 60m
  7. 7 You and the Horse You Rode in On Finally tired of how Hardcastle is treating him, Mark seeks another job with a water filter manufacturer. But after the director misleads a group of potential buyers during a pres… Nov 18, 1984 60m
  8. 8 One of the Girls from Accounting While attending business downtown, Mark rushes to the aid of a woman being attacked by men in a mail truck. While he thinks he can find safety from the police officer reponding to… Nov 25, 1984 60m
  9. 9 It Coulda Been Worse...She Coulda Been a Welder The proposed destruction of a popular college bar brings Hardcastle's niece in the spotlight. With her protests making him upset, he must put aside their differences when she narr… Dec 2, 1984 60m
  10. 10 Hate the Picture, Love the Frame Hardcastle is arrested after a woman whom he had prevously had a chance encounter earlier is found dead in his home. Thinking the judge was framed due to his ruling on his latest … Dec 9, 1984 60m
  11. 11 Pennies from a Dead Man's Eyes Jesse Wingo, the former famous singer, is spotted by McCormick at a talent contest. But when approached about his past, the contestant reveals his name to be Sam Jones. Puzzled at… Dec 31, 1984 60m
  12. 12 There Goes the Neighborhood Hardcastle's neighbors begin a Neighborhood Watch program after a series of local burglaries have them worried. After being overlooked by the organization for the selection of the… Jan 7, 1985 60m
  13. 13 Too Rich and Too Thin After investigating the suicide of a comic, Hardcastle relizes that it wasn't really suicide after he and McCormick prevent the attempted kidnapping of the comic's wife. Jan 14, 1985 60m
  14. 14 What's So Funny? Perplexed by the apparent suicide of ex-con Denny Frye, an up-and-coming comic, Hardcastle decides to investigate. Thanks to Mark, Hardcastle discovers that Denny was romantically… Jan 21, 1985 60m
  15. 15 Hardcastle, Hardcastle, Hardcastle and McCormick Hardcase's two aunts help out during a nursing home jewelry heist. Feb 4, 1985 60m
  16. 16 The Long Ago Girl Hardcastle cuts his fishing trip short when he receives word of the death of his old girlfriend's current husband. After deciding to check up on her, he is shot as he interrupts a… Feb 11, 1985 60m
  17. 17 You Don't Hear the One That Gets You Mark is thrilled when he wins $20,000 racing in the Arizona Modified. His joy quickly dissipates when thieves hold him up and steal his winnings as well as the Coyote. Based on Ha… Feb 18, 1985 60m
  18. 18 The Birthday Present With the judge's birthday coming up, Mark decides to unofficially help him close a cold case related to a soon-to-be-paroled crimial that Hardcastle put in jail for another crime.… Feb 25, 1985 60m
  19. 19 Surprise on Seagull Beach After finding strange German bullets on the beach, Hardcastle gets involved in an underground treasure hunt for World War II gold at the beach. Meanwhile, McCormick also gets invo… Mar 4, 1985 60m
  20. 20 Undercover McCormick Seeking Hardcastle's help on a case of corrupt cops, a young patrolman is killed before he or Hardcastle can seek higher help in the department. With the case dealing with bad cop… Mar 11, 1985 60m
  21. 21 The Game You Learn From Your Father A critically-wounded criminal admits to being paid to frame a former baseball player, Duke McGuire, for murder. Feeling responsible for his false incarceration since he was the pr… Mar 18, 1985 60m
  22. 22 Angie's Choice After seeing reputed mobster Stevie Ray kill a man named Tommy Chen, former prostitute Angie Bloom goes into hiding. Before disappearing, she decides to leave Nicky and Lindsey, h… Apr 1, 1985 60m
Season 3 1985 · 22 eps
  1. 1 She Ain't Deep, But She Sure Runs Fast In the third season opener, Hardcastle and McCormick go on a photo exhibition with Buzz Bird, one of the judge's old friends. To their regret, Buzz, who is a pilot, has a heart at… Sep 23, 1985 60m
  2. 2 Faster Heart After race car driver Kiki Cutter is injured during a race, Mark, knowing her from his own racing days, decides to pay her a visit. Fortunately for Kiki, Mark arrives just as some… Sep 30, 1985 60m
  3. 3 The Yankee Clipper When Bill Bauer is declared dead after being MIA from the Marines for 10 years, Mark, the soldier's former best friend, is asked to handle the funeral arrangements. The funeral do… Oct 7, 1985 60m
  4. 4 Something's Going On On This Train Although Hardcastle is initially pleased to be invited to a party on a private train, his emotion changes to anger when he discovers that he has been lured onto the train under fa… Oct 14, 1985 60m
  5. 5 The Career Breaker On vacation, Hardcastle travels down to Canary Creek, California to participate in an annual fishing contest. To Hardcastle's surprise, Tina Cutter, the local sheriff's sixteen ye… Oct 28, 1985 60m
  6. 6 Do Not Go Gentle Entering the hospital for a routine checkup, Hardcastle discovers that he is dying from an incurable disease. Not wanting to let his friend just fade away, Mark convinces Hardcast… Nov 4, 1985 60m
  7. 7 Games People Play Mark surprises the judge when he not only qualifies for, but becomes a winner on, The 1 Million Dollar Trivia Master, a television game show. Unbeknownst to Mark, veteran game sho… Nov 11, 1985 60m
  8. 8 Strangle Hold Shortly after contacting her friend Mark for help, wrestler Kate Murphy dies during a match. Recognizing that Kate's death was no accident, Mark decides to follow-up on his friend… Nov 18, 1985 60m
  9. 9 You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful and You're His While judging the Miss Sixteen beauty contest, Hardcastle becomes wrapped up in the life of car salesman Ed Whitman, the pageants grand marshal. Worried when her boyfriend Victor … Nov 25, 1985 60m
  10. 10 Mirage a Trois Innocently given a friendly kiss by a woman named Aleeya "Ali" Casir, Mark unwittingly falls into the middle of a major international incident: Assuming that Mark is the American … Dec 2, 1985 60m
  11. 11 Conventional Warfare In an unusual coincidence, a judge's convention is scheduled at the same hotel as a major mob meeting. Unable to do anything about the mobsters (as they have not been caught break… Dec 9, 1985 60m
  12. 12 Duet for Two Wind Instruments When the courts discover that a convicted felon named Randy Hopke had been defended by an incompetent lawyer, the original ruling is overturned and all charges are dropped. Hopke'… Dec 16, 1985 60m
  13. 13 If You Could See What I See Not wanting to continue cleaning up the estate, Mark hires Millie Denton, his former prison cellmate's widow, as a maid. Meanwhile, Hardcastle begins looking into the suspicious d… Jan 6, 1986 60m
  14. 14 Hardcastle for Mayor As the episode begins, wealthy businessman J.J. Norcross asks Hardcastle to run for mayor. Meanwhile, after city councilman Herb Austin goes head-to-head with Mann over a parks bi… Jan 13, 1986 60m
  15. 15 When I Look Back On All the Things Questioning his maturity, Mark decides to trade in the Coyote for a more conservative car. To his surprise, his credit application is rejected due to an $18,000 default. Investiga… Feb 3, 1986 60m
  16. 16 Brother, Can You Spare a Crime? After 10 years, the judge is paid a visit by his brother Jerry. Suspicious, Hardcastle begins to wonder when his brother, a habitual gambler, will ask him for money. Although he d… Feb 10, 1986 60m
  17. 17 Round Up the Old Gang Cleaning out his shed, Hardcastle comes across an old trophy belonging to Teddy Hendrix, his college roommate. Deciding to visit Teddy, who is now a basketball coach, Hardcastle w… Feb 17, 1986 60m
  18. 18 McCormick's Bar and Grill After winning a Los Angeles area bar in a poker game, Sonny Daye, Mark's barely seen father, decides to run it with his son. With some financial help from the judge, Mark and his … Feb 24, 1986 60m
  19. 19 Poker Night When Mark gets a date with a woman named Debbie Pledger, Hardcastle has to find a new player for poker night. To the judge's regret, Judge Mattie Groves, Lieutenant Frank Harper, … Mar 3, 1986 60m
  20. 20 In the Eye of the Beholder In a change of pace episode, Mark begins to believe that Leprechauns are burying gold on the estate. Ignoring Mark's outrageous claims, Hardcastle concentrates on preparing the es… Mar 17, 1986 60m
  21. 21 The Day the Music Died While driving through Arizona on his way home from Las Vegas, Mark is surprised to hear the voice of Nick Damion, a rock deejay he idolized in his youth, on local radio station KK… Mar 31, 1986 60m
  22. 22 A Chip Off the Ol' Milt As the final episode begins, Mark, who has secretly begun attending law school, is offered a paralegal job by Kenneth Malcolm, one of his professors. Meanwhile, Hardcastle, realiz… May 5, 1986 60m
Specials 3 eps
  1. 1 Pilot Milton C. Hardcastle was Judge in Los Angeles. Mark McCormick, a racing motorist, convicted for robbery, was Hardcastles last case. McCormick was set under supervision of Hardcast… 60m
  2. 2 'Drive' Opening Theme 60m
  3. 3 'Drive' Closing Theme 60m
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