Our Family Honor

*Our Family Honor*
Our Family Honor
Created by	Lawrence Gordon
Starring	Eli Wallach; Kenneth McMillan
Composer	Doug Timm
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Lorimar Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 17, 1985 –; January 3, 1986

Our Family Honor is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from September 17, 1985, until January 3, 1986, as part of its 1985 fall lineup.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Series overview

Launched as a two-hour made-for-television movie, Our Family Honor is about two New York City families who had known each other since their childhoods and who were involved in competing "family businesses". The McKay family mostly worked for the New York City Police Department, where Patrick (Kenneth McMillan) was Commissioner, while the Danzigs were deeply involved in organized crime, with patriarch Vincent (Eli Wallach) filling the role of "godfather". Barbara Stuart played Vincent's wife, Marianne Danzig, while Michael Madsen played Vincent's cruel but inept son, Augie, who was nonetheless his heir apparent. Detective Sergeant Frank McKay (Tom Mason) was Patrick's often hot-headed son, Liz McKay (Daphne Ashbrook), Patrick's niece, was a newly graduated officer now partnered with Officer Ed Santini (Ray Liotta, in a recurring role). She was romantically involved with Vincent's other son, Jerry (Michael Woods), who wanted out of his father's business and used the name "Jerry Cole" in order to minimize any connection with his father's family. Despite the program's large budget and large, impressive cast, it was cancelled due to low ratings. The show ended with Augie dying in a gunfight with Frank, who was coming to arrest him for his involvement in the murder of Rita's lover.^[5]

Cast and characters

Daphne Ashbrook as Liz McKay
Georgann Johnson as Katherine McKay
Ron Karabatsos as George Bennett
Michael Madsen as Augie Danzig
Tom Mason as Frank McKay
Kenneth McMillan as Patrick McKay
Barbara Stuart as Marianne Danzig
Eli Wallach as Vincent Danzig
Sheree J. Wilson as Rita Danzig
Michael Woods as Jerry "Cole" Danzig

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Robert Butler	Story by : John Tanner Teleplay by : John Tanner, Arthur Bernard Lewis & Richard Freiman	September 17, 1985 (1985-09-17)	15.4^[6]
2	"Everybody is a Star"	Guy Magar	Richard Freiman	September 24, 1985 (1985-09-24)	11.7
3	"In the Line of Duty"	Martin Davidson	Josef Anderson	October 1, 1985 (1985-10-01)	11.7
4	"Runaway Movie Queen"	Guy Magar	Joseph Gunn	October 8, 1985 (1985-10-08)	12.1
5	"Cat and Mouse"	Martin Davidson	Nancy Miller	October 15, 1985 (1985-10-15)	10.1
6	"The Hostage"	Charles Correll	Joseph Gunn	November 8, 1985 (1985-11-08)	6.4
7	"Homecoming"	Michael Lange	Howard Lakin	November 15, 1985 (1985-11-15)	6.4
8	"The Casino"	Martin Davidson	Richard Freiman	November 22, 1985 (1985-11-22)	5.6
10	"Mark of Cain"	Jerry Jameson	Leonard Katzman	November 29, 1985 (1985-11-29)	5.7
11	"Lone Justice"	Martin Davidson	Howard Lakin	December 6, 1985 (1985-12-06)	4.8
12	"End of the Line"	Jerry Jameson	Story by : Ron Frazier Teleplay by : Peter Lefcourt & Richard Freiman	December 13, 1985 (1985-12-13)	5.5
13	"Crimes of Passion – Part 1"	John Patterson	Story by : Peter Lefcourt Teleplay by : Peter Lefcourt & Richard Freiman	December 27, 1985 (1985-12-27)	9.8
14	"Crimes of Passion – Part 2"	John Patterson	Story by : Peter Lefcourt Teleplay by : Peter Lefcourt & Richard Freiman	January 3, 1986 (1986-01-03)	5.4

References

^ "'FAMILY' IS MIXED BAG". Sun Sentinel. 17 September 1985. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
^ O'Connor, John J. (1985-09-17). "'HONOR,' NEW SERIES ON ABC". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
^ Shales, Tom (1985-09-17). "TV Previews". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
^ Rosenberg, Howard (1985-09-16). "SCATTERSHOT PREMIERE FOR 'HONOR'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
^ Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
^ Bruce B. Morris, Prime Time Network Serials: Episode Guides, Casts and Credits for 37 Continuing Television Dramas, 1964-1993, McFarland and Company, 1997.