The Closer (1998 TV series)
| The Closer | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Ed Decter John J. Strauss |
| Starring |
Tom Selleck David Krumholtz Hedy Burress Edward Asner Suzy Nakamura Penelope Ann Miller |
| Composer(s) | Ed Alton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
T.W.S. II Productions Frontier Pictures CBS Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | February 23 – May 4, 1998 |
The Closer is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for 10 episodes in 1998. The show starred Tom Selleck as a successful advertising agency executive.
Plot
Jack McLaren (Tom Selleck), a successful advertising executive, starts his own agency. The business, the employees in the agency, and his personal life provide the story lines. The characters include a creative director, Carl Dobson (Ed Asner), an accountant, Erica Hewitt (Penelope Ann Miller), and a bored secretary, Beverly (Suzy Nakamura); McLaren's estranged and eventually divorced wife, Claire McLaren (Joanna Kerns), and daughter Alex (Hedy Burress). In the "Baby It's Cold Outside" episode, an old flame, actress Victoria (Bernadette Peters), visits and she and Jack start to rekindle their romance. Victoria and Jack sing and dance in a fantasy musical sequence. (The music and lyrics of the song from that episode were nominated for an Emmy Award.)
Cast and crew
Cast
- Tom Selleck as Jack McLaren
- Hedy Burress as Alex McLaren
- Edward Asner as Carl "Dobbs" Dobson
- David Krumholtz as Bruno Verma
- Suzy Nakamura as Beverly Andolini
- Penelope Ann Miller as Erica Hewitt
Crew
- Director—Andrew D. Weyman
Writers
- Tom Burkhard
- Howard Busgang
- Ed Decter
- David Kidd
- Laura Perkins-Brittain
- Ron Burch
Producers
- Howard Busgang
- Ed Decter
- Penny Segal
- Tom Selleck
- John J. Strauss
- Craig Wyrick-Solari
Episode list and special guests
- February 23, 1998—Pilot
- March 2, 1998—Morality Bites
- March 9, 1998—Dobbs Takes A Holiday
- March 16, 1998—The Closure
- March 28, 1998—The Rebound
- April 6, 1998—Baby, It's Cold Outside
- April 13, 1998—Honor Thy Jack
- April 20, 1998—Deep Game
- April 27, 1998—The Hand That Rocks the Office
- May 4, 1998—My Best Friend's Funeral
Awards and nominations
- Emmy Award — Outstanding Music and Lyrics (for the song "You Don't Know Jack") (nominated)
References
- ↑ "The Closer: Cast & Details". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.