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McMillan & Wife

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First Aired:September 29, 1971
Seasons:6 seasons
Episodes:39
Status:Ended

McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, the series premiered in 90-minute episodes as part of the wheel series NBC Mystery Movie, in rotation with Columbo and McCloud. Initially airing on Wednesday night, the original line-up was shifted to Sundays in the second season, where it aired for the rest of its run. This was the first element to be created specially for the Mystery Movie strand.

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Cast

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Stewart 'Mac' McMillan

John Schuck

John Schuck

Sgt. Charles Enright

Martha Raye

Martha Raye

Agetha

Richard Gilliland

Richard Gilliland

Sgt. Steve DiMaggio

Seasons

Murder by the Barrel

E1Murder by the Barrel

90m

Sep 29, 1971

On moving day, Sally discovers a dead body in a moving barrel. When she leaves to tell Mac, the barrel disappears. What happened to it?

The Easy Sunday Murder Case

E2The Easy Sunday Murder Case

90m

Oct 20, 1971

After the crosswords... a woman's husband is kidnapped, and her dog.

Husbands, Wives, and Killers

E3Husbands, Wives, and Killers

90m

Nov 10, 1971

A valuable necklace under the eyes of Mac and Sally at a masked ball.

Death Is a Seven Point Favorite

E4Death Is a Seven Point Favorite

90m

Dec 8, 1971

A mysterious note in a football begins a case.

The Face of Murder

E5The Face of Murder

90m

Jan 5, 1972

A phiz for the fuzz. Sally becomes the prey of a jewel thief out to dispose of witnesses.

'Til Death Do Us Part

E6'Til Death Do Us Part

90m

Feb 16, 1972

Sally and Mac are sealed in their home by a killer.

An Elementary Case of Murder

E7An Elementary Case of Murder

90m

Mar 1, 1972

An old flame enters the picture.

Night of the Wizard

E1Night of the Wizard

90m

Sep 24, 1972

A man is done in by his wife, but he's not done yet. Evidently his ghost is unquiet.

Blues for Sally M

E2Blues for Sally M

90m

Oct 22, 1972

A composer is up against it, and Sally's somehow connected to him.

Cop of the Year

E3Cop of the Year

90m

Nov 19, 1972

After receiving the Cop of The Year award, Sgt. Enright is accused of the murder of his ex-wife--and the case against him seems air-tight.

Terror Times Two

E4Terror Times Two

90m

Dec 13, 1972

The mob abducts Mac and replaces him with a surgically-altered lookalike, to liquidate a squealer in a tightly-guarded hospital.

No Hearts, No Flowers

E5No Hearts, No Flowers

90m

Jan 14, 1973

Sally's next on a maniac's agenda; a psychiatrist assists.

The Fine Art of Staying Alive

E6The Fine Art of Staying Alive

90m

Mar 11, 1973

Sally is kidnapped at an art museum. The ransom: a priceless painting owned by Spain that they are unwilling to relinquish. Mac's only clue takes him back to the day he proposed to Sally.

Two Dollars on Trouble to Win

E7Two Dollars on Trouble to Win

90m

Apr 1, 1973

Strange accidents surrounding a thoroughbred horse suggest its owner, an old family friend of Sally's, is a target for murder.

E1Death of a Monster...Birth of a Legend

90m

Sep 30, 1973

It's off to Scotland to see the laird and the loch, where the game's afoot.

E2The Devil, You Say

90m

Oct 21, 1973

Mildred thinks she's witnessed a murder, and Sally receives a strange gift in the mail: film of a satanic ritual. More gifts reveal someone has it in for Mildred and a yen for Sally.

E3Free Fall to Terror

90m

Nov 11, 1973

A suicide investigation reveals the executive had a merger in the works.

E4The Man Without a Face

90m

Jan 6, 1974

A colleague from military intelligence calls on Mac, and is murdered.

E5Reunion in Terror

90m

Jan 27, 1974

Mac's old football squad is being eliminated one by one.

E6Cross & Double Cross

90m

Feb 17, 1974

Mac switches places with Claudio Manton, a hood with a striking resemblance, to intercept stolen gold trans-shipped from France via Portugal and Mexico.

E1Downshift to Danger

90m

Sep 29, 1974

The grand prize of the 20th Annual Golden State Rally in Monterey is an antique car collection willed by a late millionaire. Mischief develops into mishaps and worse, until an entrant is killed.

E2The Game of Survival

90m

Oct 20, 1974

A temperamental tennis champion is suspected of murdering a newspaper magnate who had him suspended.

E3Buried Alive

90m

Nov 10, 1974

A WWII intelligence colleague, long since thought to be dead, turns up and is murdered.

E4Guilt by Association

90m

Dec 8, 1974

Mildred is accosted while serving on a sequestered jury, then another juror is murdered in his locked room.

E5Night Train to L.A.

90m

Jan 19, 1975

Mac heads south to a police convention on a train filled with officers, Mildred, and the author of Cops and Other Crooks, who is murdered en route.

E6Love, Honor and Swindle

90m

Feb 16, 1975

It seems that Mac's sister is engaged to a con man out to diddle a mining company.

Deadly Inheritance

E1Deadly Inheritance

90m

Sep 28, 1975

At Andy Kenesaw's 90th birthday party, an attempt is made on his life, just before a stockholders' meeting of the company he founded with Mac's grandfather years before (Kenemac Alfalfa Corporation, est. 1901) is held to consider a merger bid from Harvest Foods Incorporated.

Requiem for a Bride

E2Requiem for a Bride

90m

Oct 26, 1975

Commissioner McMillan celebrates an old friend's wedding, but the honeymoon ends when the bride is murdered, and the intended victim may be closer to home.

Aftershock

E3Aftershock

90m

Nov 9, 1975

Unusual interest is shown in the McMillans' house when Sally thinks of selling it. Then an earthquake reveals a body behind the brickwork.

Secrets for Sale

E4Secrets for Sale

90m

Dec 7, 1975

During an election, the city is beset by a fiscal crisis. Politicians are being blackmailed, and Sgt. Enright leaves the force to marry an heiress and work for a private detective agency.

The Deadly Cure

E5The Deadly Cure

90m

Jan 18, 1976

Mac is wounded in a failed drug raid and sent to the hospital, where he sees a patient smothered, and slowly unravels the case.

Greed

E6Greed

90m

Feb 15, 1976

Mildred and Agatha are named in a will. Heirs start dying, and next to inherit is Agatha, whose investigation runs parallel to McMillan's.

Point of Law

E7Point of Law

90m

Mar 7, 1976

A naval lieutenant facing a court-martial on a murder charge is appointed counsel in the person of Commander McMillan, USNR.

All Bets Off

E1All Bets Off

90m

Dec 5, 1976

The wagers of sin. Mac is out to retrieve a set of diamonds swiped from his girl in Vegas.

Dark Sunrise

E2Dark Sunrise

90m

Jan 2, 1977

Mac is away on a fishing trip when his house is blown up by a would-be assassin. Presumed dead, he investigates.

Philip's Game

E3Philip's Game

90m

Jan 23, 1977

Up against a hit man who announces himself.

Coffee, Tea, or Cyanide?

E4Coffee, Tea, or Cyanide?

90m

Jan 30, 1977

You pays your money, you takes your choice. While on an airline flight, Mac witnesses passengers dying mysteriously.

Affair of the Heart

E5Affair of the Heart

90m

Mar 20, 1977

The case is clear, according to the Deputy D.A., but Mac has his doubts.

E6Have You Heard About Vanessa?

90m

Apr 24, 1977

After a model commits suicide, Mac investigates her lonely life.

Storyline

McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, the series premiered in 90-minute episodes as part of the wheel series NBC Mystery Movie, in rotation with Columbo and McCloud. Initially airing on Wednesday night, the original line-up was shifted to Sundays in the second season, where it aired for the rest of its run. This was the first element to be created specially for the Mystery Movie strand.

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