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East Side/West Side

7.8(5)
First Aired:September 23, 1963
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:26
Status:Ended

East Side/West Side is an American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for only one season and was shown Monday nights on CBS. TV Guide ranked it #6 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".

Cast

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

Neil Brock

Elizabeth Wilson

Elizabeth Wilson

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

John McMartin

John McMartin

Linden Chiles

Seasons

E1The Sinner

60m

Sep 23, 1963

Brock must decide if a woman is an unfit mother because of her profession.

E2Age of Consent

60m

Sep 30, 1963

An angry cop has his underage daughter's boyfriend arrested on a charge of statutory rape.

E3You Can't Beat the System

60m

Oct 7, 1963

Brock tries to help a war veteran who has been refusing to face the world for the last 10 years.

E4Something for the Girls

60m

Oct 14, 1963

A wealthy playgirl with numerous traffic violations is sentenced to perform social work for a month under Brock's supervision.

E5I Before E Except After C

60m

Oct 21, 1963

The new principal of a high school is faced with a student revolt.

E6No Wings at All

60m

Oct 28, 1963

A mildly retarded young man is charged with molesting a girl.

E7Who Do You Kill

60m

Nov 4, 1963

A black couple in Harlem are driven to take action against slum conditions when their baby is bitten by a rat.

E8Go Fight City Hall

60m

Nov 11, 1963

Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to make room for a playground.

E9Not Bad for Openers

60m

Nov 18, 1963

Brock tries unusual methods in his efforts to cure a conpulsive gambler.

E10No Hiding Place

60m

Dec 2, 1963

A black couple has trouble with some of the other homeowners when they move to an all-white suburban community.

E11Where's Harry?

60m

Dec 9, 1963

A man suddenly leavs his family and goes back to his old neighborhood to rediscover his youth.

E12My Child on Monday Morning

60m

Dec 16, 1963

Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.

E13Creeps Live Here

60m

Dec 23, 1963

Brock has to find new lodgings for an eccentric group of senior citizens who are losing their present home.

E14The $5.98 Dress

60m

Jan 13, 1964

Brock tries to find a solution to the problem of welfare recipients becoming ineligible if they take part-time jobs.

E15The Beatnik and the Politician

60m

Jan 20, 1964

When a politician tells a beatnik that the people don't want ""his kind"" in the area, Brock advises the beatnik to fight back by running against him in the next election.

E16One Drink at a Time

60m

Jan 27, 1964

A homeless woman fears for the life of her friend, who has taken to drinking wood alcohol.

E17It's War, Man

60m

Feb 10, 1964

E18Don't Grow Old

60m

Feb 17, 1964

A construction worker doesn't like having been forced into retirement.

E19The Street

60m

Feb 24, 1964

After being abused by her mother's boyfriend, a teenage girl tries to make a living on the streets.

E20If Your Grandmother Had Wheels

60m

Mar 2, 1964

Brock tries to help a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who dreams of nothing but the day he'll be able to walk again.

E21The Passion of the Nickel Player

60m

Mar 9, 1964

Brock comes up against a ""numbers runner"" who caters to his neighborhood's gambling needs.

E22Take Sides with the Sun

60m

Mar 16, 1964

Brock is offered a job as legislative consultant for an ambitious U.S. Congressman, and must decide if this is a better way for him to help people than to continue his community social services work, treating one case at a time.

E23The Name of the Game

60m

Mar 23, 1964

A young union negotiator is unsure where his loyalties lie in a labor dispute.

E24Nothing But the Half Truth

60m

Mar 30, 1964

When Representative Hanson gets Brock to appear on a TV discussion program about the problem of slums and then refuses to follow through, Brock considers quitting.

E25The Givers

60m

Apr 13, 1964

Brock uncovers evidence that a wealthy manufacturer has been bribing government officials.

E26Here Today

60m

Apr 27, 1964

Brock can't find a newspaper interested in publishing his series of articles about the plight of the poor.

Storyline

East Side/West Side is an American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for only one season and was shown Monday nights on CBS. TV Guide ranked it #6 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".

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