Capital News

Capital News is an American drama television series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges, Helen Slater, and William Russ. Capital News was created by David Milch and Christian Williams.

Capital News
Series premiere print advertisement
Genre	Drama
Created by	David Milch Christian Williams
Written by	Nick Harding David Milch Gardner Stern John Tinker Christian Williams
Directed by	Andrew Gottlieb Mark Tinker
Starring	Lloyd Bridges Helen Slater Christian Clemenson William Russ Mark Blum Michael Woods Daniel Roebuck Jenny Wright
Composers	Jan Hammer J.A.C. Redford
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14 (9 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	David Milch
Producers	Allan Arkush Andrew Gottlieb
Cinematography	Gerald Perry Finnerman
Editor	Alicia Hirsch
Running time	95 mins. (approx)
Production company	MTM Enterprises
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	April 9 (1990-04-09) – April 30, 1990 (1990-04-30)

Synopsis

The series focused on the editorial staff and writers of the Washington, D.C.–based daily newspaper The Washington Capital (a fictional publication inspired by the actual Washington Post).^[1] It was produced by MTM Enterprises.

The series consisted of one TV movie (also considered as the pilot) and twelve regular episodes, of which only three were shown on its initial run in the United States, after which ABC canceled the series.^[2][3] However, at least in Germany, Canada, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and the UK, all 13 episodes were shown on television in 1990 and 1991.^[4]

Cast

• Mark Blum as Edison King
• Lloyd Bridges as Jonathan Joseph "Jo Jo" Turner
• Christian Clemenson as Todd Lunden, reporter
• Chelsea Field as Cassy Swann, reporter
• Kurt Fuller as Miles Plato
• Charles Levin as Vinnie DiSalvo
• Richard Murphy as Richie Fineberg
• Wendell Pierce as Conrad White, a black reporter assigned to the local desk
• Daniel Roebuck as Haskell Epstein
• William Russ as Redmond Dunne, metro reporter
• Helen Slater as Anne McKenna
• Michael Woods as Clay Gibson
• Jenny Wright as Doreen Duncan
• Luke Edwards as Clay Gibson jr.

Recurring

• Shelley Long as Kelly
• Matthew Lillard as Sid

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Allan Arkush	David Milch & Christian Williams	April 9, 1990 (1990-04-09)
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3	"Finished?...Not Dunne"	Mark Tinker	Story by : Robin Green & Christian Williams Teleplay by : Nick Harding & Gardner Stern	April 16, 1990 (1990-04-16)
4	"Blues for Mr. White"	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Story by : David Milch & Christian Williams Teleplay by : Mark Levin	April 23, 1990 (1990-04-23)
5	"Tapes of Wrath"	Dan Lerner	Story by : Carla Hall Teleplay by : Christian Williams & Robin Green	April 30, 1990 (1990-04-30)
6	"D.C. Tree"	N/A	Story by : David Milch & Christian Williams Teleplay by : Christian Williams & Robin Green	Unaired, (broadcast 1991 in UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and Netherlands)
7	"King for a Day"	N/A	Elsa Wier	Unaired, (broadcast 1991 in UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and Netherlands)
8	"Bye Hooker, Bye Crook"	Win Phelps	Eric Goodman	Unaired, (broadcast 1991 in UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and Netherlands)
9	"The Last Supper"	N/A	Story by : Gardner Stern & Tom Zito Teleplay by : David Milch & Christian Williams	Unaired, (broadcast 1991 in UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and Netherlands)
10	"Shell Game"	N/A	Rudy Maxa	Unaired, (broadcast 1991 in UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and Netherlands)
11	"Here Comes the Sun"	Mark Tinker	Steve Wasserman & Jessica Klein	Unaired, (broadcast 1991 in UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and Netherlands)
12	"The Best Little Whorehouse in Virginia"	Michael Fresco	Jim Macak	Unaired, (broadcast 1991 in UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and Netherlands)
13	"Swanns and Drakes"	John Whitesell	Story by : David Milch & Gardner Stern Teleplay by : Christian Williams & Robin Green	Unaired, (broadcast 1991 in UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and Netherlands)
14	"A Man's Home is His Hassle"	N/A	Story by : Jeanne Meyers Teleplay by : Christian Williams & Robin Green	Unaired, (broadcast 1991 in UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and Netherlands)