Fast Track (American TV series)

Fast Track is an action drama television series created by Gary Markowitz, and executive produced by Larry Gelbart and Markowitz,^[2] which starred Keith Carradine. It aired on Showtime between August 1997 and March 1998, and was cancelled after one season.^[4]

Fast Track
Genre	Action
Created by	Gary Markowitz
Starring	Keith Carradine Duncan Regehr Brandy Ledford Guylaine St. Onge Tristan Rogers Fred Williamson
Country of origin	United States Canada[1]
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	Larry Gelbart Gary Markowitz
Producer	Sean Ryerson[2]
Production company	Alliance Entertainment[3]
Original release
Network	Showtime The Movie Network
Release	August 3, 1997 (1997-08-03) – March 12, 1998 (1998-03-12)

Plot

Set in the world of NASCAR stock car racing,^[4] the show follows orthopedic surgeon and former racing driver Richard Beckett (Keith Carradine) who is hired to be the track doctor of Eagle Ridge Speedway by its owner, Christian Chandler Jr. (Duncan Regehr). Chandler's unhappy wife Nicole (Guylaine St. Onge) is Beckett's former lover, while Chandler's younger sister Mimi (Brandy Ledford), a lawyer, would like to be Beckett's current lover.^[5][6]

Cast

• Keith Carradine as Dr. Richard Beckett
• Duncan Regehr as Christian Chandler Jr.
• Brandy Ledford as Mimi Chandler
• Guylaine St. Onge as Nicole Chandler
• Tristan Rogers as Harry
• Randy J. Goodwin as Kennedy Winslow
• Jenny Cooper as Wendy Servine
• Michael Copeman as Darrel Butts
• Marc Daniel as Nando
• Sebastian Spence as Stevie Servine
• Fred Williamson as Lowell Carter
• Paul Condon as uncredited extra

Episodes

No.	Title [7][8]	Directed by [7]	Original release date [7]
1	"Beckett's Return" "Pilot"	T.J. Scott	August 3, 1997 (1997-08-03)
Note: Originally aired with episode 2 as a 90-minute movie.[6]
2	"Sweet Thunder"	T.J. Scott(?)	August 3, 1997 (1997-08-03)
Note: Originally aired with episode 1 as a 90-minute movie.[6]
3	"The Race Fan"	Michael Robison	August 16, 1997 (1997-08-16)
4	"Laps of Faith"	F. Harvey Frost	August 23, 1997 (1997-08-23)
5	"Fathers & Sons"	Michael Robison	August 30, 1997 (1997-08-30)
6	"Fast Money"	F. Harvey Frost	September 6, 1997 (1997-09-06)
7	"The Whole Truth"	Ken Girotti	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)
8	"Combustions"	Stefan Scaini	November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)
9	"Kennedy Gets a Ride"	Rene Bonniere	November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)
10	"Triangle"	Stefan Scaini	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)
11	"Winners & Sinners"	Fred Williamson	November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)
12	"Sibling Rivalry"	Stacey Stewart Cortis	November 29, 1997 (1997-11-29)
13	"Fighting Words"	J. J. Scott	January 14, 1998 (1998-01-14)
14	"Real Time"	Roman Buchok	January 21, 1998 (1998-01-21)
15	"Kat's Cradle"	Peter Rowe	January 28, 1998 (1998-01-28)
16	"Going Japanese"	Clark Johnson	February 4, 1998 (1998-02-04)
17	"The Good Old Days"	Brenton Spencer	February 11, 1998 (1998-02-11)
18	"Jeff's Back"	Clark Johnson	February 18, 1998 (1998-02-18)
19	"The Temptation of Beckett"	Fred Williamson	February 19, 1998 (1998-02-19)
20	"Guys with Guns"	F. Harvey Frost	February 26, 1998 (1998-02-26)
21	"Deconstructing Eagle Ridge"	David Straiton	March 5, 1998 (1998-03-05)
22	"Change of Heart"	Roman Buchok	March 12, 1998 (1998-03-12)

Production

The series was filmed in Toronto, Canada, and many of the show's actors, and all of the show's episode directors, were Canadian.^[4]

Reception

Caryn James of The New York Times was unimpressed with the series, stating "There's not much Mr. Carradine can do with such silliness except ratchet his acting up a few notches."^[6]