Jessie (1984 TV series)

For the 2011 Disney Channel show, see Jessie (2011 TV series).

Jessie is an American 1984 ABC television police drama series starring Lindsay Wagner as a psychiatrist. It originated as a 1984 television movie.^[1] The series was based in part on the book "Psychologist with a Gun".^[2]

Jessie
Genre	Police drama
Starring	Lindsay Wagner
Composer	John Cacavas
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11 (4 unaired)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Lindsay Wagner-David Gerber Productions MGM/UA Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 18 (1984-09-18) – November 13, 1984 (1984-11-13)

Summary

The 2 hour ABC pilot of Jessie was originally set in Tucson, Arizona. The television series revolved around the criminal investigations of psychiatrist Dr. Jessie Hayden and her sometimes unorthodox work and tactics within a California police department.^[2]

Cast

• Lindsay Wagner as Dr. Jessie Hayden
• Tony Lo Bianco as Lt. Alex Ascoli
• Celeste Holm as Molly Hayden
• Tom Nolan as Officer Hubbell
• Renee Jones as Ellie
• James David Hinton as Phil
• William Lucking as Sgt. Mac McClellan
• Peter Isacksen as Office Floyd Comstock

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Richard Michaels	Eric Bercovici	September 18, 1984 (1984-09-18)
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Jessie's assignment: help identify the suspect in a series of grisly murders. Guest stars: Harding: David Marshall Grant. Mary: Lupe Ontiveros.
3	"Lady Killer"	Corey Allen	Hindi Brooks	September 25, 1984 (1984-09-25)
Jessie tries to convince a battered wife (Julie Carmen) that she should press charges against her husband. Meanwhile, Alex is frustrated by a box-office bandit. Guest star: The Streak: James Read.
4	"Flesh Wounds"	Don Medford	Shel Willens	October 9, 1984 (1984-10-09)
Jessie and Ascoli clash over an officer who's burned out from working undercover; and Internal Affairs wants the woman fired after the publication of nude photos that were taken years ago. Guest stars: Kit: Jamie Rose. Nick Morgan: Wings Hauser.
5	"The Long Fuse"	Don Medford	Allan Cole & Chris Bunch	October 16, 1984 (1984-10-16)
A series of bombings bears the mark of a radical group active in the '60s that comprises Jessie's college acquaintances. Guest stars: Prestwick: Peter Marshall. Gloria: Kitty Winn.
6	"McLaughlin's Flame"	James Sheldon	Sy Salkowitz	October 23, 1984 (1984-10-23)
Jessie encourages an officer severely burned in a fire to return to duty, but must discourage his wife from treating him like an invalid.
7	"King of the Streets"	Joel Oliansky	Anthony R. Basta	October 30, 1984 (1984-10-30)
Ascoli and Jessie try to get a tough 30-year veteran (Harry Guardino) off the streets and into a less stressful job. Guest stars: Snowden: Ted Gehring. Sheila: Lenore Kasdorf.
8	"In the Line of Duty"	William Wiard	T : Anthony & Nancy Lawrence S/T : Paul Savage	November 13, 1984 (1984-11-13)
Cantwell, an innocent man, is framed by police officer Ben Grant who uses him as a tool to get a departmental promotion, The wronged man manages to get out on parole to seek revenge on Ben and his partner.
9	"Psychic Connection"	Corey Allen	Paul B. Margolis	June 15, 1985 (1985-06-15)
The police department resorts to the use of psychics to help catch a serial killer. The main suspect is the nephew of one of the detectives working on the case.
10	"Valerie's Turn"	Barry Crane	S : Dr. Martin Reiser S/T : Sara Davidson	June 15, 1985 (1985-06-15)
Believing that female recruits at the police academy face unfair disadvantages, Jessie counsels a group of women to help them overcome those disadvantages. In a side plot, Jessie hopes to rekindle an old romance when an old flame comes to visit.
11	"Trick of Fate"	Ray Austin	A.M. Adminima	June 15, 1985 (1985-06-15)
Jessie tries to protect a teen-age prostitute who witnessed the murder of a toy-company executive. Guest stars: April: Jonna Lee. Hodge: Joel Bailey. Paige: Liam Sullivan.
12	"Ties That Kill"	Unknown	Unknown	June 15, 1985 (1985-06-15) [3]
After losing her policeman-husband, a woman turns to Lt. Ascoli for comfort, and Jessie learns a frightening secret withheld for many years by the dead man's former partner.