Rosetti and Ryan
# Rosetti and Ryan

Rosetti and Ryan is an American legal drama television series that aired on NBC from September 22 until November 10, 1977, from 10 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time.

## Premise

Legal drama about two completely different lawyers; Rosetti is outgoing and debonair, while Ryan is a former cop who is more low-profile and no-nonsense.

## Cast

* Tony Roberts as Joe Rosetti
* Squire Fridell as Frank Ryan
* Jane Elliot as Jessica Hornesby
* Ruth Manning as Emma
* Randi Oakes as Georgia
* Dick O'Neill as Judge Hardcastle
* William Marshall as Judge Black

## Personnel

* Leonard B. Stern, executive producer
* Don M. Mankiewicz and Gordon Cotler, supervising producers
* Jerry Davis, producer for Universal Television
* John Astin, Harry Falk, and Richard Crenna, directors

## Episodes

### Pilot

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 0 | "Men Who Love Women" | John Astin | Gordon Cotler, Don Mankiewicz, & Sam Rolfe | May 19, 1977 (1977-05-19) |
| Rosetti and Ryan defend an heiress accused of killing her husband. |||||

### Season 1

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | "If You Can't Trust Your Lawyer" | Alex March | Unknown | September 22, 1977 (1977-09-22) |
| An actress is accused of killing the publicist of a football player. |||||
| 2 | "The Ten-Second Client" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Don M. Mankiewicz and Gordon Cotler | October 13, 1977 (1977-10-13) |
| A getaway driver of a hotel robbery is charged with technical murder. |||||
| 3 | "Is There a Lawyer in the House?" | Daniel Haller | Jeff King | October 20, 1977 (1977-10-20) |
| A TV commercial director is charged with sexual assault and narcotics possession. |||||
| 4 | "Ms. Bluebeard" | Harry Falk | Unknown | October 27, 1977 (1977-10-27) |
| A woman is suspected of killing her sixth husband. |||||
| 5 | "Everybody Into the Pool" | Richard Crenna | Unknown | November 3, 1977 (1977-11-03) |
| Rosetti and Ryan act as standby lawyers for a murder defendant handling her own case. |||||
| 6 | "Bedeviled Angel" | Joshua Shelley | Walter Wager | November 10, 1977 (1977-11-10) |
| A woman tries to use counterfeit bills to pay a traffic fine. |||||

## Production

The pilot aired May 19, 1977, as a made-for-TV-movie.

