The Lawless Years [SEP] original network
The Lawless Years
The Lawless Years is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from April 16, 1959, to September 22, 1961. The series is the first of its kind, set during the Roaring 20s, having pre-dated ABC's far more successful "The Untouchables" by six months. The series stars James Gregory and Robert Karnes.
Synopsis.
James Gregory stars as real-life NYPD Detective Barney Ruditsky, with Robert Karnes as Max, his associate. Ruditsky, who had become
US remakes "Football Wives".
After "Footballers' Wives" proved such a hit with US viewers when it was broadcast on BBC America, US network ABC commissioned a pilot for an American version of the show, named "Football Wives". Although based on the UK original and using similar plots, the pilot featured American football rather than Association football, and a completely new cast, including Lucy Lawless, Gabrielle Union, Eddie Cibrian, Kiele Sanchez, and James Van Der Beek.
The pilot was not picked