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Studs Lonigan

TV·1979–1979·1 season, 3 episodes·NBC·Drama·Created by James T. Farrell

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Studs Lonigan is a three-part American television miniseries produced by Lorimar Television for NBC, based on the 1932–35 novel trilogy by American author James T. Farrell. Each story is represented in 100-minute episodes: Young Lonigan, The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan, and Judgment Day. From 1918 and 1930, Irish-American Bill 'Studs' Lonigan comes of age in Chicago, Illinois, a city full of temptations.

Castfull cast & details

Harry HamlinHarry HamlinBill 'Studs' LoniganColleen DewhurstColleen DewhurstMary LoniganBrad DourifBrad DourifDanny O'NeillCharles DurningCharles DurningPaddy LoniganLisa PelikanLisa PelikanLucy ScanlonDiana ScarwidDiana ScarwidCatherine Banahan
John Friedrich
John FriedrichMartin LoniganJames T. CallahanJames T. CallahanMoxey

Episodes by season

Season013Episodes1979Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Young LoniganMarch 7, 1979—
  2. S01E02The Young Manhood of Studs LoniganMarch 14, 1979—
  3. S01E03Judgment DayMarch 21, 1979—

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