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East Side/West Side
1963 - 1964 7.8 (4 votes) 1 Seasons
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Genres
Drama
Networks
CBS

East Side/West Side

Overview

East Side/West Side is an American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for only one season and was shown Monday nights on CBS. TV Guide ranked it #6 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".

Key Crew

Writer: Arnold Perl

Producer: David Susskind, Arnold Perl

Top Cast

George C. Scott
George C. Scott

Neil Brock

Elizabeth Wilson
Elizabeth Wilson

Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson

John McMartin
John McMartin

Linden Chiles
Linden Chiles

Seasons

Season 1 (1963)

No overview available.

26 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Sinner
1963-09-23

Brock must decide if a woman is an unfit mother because of her profession.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Age of Consent
1963-09-30

An angry cop has his underage daughter's boyfriend arrested on a charge of statutory rape.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: You Can't Beat the System
1963-10-07

Brock tries to help a war veteran who has been refusing to face the world for the last 10 years.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Something for the Girls
1963-10-14

A wealthy playgirl with numerous traffic violations is sentenced to perform social work for a month under Brock's supervision.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: I Before E Except After C
1963-10-21

The new principal of a high school is faced with a student revolt.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: No Wings at All
1963-10-28

A mildly retarded young man is charged with molesting a girl.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Who Do You Kill
1963-11-04

A black couple in Harlem are driven to take action against slum conditions when their baby is bitten by a rat.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Go Fight City Hall
1963-11-11

Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to make room for a playground.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Not Bad for Openers
1963-11-18

Brock tries unusual methods in his efforts to cure a conpulsive gambler.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: No Hiding Place
1963-12-02

A black couple has trouble with some of the other homeowners when they move to an all-white suburban community.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Where's Harry?
1963-12-09

A man suddenly leavs his family and goes back to his old neighborhood to rediscover his youth.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: My Child on Monday Morning
1963-12-16

Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Creeps Live Here
1963-12-23

Brock has to find new lodgings for an eccentric group of senior citizens who are losing their present home.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 14: The $5.98 Dress
1964-01-13

Brock tries to find a solution to the problem of welfare recipients becoming ineligible if they take part-time jobs.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 15: The Beatnik and the Politician
1964-01-20

When a politician tells a beatnik that the people don't want ""his kind"" in the area, Brock advises the beatnik to fight back by running against him in the next election.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 16: One Drink at a Time
1964-01-27

A homeless woman fears for the life of her friend, who has taken to drinking wood alcohol.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 17: It's War, Man
1964-02-10

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 18: Don't Grow Old
1964-02-17

A construction worker doesn't like having been forced into retirement.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 19: The Street
1964-02-24

After being abused by her mother's boyfriend, a teenage girl tries to make a living on the streets.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 20: If Your Grandmother Had Wheels
1964-03-02

Brock tries to help a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who dreams of nothing but the day he'll be able to walk again.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 21: The Passion of the Nickel Player
1964-03-09

Brock comes up against a ""numbers runner"" who caters to his neighborhood's gambling needs.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 22: Take Sides with the Sun
1964-03-16

Brock is offered a job as legislative consultant for an ambitious U.S. Congressman, and must decide if this is a better way for him to help people than to continue his community social services work, treating one case at a time.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 23: The Name of the Game
1964-03-23

A young union negotiator is unsure where his loyalties lie in a labor dispute.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 24: Nothing But the Half Truth
1964-03-30

When Representative Hanson gets Brock to appear on a TV discussion program about the problem of slums and then refuses to follow through, Brock considers quitting.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 25: The Givers
1964-04-13

Brock uncovers evidence that a wealthy manufacturer has been bribing government officials.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 26: Here Today
1964-04-27

Brock can't find a newspaper interested in publishing his series of articles about the plight of the poor.

Runtime: 60 min

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