| Jericho | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Spy fiction |
| Created by | Richard Levinson William Link Merwin A. Bloch |
| Directed by | Allen Baron Richard C. Sarafian Barry Shear |
| Starring | John Leyton Don Francks Marino Masé |
| Theme music composer | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Composers | Lalo Schifrin Robert Drasnin Jerry Goldsmith Richard Shores Morton Stevens |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Norman Felton |
| Producer | David Victor |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 48 mins. |
| Production companies | Arena Productions MGM Television CBS Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 15, 1966 (1966-09-15) – January 19, 1967 (1967-01-19) |
Jericho is an Americanespionage series set duringWorld War II. The series starsJohn Leyton,Don Francks andMarino Masé as secret agents, and aired onCBS from September 1966 to January 1967.
Norman Felton who had previously co-producedThe Man from U.N.C.L.E. came up with the idea of a World War II espionage series produced by his Arena Productions throughMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television for the CBS television network. The characters were perhaps inspired by theJedburgh teams consisting of three agents, AmericanOffice of Strategic Services Army Captain Franklin Shepphard (Francks) expert inpsychological warfare,Special Operations Executive Royal Navy Lieutenant Nicholas Gage (Leyton) expert indemolitions, andFrench Air Force Lt. Jean-Gaston Andre (Masé) skilled in small arms.[1] Each week the three performed a mission behind enemy lines using their skills in espionage and sabotage where they met a guest star.Eric Braeden, who would be one of the stars of the more successful World War II seriesThe Rat Patrol (which began that same season), was one of the guest stars in the pilot.
TheJericho theme was composed byJerry Goldsmith, although Goldsmith did not score the pilot episode "Upbeat and Underground" (Lalo Schifrin composed the music for the pilot and a theme which was never used) - Goldsmith's theme came from his score for "A Jug of Wine, A Loaf of Bread and Pow!"
The series was canceled after 16 episodes. It primarily failed as it was shown opposite ABC's popularBatman.[2]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dutch and Go" | Barry Shear | Sheldon Stark | September 15, 1966 (1966-09-15) |
| 2 | "A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread, and Pow!" | Richard C. Sarafian | Max Ehrlich | September 22, 1966 (1966-09-22) |
| 3 | "Upbeat and Underground" | Richard Donner | Story by : William Link & Richard Levinson Teleplay by : Dean Hargrove & William Link & Richard Levinson | September 29, 1966 (1966-09-29) |
| 4 | "Have Traitor, Will Travel" | Alex March | Jackson Gillis | October 6, 1966 (1966-10-06) |
| 5 | "Panic in the Piazza" | Sherman Marks | Norman Borisoff | October 13, 1966 (1966-10-13) |
| 6 | "The Big Brass Contraband" | Richard C. Sarafin | Alvin Boretz | October 20, 1966 (1966-10-20) |
| 7 | "Wall to Wall Kaput" | Richard C. Sarafian | Irv Tunick | October 27, 1966 (1966-10-27) |
| 8 | "Eric the Redhead" | Richard C. Sarafian | Jerome Ross Irve Tunick | November 3, 1966 (1966-11-03) |
| 9 | "One for the Mountain: Part 1" | Barry Shear | Sy Salkowitz | November 10, 1966 (1966-11-10) |
| 10 | "Two for the Road: Part 2" | Barry Shear | Sy Salkowitz | November 17, 1966 (1966-11-17) |
| 11 | "Four O'Clock Bomb to London" | Allen Baron | Stanford Sherman | December 1, 1966 (1966-12-01) |
| 12 | "Long Journey Across a Short Street" | Richard C. Sarafian | Jackson Gillis William Koenig | December 8, 1966 (1966-12-08) |
| 13 | "Both Ends Against the Riddle" | Murray Golden | Jackson Gillis | December 15, 1966 (1966-12-15) |
| 14 | "Jackal of Diamonds" | Alexander Singer | Don Tait | December 29, 1966 (1966-12-29) |
| 15 | "A Switch in Time" | Allen Baron | Stanley Niss | January 5, 1967 (1967-01-05) |
| 16 | "The Loot of All Evil" | Allen Baron | Tony Barrett Palmer Thompson | January 19, 1967 (1967-01-19) |
In June 2005,Film Score Monthly released an album of music from the series, twinned with the scoreJohnny Williams composed for the unsold pilotThe Ghostbreaker (also produced by Arena Productions andMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television) - the latter score occupies tracks 13–22.[3]
On June 16, 2015,Warner Bros. releasedJericho – The Complete Series on DVD via theirWarner Archive Collection. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[4]