''Fay'' is an American sitcom starring

Lee Grant Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, during the mid-1920s) is an American actress, documentarian, and director. She made her film debut in 1951 as a young shoplifter in William Wyler's ''Detective Story'', co-starring Kirk Dougl ...

as the title character. The series aired on NBC from September 1975 to June 1976.

Synopsis

Grant stars as Fay Stewart, a divorced woman in her forties, who, after 25 years of marriage to attorney Jack Stewart, starts a new job and begins dating. The show first aired on September 4, 1975, and was pulled after the October 23 airing (along with '' The Montefuscos'', which aired in the time slot immediately before ''Fay''). It returned for two more episodes on May 12 and June 2, 1976, for a total of ten episodes. Four of them ("Jack Remarries", "Mr. Wonderful", "Danny Falls In Love", and "Not Another Mother's Day") were eventually re-edited into an overseas theatrical feature, ''Man Trouble'', later included in a syndicated package of other MCA/Universal "movies" stitched together from their various short-lived TV series. The series is notable for Lee Grant's lashing out at NBC brass on '' The Tonight Show'' for the network's quick cancellation. Grant was nominated for an

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series but lost out to

Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was an American actress, producer, and social advocate. She is best known for her roles on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' (1961–1966) and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977), which ...

Cast

as Fay Stewart * Joe Silver as Jack Stewart *Margaret Willock as Linda Stewart Baines *

Bill Gerber Bill Gerber (born April 30, 1957) is an American film and television producer. He was President of Production at Warner Bros. Pictures, before establishing an existing and long-standing producing deal with the studio. Bill is known for producing ...

as Danny Messina *

Stewart Moss Stewart Moss (November 27, 1937 – September 13, 2017) was an American actor, writer, and director. Early years Moss was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Irish descent on his father's side and his mother was a daughter of immigrants from Italy. H ...

as Elliott Baines * Norman Alden as Al Cassidy *

Audra Lindley Audra Marie Lindley (September 24, 1918 – October 16, 1997) was an American actress, most famous for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the sitcom ''Three's Company'' and its spin-off ''The Ropers''. Life and career Audra Lindley was born ...

as Lillian

Episodes

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External links

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''Fay'' opening credits on YouTube

''Fay'' closing credits on YouTube
1975 American television series debuts 1976 American television series endings 1970s American sitcoms Television series by Universal Television NBC original programming English-language television shows Television shows set in San Francisco {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub