''Moloney'' is an American

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created by

Ronald Bass Ronald Jay Bass (born March 26, 1942), sometimes credited as Ron Bass, is an American screenwriter and film producer. He won an Academy Award for writing the screenplay for Barry Levinson's film ''Rain Man'', and films that Bass is associated ...

and Jane Rusconi, originally broadcast on

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from September 19, 1996 to May 22, 1997. The program was cancelled in May 1997 after one season.

Premise

Nicholas "Nick" Moloney (

Peter Strauss Peter Lawrence Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American television and film actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He is five-time Golden Globe Awards nominee. Early life Strauss was born in C ...

) is a Los Angeles cop and a licensed

psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their sy ...

. Unlike the department's other staff psychiatrists, Moloney is also a fully commissioned police officer who can make arrests. This provides advantages, but also a considerable

conflict of interest A conflict of interest (COI) is a situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial or otherwise, and serving one interest could involve working against another. Typically, this relates to situations i ...

. Often, Moloney finds himself unable to use his inside knowledge to enforce the law because to do so would be an

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breach of doctor–patient privilege.

Cast

as Nick Moloney *

Nestor Serrano Nestor Serrano (born November 5, 1955 in The Bronx, New York) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Navi Araz in the fourth season of '' 24''. He also appeared as Emilio Loera in the fourth season of the Cinemax se ...

as Lt. Matty Navarro *

Wendell Pierce Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1963) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a character actor portraying roles both on the stage and screen. He first gained notoriety portra ...

as D.A. Cal Patterson *

Cherie Lunghi Cherie Mary Lunghi (born 4 April 1952) is an English film, television, and theatre actress, known for her roles in many British TV dramas. Her international fame stems from her role as Guinevere in the 1981 film ''Excalibur''. Her long list of ...

as Dr. Sarah Bateman * Giuliana Santini as Det. Angela Vecchio * Ashley Johnson as Katherine 'Kate' Moloney

Episodes

References

* Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''

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External links

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