''Adams of Eagle Lake'' is an American hour-long police series that aired on

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in 1975.

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starred as Chief of Police Sam Adams and the episodes presented his attempts to maintain the law in a small resort town. The show lasted for two episodes.

Background

In 1974, Griffith starred in '' Winter Kill'', a

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that was intended as a series pilot. When it failed to sell, the main character of Sheriff Sam McNeill was renamed and used as the lead character in ''Adams of Eagle Lake''.

Cast and characters

as Sheriff Sam Adams *Abby Dalton as Margaret Kelly *

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as Officer Jerry Troy *

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as Officer Jubal Hammond *

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as Monty *

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as Quinn * Eldon Quick as Leonard *William Mims as Lucas Pratt *

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as Jimmy Simpkins *

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as Ron Selleck *

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as Cindy *

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as Debbie *

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as Grandma Simpkins *

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as Doc Russell

Episodes

#"Home is the Coward" (January 10, 1975) #"Treasure Chest Murder" (February 26, 1975)

Locations

Although supposedly set in northern California, the TV series location showed opening scenes and other outdoor shots actually taken from the southern California mountain resort communities of Big Bear Lake and Fawnskin, which were much closer to Los Angeles area television production studios.

Later version

In 1977, Griffith appeared in two additional television movies (''The Girl in the Empty Grave'' and ''Deadly Game''), both attempts to make use again of the same concept. Griffith's character was now Chief of Police Abel Marsh, but he was still a lawman in a small town near a lake. Both movies were filmed in

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. These movies, as well as ''Adams of Eagle Lake'' and ''

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'' (1973) before it, were based on writer Lane Slate's 1972 feature film ''

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'' Goldberg, Lee (1990). ''Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989''. Cutting Edge Publishing. .

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 72464
''Adams of Eagle Lake''
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