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Nichols

1971 · 1 season · 1h per episode · Western

Nichols, who's almost a coward, never wanted to be a sheriff, but Jim Garner can't fight destiny.

Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the fictional town of Nichols, Arizona, in 1914, Nichols differed from traditional Western series of the era. The main character, a sheriff, rode on a motorcycle and in an automobile rather than on the traditional horse. The hero did not carry a firearm and was generally opposed to the use of violence to solve problems, preferring other means. Margot Kidder portrayed Ruth, the love interest/barmaid of Nichols.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 24 episodes (September 16, 1971)

Cast

• Margot Kidder as Ruth
• James Garner as Sheriff Frank Nichols
• John Beck as Ketcham
• Stuart Margolin as Deputy Sheriff Mitch Mitchell
• Neva Patterson as Sara "Ma" Ketcham

Details

Created by

Frank Pierson

First aired

September 16, 1971

Episodes

24

Genres

Western

Network

NBC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

6.3 / 10 from 3 votes