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Our Family Honor

1985 · 1 season · 1h per episode · Drama

Launched as a two-hour TV-movie, Our Family Honor is about two New York City families who had known each other since their childhoods and who were involved in competing "family businesses" – the McKay family mostly worked for the New York City Police Department, where Patrick was Commissioner, while the Danzigs were deeply involved in organized crime, with patriarch Vincent filling the role of "godfather". Barbara Stuart played Vincent's wife, Marianne Danzig. Detective Sergeant Frank McKay was Patrick's often hot-headed son, while Vincent's cruel but inept son, Augie, was nonetheless his heir apparent. Liz McKay, Patrick's niece, was a newly-graduated officer now partnered with Officer Ed Santini. She was romantically involved with Vincent's other son, Jerry, who wanted out of his father's business and used the name "Jerry Cole" in order to minimize any connection with his father's family. Another story line involved Vincent's murder of his wife's lover, carried out by Augie; when Frank came to arrest Augie for this crime, Augie died in the ensuing fight. The effect of Augie's death was not revealed.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 13 episodes (September 17, 1985)

Cast

• Ray Liotta as Ed Santini
• Sheree J. Wilson as Rita Danzig
• Michael Madsen as Augie Danzig
• Kenneth McMillan as Patrick McKay
• Eli Wallach as Vincent Danzig
• Dick Anthony Williams as Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones
• Daphne Ashbrook as Liz McKay
• Barbara Stuart as Marianne Danzig
• Georgann Johnson as Katherine McKay
• Michael Woods as Jerry Danzig
• Tom Mason as Det. Sgt. Frank McKay

Details

Created by

Lawrence Gordon

First aired

September 17, 1985

Episodes

13

Genres

Drama

Network

ABC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.7 / 10 from 3 votes