Turks (TV series)

Turks
Genre	Police procedural Drama
Created by	Robert Singer
Starring	William Devane David Cubitt Helen Carey Matthew John Armstrong Sarah Trigger
Composer	Brad Fiedel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producers	Jim Michaels Phil Sgriccia Chris Long
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	December 3rd Productions Studios USA Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 21 (1999-01-21) – April 23, 1999 (1999-04-23)

Turks was an American police drama television series created by Robert Singer, that aired on CBS from January 21, 1999 to April 23, 1999.[1]

Premise

Set in Chicago, the series centered on the Turks, an Irish American family of police officers and their work and family lives. The hangout for the cops was called Emmitts.

Cast

• William Devane as Sgt. Joseph Turk
• David Cubitt as Mike Turk
• Matthew John Armstrong as Joey Turk
• Michael Muhney as Paul Turk
• Helen Carey as Mary Turk
• Sarah Trigger as Erin Turk
• Ashley Crow as Ginny

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Robert Singer	Robert Singer	January 21, 1999 (1999-01-21)
2	"After the Pilot"	Philip Sgriccia	Robert Singer	January 28, 1999 (1999-01-28)
3	"Hearts of Fire"	Robert Singer	David Peckinpah	February 4, 1999 (1999-02-04)
4	"Tail"	David Grossman	David Israel	February 11, 1999 (1999-02-11)
5	"Lend Me Your Ears"	Chris Long	Gay Walch	February 18, 1999 (1999-02-18)
6	"In the Fracas"	Unknown	Unknown	February 25, 1999 (1999-02-25)
7	"About Number Ten"	Philip Sgriccia	Story by : Edmond Stevens Teleplay by : Edmond Stevens & Robert Singer	March 4, 1999 (1999-03-04)
8	"Friends and Strangers"	Unknown	Unknown	March 25, 1999 (1999-03-25)
9	"Fathers and Sins"	Unknown	Unknown	April 1, 1999 (1999-04-01)
10	"Siege"	Robert Singer	Story by : David Peckinpah Teleplay by : David Peckinpah and Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming	April 8, 1999 (1999-04-08)
11	"Overkill"	Chris Long	David Israel	April 15, 1999 (1999-04-15)
12	"Shades of Gray"	Unknown	Unknown	April 22, 1999 (1999-04-22)
13	"Live, Love, Lose and Learn"	Unknown	Unknown	April 23, 1999 (1999-04-23)

References

1. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1234. ISBN 0345497732.

External links

• Turks at IMDb