Fay (TV series)
Fay is an American sitcom starring Lee Grant as the title character. The series aired on NBC from September 1975 to June 1976.
| Fay | |
|---|---|
 Lee Grant in Fay, 1975 | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Susan Harris |
| Directed by | Alan Arkin James Burrows |
| Starring | Lee Grant Joe Silver Audra Lindley Margaret Willock Stewart Moss Bill Gerber Norman Alden Lillian Lehman |
| Opening theme | "Coming into My Own" performed by Jaye P. Morgan |
| Composer | George Tipton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Paul Junger Witt |
| Producer | Jerry Mayer |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Danny Thomas Productions Universal Television |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Color Videotape |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 4, 1975 – June 2, 1976 |
Synopsis
Grant stars as Fay Stewart, a divorced woman in her 40s who after 25 years of marriage to attorney Jack Stewart starts a new job and begins dating.
The show first aired on September 4, 1975, and was pulled after the October 23 airing (along with The Montefuscos, which aired in the time slot immediately before Fay). It returned for two more episodes on May 12 and June 2, 1976, for a total of ten episodes. Four of them ("Jack Remarries", "Mr. Wonderful", "Danny Falls In Love", and "Not Another Mother's Day") were eventually re-edited into an overseas theatrical feature, Man Trouble, later included in a syndicated package of other MCA/Universal "movies" stitched together from their various short-lived TV series.
The series is perhaps best known for Lee Grant lashing out at NBC brass on The Tonight Show for the network's quick cancellation of the series.
Grant was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series but lost out to Mary Tyler Moore.
Cast
- Lee Grant as Fay Stewart
- Joe Silver as Jack Stewart
- Margaret Willock as Linda Stewart Baines
- Bill Gerber as Danny Messina
- Stewart Moss as Elliott Baines
- Norman Alden as Al Cassidy
- Audra Lindley as Lillian
Episodes
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Fay" | Alan Arkin | Susan Harris | September 4, 1975 | |
| Series pilot: Fay admits to having an affair. | |||||
| 2 | "Jack Remarries" | Alan Arkin | Susan Harris | September 11, 1975 | |
| Fay's ex-husband Jack is marrying a young stewardess. | |||||
| 3 | "Mom's Realization" | Richard Kinon | Gail Parent | September 18, 1975 | |
| Fay's mother wants to bring her and Jack back together. | |||||
| 4 | "Mr. Wonderful" | TBA | TBA | September 25, 1975 | |
| Fay's childhood friend (Renée Taylor) is getting married, but her intended begins making passes at Fay. | |||||
| 5 | "Jack's Heart Attack" | TBA | TBA | October 2, 1975 | |
| Thinking he's dying of a heart attack, Jack confesses to Fay about his cheating ways. | |||||
| 6 | "Not with My Husband You Don't" | James Burrows | Jerry Mayer | October 9, 1975 | |
| Fay is ecstatic at the prospect of accompanying one of her firm's attorneys to Washington, D.C. | |||||
| 7 | "Lillian's Separation" | James Burrows | S : Dennis Klein T : Susan Harris & Sybil Adelman | October 16, 1975 | |
| Lillian walks out on her husband (Norman Fell) and moves into Fay's apartment, where she does some unwanted redecorating. | |||||
| 8 | "Danny Falls in Love" | TBA | TBA | October 23, 1975 | |
| Fay's lovelorn boss (Bill Gerber) comes to her apartment for some motherly comfort. | |||||
| 9 | "Fay and the Doctor" | Richard Kinon | Susan Harris | May 12, 1976 | |
| Fay falls in love with a doctor; the only problem is he is married with children. | |||||
| 10 | "Not Another Mother's Day" | Joan Darling | Jerry Mayer | June 2, 1976 | |
| Linda wants to wait until she graduates from college to have a second child, but her husband doesn't want to wait that long. | |||||