1775 (1992)
Comedy
Overview
1775 was a 1992 pilot episode for a CBS situation comedy, similar in style to the BBC situation comedy Blackadder. Set in colonial Philadelphia during the run-up to the American Revolution, the series was to follow the exploits of innkeeper Jeremy Proctor and his family. The series was not picked up by CBS. A similar idea for a situation comedy was mentioned by Andrew Alexander in a commentary track for SCTV.
Cast
- Ryan O'Neal as Jeremy Proctor
- Jeffrey Tambor as Governor Massengill
- Danielle Harris as Abby Proctor
- Adam West as George Washington
- Lesley-Anne Down as Annabelle Proctor
- Gregory Sporleder as Bert
- Sarah Koskoff as Maude Proctor
- Judith Jones as Eliza Proctor
- Jeremy Davies as Scruffy Kid
- Robert Phalen as Man