Nearly Departed
| Nearly Departed | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Roger Shulman John Baskin |
| Starring |
Eric Idle Caroline McWilliams Stuart Pankin Wendy Schaal Jay Lambert Henderson Forsythe |
| Composer(s) |
Kevin Quinn Randy Petersen Robert Irving |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Baskin-Shulman Productions Lorimar Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | April 10 – May 1, 1989 |
Nearly Departed is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Monday nights from April 10, 1989 to May 1, 1989.[1] It was an updated version of Topper.[2]
Premise
The series focused on English professor Grant Pritchard, and his wife Claire, who are killed in a rockslide, then return to their home as ghosts to find plumbing contractor Mike Dooley and his family, wife Liz, son Derek, and his father, Jack, living there. Grandpa Jack was the only one who could see and hear the Pritchards but not the Dooleys. In exchange for continuing to live in the house as ghosts, the Pritchards would mediate through Grandpa Jack and try to help the Dooleys with their problems, such as when Derek was doing poorly in school because he was intimidated by bullies, Grant and Claire use their abilities to scare off the bullies.
Cast
- Eric Idle as Grant Pritchard
- Caroline McWilliams as Claire Pritchard
- Stuart Pankin as Mike Dooley
- Wendy Schaal as Liz Dooley
- Jay Lambert as Derek Dooley
- Henderson Forsythe as Grandpa Jack Garrett
Episodes
- Grant Meets Grandpa. (10 April 1989)
- Adventures in Babysitting. (17 April 1989)
- Altared States. (24 April 1989)
- TV or Not TV. (1 May 1989)
- Grandpa's Date. (Unaired)
- Grant's Aunt. (Unaired)
References
- ↑ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 838. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). Penguin. p. 592. ISBN 01402-4916-8.