Kate McShane explained

Runtime:	60 minutes
Creator:	Robert C. Peters Howard Rayfiel
Executive Producer:	E. Jack Neuman
Producer:	Howard Rayfiel Robert Foster Robert Stambler
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	11 (2 unaired)
List Episodes:	Kate McShane#Episodes

Kate McShane is an American legal drama television series that aired from September 10 until November 12, 1975. Kate McShane was the first series to feature a female lawyer in the lead role.^[1] A two-hour pilot film aired April 11, 1975.

Premise

Kate McShane is an Irish American lawyer working in Los Angeles who is fiercely dedicated to her clients, pushing the letter of the law to attain satisfaction for them and herself.^[2] She also gets help from her dad, an ex-cop, and her brother, a priest and a law professor.^[3]

Cast

• Anne Meara as Kate McShane. Despite a shortened run, Meara was nominated for an Emmy Award.^[4]
• Charles Haid as Ed McShane
• Sean McClory as Pat McShane
• Benjamin Stiller, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller's son, then almost 10, is listed on an 8/14/1975 Call Sheet in the role of Nickie in the “Little Bit of Knowledge" episode (episode 11).

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

Notes and References

1. Book: The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. 2003. Ballantine Books. 0345455428. 631.
2. Book: Terrace, Vincent . Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. . 2014-01-10 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-8641-0 . 557 . en.
3. Web site: TV Guide . Kate McShane Cast and Details. TV Guide . 2013-02-13.
4. Book: Erickson, Hal . Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008 . 2009-10-21 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5452-5 . 156-157 . en.