The Mississippi is an American legal drama television series which ran for 2 seasons from 1983 to 1984 on CBS. The series consisted of 24 episodes: 1 pilot, 6 first-season episodes and 17 episodes in the second season. The series was written by Aubrey Solomon and starred Ralph Waite, Linda Miller, and Stan Shaw.
Plot Ralph Waite played Ben Walker, a successful criminal attorney who, after retiring his law practice, sought a simpler life on the Mississippi River as the captain of a stern wheel river boat. Conflicting with his desire for an easy retirement from legal practice, he'd find at every port someone who needed a good attorney, and he would end up defending him or her. His “crew” consisted of Stella McMullen and Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate, both of whom were more interested in helping people, fighting crime, and becoming attorneys than in running the tug.
Filming occurred in several cities along the Mississippi River including Natchez, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.
Cast Ralph Waite as Ben Walker Linda Miller as Stella McMullen Stan Shaw as Lafayette "Lafe" Tate
Episodes Season 1: 1982–83
Season 2: 1983–84
US television ratings Season Episodes Start date End date Nielsen rank Nielsen rating 1982–83 6 March 25, 1983 May 6, 1983 15 19.3 1983–84 17 September 27, 1983 March 6, 1984 66 13.6
Awards The episode "Old Hatreds Die Hard" was nominated for a 1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series."Awards for The Mississippi". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
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External links
The Mississippi at The Classic TV Archive