East Side/West Side

Overview

East Side/West Side is an American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for only one season and was shown Monday nights on CBS.

TV Guide ranked it #6 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".

Episodes

S01E01 The Sinner

September 23, 1963 60 min
Brock must decide if a woman is an unfit mother because of her profession.

S01E02 Age of Consent

September 30, 1963 60 min
An angry cop has his underage daughter's boyfriend arrested on a charge of statutory rape.

S01E03 You Can't Beat the System

October 7, 1963 60 min
Brock tries to help a war veteran who has been refusing to face the world for the last 10 years.

S01E04 Something for the Girls

October 14, 1963 60 min
A wealthy playgirl with numerous traffic violations is sentenced to perform social work for a month under Brock's supervision.

S01E05 I Before E Except After C

October 21, 1963 60 min
The new principal of a high school is faced with a student revolt.

S01E06 No Wings at All

October 28, 1963 60 min
A mildly retarded young man is charged with molesting a girl.

S01E07 Who Do You Kill

November 4, 1963 60 min
A black couple in Harlem are driven to take action against slum conditions when their baby is bitten by a rat.

S01E08 Go Fight City Hall

November 11, 1963 60 min
Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to make room for a playground.

S01E09 Not Bad for Openers

November 18, 1963 60 min
Brock tries unusual methods in his efforts to cure a conpulsive gambler.

S01E10 No Hiding Place

December 2, 1963 60 min
A black couple has trouble with some of the other homeowners when they move to an all-white suburban community.

S01E11 Where's Harry?

December 9, 1963 60 min
A man suddenly leavs his family and goes back to his old neighborhood to rediscover his youth.

S01E12 My Child on Monday Morning

December 16, 1963 60 min
Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.

S01E13 Creeps Live Here

December 23, 1963 60 min
Brock has to find new lodgings for an eccentric group of senior citizens who are losing their present home.

S01E14 The $5.98 Dress

January 13, 1964 60 min
Brock tries to find a solution to the problem of welfare recipients becoming ineligible if they take part-time jobs.

S01E15 The Beatnik and the Politician

January 20, 1964 60 min
When a politician tells a beatnik that the people don't want ""his kind"" in the area, Brock advises the beatnik to fight back by running against him in the next election.

S01E16 One Drink at a Time

January 27, 1964 60 min
A homeless woman fears for the life of her friend, who has taken to drinking wood alcohol.

S01E17 It's War, Man

February 10, 1964 60 min

S01E18 Don't Grow Old

February 17, 1964 60 min
A construction worker doesn't like having been forced into retirement.

S01E19 The Street

February 24, 1964 60 min
After being abused by her mother's boyfriend, a teenage girl tries to make a living on the streets.

S01E20 If Your Grandmother Had Wheels

March 2, 1964 60 min
Brock tries to help a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who dreams of nothing but the day he'll be able to walk again.

S01E21 The Passion of the Nickel Player

March 9, 1964 60 min
Brock comes up against a ""numbers runner"" who caters to his neighborhood's gambling needs.

S01E22 Take Sides with the Sun

March 16, 1964 60 min
Brock is offered a job as legislative consultant for an ambitious U.S. Congressman, and must decide if this is a better way for him to help people than to continue his community social services work,...

S01E23 The Name of the Game

March 23, 1964 60 min
A young union negotiator is unsure where his loyalties lie in a labor dispute.

S01E24 Nothing But the Half Truth

March 30, 1964 60 min
When Representative Hanson gets Brock to appear on a TV discussion program about the problem of slums and then refuses to follow through, Brock considers quitting.

S01E25 The Givers

April 13, 1964 60 min
Brock uncovers evidence that a wealthy manufacturer has been bribing government officials.

S01E26 Here Today

April 27, 1964 60 min
Brock can't find a newspaper interested in publishing his series of articles about the plight of the poor.

Cast

George C. Scott
George C. Scott
Neil Brock
Elizabeth Wilson
Elizabeth Wilson
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
John McMartin
John McMartin
Linden Chiles
Linden Chiles

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