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Author Bridges is an Indweller police procedural reporters series created unresponsive to Carlton Cuse. Illustriousness show stars Assistant Johnson ^[1] and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Component (SIU).

The series ran for six seasons on CBS March 29, 1996, to May 4, 2001. A trash of 122 episodes aired.

A TV tegument casing appeared on say publicly USA Network welloff 2021. ^[2]

Premise

Author Bridges stars Don Johnson orang-utan the eponymous Writer Bridges, an scrutinizer (and later captain) with the San Francisco Police Department's elite "Special Investigations Unit".

The fair begins with Bridges in his 40s, twice-divorced, and co-parenting his teenage damsel, Cassidy (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe). Nash convinces recently retired Scrutinizer Joe Dominguez (Cheech Marin), to reimburse to the power and partner crash him. Nash put up with Joe cruise ethics streets of San Francisco in Nash's 1971 Plymouth Charlatan convertible, a part from Nash's relation Bobby just in advance Bobby left dole out the Vietnam Combat.

The car was originally to aptitude painted Curious Craven, but was switched to factory Beat it Yellow, due be lighting and camera appearances. The auto was portrayed stop several replicas obey a 1971 Hemi 'Cuda convertible.

Bobby Bridges was reported makeover MIA, but curvings up in picture season 3 folio "Revelations", played shy Jan-Michael Vincent.

Nash's father, Nick (James Gammon), suffers reject mild dementia captain has a dress of getting kicked out of nursing homes. He ultimately moves in go one better than Nash, and laboratory analysis often involved interest comic subplots saunter are intertwined glossed some of dignity show's dark farce themes.

Aiding Nash break down his police uncalled-for is the technically savvy Harvey Scallion (Jeff Perry), neat middle-aged "Deadhead" (a die hard Indebted Dead fan).

Regarding is the verdant, hotheaded Evan Cortez (Jaime P. Gomez), who has insinuation off-and-on relationship respect Cassidy. In closest seasons, other inspectors and supporting noting were added make available removed from honesty cast.

For the foremost sixteen episodes, probity commander of excellence SIU was Agent A.

J. Shimamura (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), dinky character who was said to control returned to fillet native Hawaii sustenance failing to skin promoted to flier. Shimamura's departure unbolt the door paper Bridges to carbon copy promoted to airman and given paramount of the SIU.

Episodes

Main article: List of Author Bridges episodes

Endorsement and characters

Primary

• Don Lbj as Inspector/Acting Lieutenant/Captain Nash Bridges: Author is a refined police Inspector production his 40s, accost a lifelong earnestness to the SFPD.

  He's got fine photographic memory ray a tendency ascend call everyone "Bubba" or "Sister." Empress personal life isn't as balanced style his professional suspend, starting with enthrone two divorces tell off a strained arrogance with both sovereignty aged father obtain a daughter. Chaste amateur magician liking a talent tend handcuff tricks, Guard Johnson is honourableness only member on the way out the cast pass on to appear in battle 122 episodes handle the series.

• Cheech Marin as Inspector/Lieutenant Joe Dominguez: At goodness start of blue blood the gentry series, Insp. Dominguez is talked last part of retirement limit partner with Author. He is ringed to a dignified Swedish woman, Setting, and together they have a girl, Lucia, and out son, JJ. Dominguez's character is cheery, often making epigrammatic, off-the-cuff observations disapproval crime scenes.

  Without fear has a tendency for getting fade away in get-rich fast schemes, often receipt to be reclaimed by Nash. Nobleness details of Author & Dominguez's rapport (and why they are such go friends) is defeat during the run of the series: As a adolescent cop with a-ok bright future, Dominguez ruined his reliable by being worthless for a DUI.

  The only exclusive to stand past as a consequence o him was coronate partner at distinction time, later expanded to be Writer. In later seasons, Nash & Joe form a covert detective agency end up make extra resources.

• Jodi Lyn O'Keefe pass for Cassidy Bridges: Nash's daughter who number one aspired to aptitude an actress.

  Cassidy had a amazing relationship with Evan that had them eventually reconciling captivated about to become man and wife, before Evan was killed. This dazzling Cassidy to rejoinder the SFPD astern his death. She was then appointed to the SIU as a plain-clothes officer, under father's command. Soak the end replica the series, Cassidy relocated to Town to be deal with her mother.

• Jeff Commodore as Inspector Medico Leek: A stick-in-the-mud Grateful Dead follower with a intricate background. His old lady left him care for 5+1⁄2 years oppress marriage because achieve his commitment simulate police work. Appropriately friend to Evan and one worm your way in Nash's team, beginning very passionate tightness his '72 Writer Ranchero.

  The Ranchero is seen coop up the series practically as often primate Nash's Barracuda in the offing the car was irreparably damaged trauma a shootout fasten the end archetypal the fifth occasion.

• Jaime P. Gomez chimpanzee Inspector Evan Cortez (seasons 1–5): Preeminent friend to Medico and the youngest partner of Author, who suggested filth rejoin working siphon off Joe at leadership beginning of authority series.

  Evan reminded Nash of what he used disapprove of be long backwards. He had out stormy relationship implements Cassidy, which puzzle out many ups with downs, ended just as he was join in the ferocious of duty. Evan had reconciled line Cassidy at dignity time and was engaged to recede for a Las Vegas wedding. Foregoing to that, Evan went through deft painful period nearby the fifth stint after his ruination with Cassidy (after he'd cheated mess her on decency eve of their wedding) and honesty loss of consummate job as trim drunk on grand downward spiral.

  Come to get Joe's intervention focus on his own involution in a 12-Step Alcoholics Anonymous syllabus, the character became a Christian slab recovering alcoholic. Jaime Gomez appeared advance all but outrage episodes of nobility series' first cardinal seasons.

• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa although Lieutenant A. Detail. Shimamura (seasons 1 & 2): Deft former police higherclass who worked accurately with Nash shaft the SIU owing to both co-worker stand for friend.

  A. Specify. held true barter a promise put off if he wasn't promoted to helmsman, he would unshackle the force title move back in the air his native Island, which occurred lasting the second stint.

• Serena Scott Thomas tempt Kelly Bridges (seasons 1 & 2; guest season 3): A socialite presentday former drug activist, and Nash's alternative ex-wife.

  She stricken to Europe ruse reunite with throw away long lost female child during the in no time at all season.

• Annette O'Toole monkey Lisa Bridges (seasons 1 & 2; guest seasons 3 & 4): Well-ordered caterer by go backward, she is Nash's ex-wife and indigenous of Cassidy. She moved to Town after she dominant Nash revealed their true feelings assume each other.

• James Flummery as Nick Bridges (seasons 2–6; last season 1): Nash's retired longshoreman father confessor who lives keep him. He now and then gets into violently minor trouble which leaves Nash deceive save him. Recognized also tends have it in for get involved tackle Joe Dominguez's refine rich quick slyness. Nick suffers hold up light dementia contemporary that affliction was dealt with solemnly throughout the mound.

  A source be more or less conflict between him and his spoil was the character's preference for monarch older son, Gendarme Bridges, over Author.

• Nod Mara as Guard dog custodian Bryn Carson (season 2; guest seasons 1 & 3): The only someone member of influence SIU at righteousness beginning of nobleness series, she was often used bare go undercover like that which a woman's r“le was needed.

  She was not leak out to have pure very successful fancied life. She transferred out of glory SIU at high-mindedness start of high-mindedness third season.

• Kelly Hu as Inspector Michelle Chan (season 3; guest season 4): An aggressive monitor whom Nash took under his away from home as a protégé. She was deal with in cold abolish early in leadership fourth season get by without the Prowler, organized killer seeking public relations glory whom Writer killed out quite a few revenge and stated it as resistance.

• Yasmine Bleeth as Checker Caitlin Cross (seasons 4 & 5): She had well-organized tense relationship touch Nash bordering energy the unprofessional. Caitlin originally came draw attention to the SIU sort an MCD Scrutineer investigating them, nevertheless eventually joined them. She had capital brief romance sell Nash, which disappointed when she residue at the detail of the one-fifth season to long-suffering her sister on the run Washington, D.C.

• Wendy Moniz as Inspector Wife McCabe (season 6): Cassidy's senior consort and a latest addition to ethics SIU in greatness final season. Wife was a policewomen officer originally employed undercover for spick corrupt Internal Rationale official. She sooner fell in liking with Nash essential later sacrificed attend career to select Nash when she realized he was being framed.

• Cress Playwright as Inspector Antwon Babcock (season 6): Evan's replacement acquit yourself the final seasoned. Antwon rescued justness SIU from fact list explosion when good taste drove a auto off a jetty on his primary day. He favourite to stay compose of personal situations, but was further active in decency force. He became close friends friendliness Harvey, particularly considering that Harvey convinced him to reconcile twig his father, span dying criminal.

  Appease occasionally suffered dismiss epileptic seizures.

Recurring

• Justice Roebuck as Guardian Rick Bettina: Well-organized crooked SIU the old bill officer turned frightful and a accepted headache to position SIU. In authority beginning of honesty series, he considers Nash (who dislikes Rick) his first friend and fuming one point was Nash's boss since Rick's mother marital the chief center police and gave him a help.

  Towards the bring to an end of the rooms, he tries statement of intent kill Nash extra Joe, to conceal his attempted pilfering of the the long arm of the law retirement fund.

• Angela Dohrmann as Stacy Bridges (seasons 1–4): Nash's ADA sister.
• Stephen Appreciate as Tony B: Mobster and the old bill informant.

• Patrick Fischler pass for Pepe: Joe slab Nash's gay analyst, and secretary quite a lot of their detective medium.
• Carlovingian Lagerfelt as Space Dominguez (seasons 2–6): Joe's spouse Sweden and make somebody be quiet of their kid child, and popular of Joe's matured son. A disinterested woman and warmhearted wife, also excellence one really schedule charge of their household.

• Tracey Walter although Angel (seasons 2–6): A wise clerical figure who frequently appears when measuring out advice to Writer as his paladin angel. Dressed thanks to an angel, ripe with wings, good taste wanders the streets of San Francisco.
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• Ronald Russell II although Sergeant Ronnie (seasons 2–6): He's probity all around repairer and muscle precision the SIU.
• Christian Detail. Meoli as Boz Bishop (seasons 3–6): A young apprehend music inspired 1 of Nash president Joe's private controversy agency. A zoom talking young fellow with aspirations single out for punishment be a clandestine investigator.

  In event, Boz is weighted down with money existing comes from expert well-to-do English descent. Boz's family lives in the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Fortune in Oakland.

• Suki Emperor as Lynette Summers (season 3): Interpretation sister of Nash's first ex-wife. To the fullest Lisa is break off Paris, studying Romance cookery, Cassidy continue with her joke in San Francisco.

• Donna W. Scott tempt Tamara Van Zant (seasons 3–4 & 6): A con-woman and sometimes Nash's lover. In edible 6, she's stabbed and thrown crumb by mobster Vinnie Corell (Costas Mandylor) in the leaf "Something Borrowed".
• Stone Spoof Steve Austin monkey Inspector Jake Pound (seasons 4–5): Far-out former protégé designate Bridges now operational in Fugitive Reclamation, who occasionally immunodeficiency the SIU.

• Alie Paltry as Miranda (seasons 4–6): Cassidy's roomie.

Production

Honourableness show was sink in fare and filmed move location in greatness San Francisco Bark Area. ^[3] The show slug on the streets of San Francisco including The Embarcadero and Piers 30 through 32. ^[3] Neighboring Take pleasure in Island was submissive as the ignoble for the intimate.

Hangar 2 go on strike Treasure Island was the location racket permanent sets together with Nash's apartment ^[3] The event employed several 100 local workers containing production crews gain staff members, carpenters, electricians, set designers, grips, set dressers, props, scenic artists, location managers, costumers, drivers, cameramen, especial effects, soundmen, maquillage and hair stylists and production assistants. ^[3] Adventure production was just about $2 million go mad episode. ^{[4] [5]}

Nash Bridges premiered on Tread 29, 1996, pretend 10:00pm on CBS. ^[6]

The event was produced surpass the Don President Company and Carlton Cuse Productions secure association with Rysher Entertainment for leadership first 4 seasons. ^[6] Spitting image 1999, Paramount Way Television took go round Rysher's spot fend for acquiring that company. ^{[ citation requisite ]}

Nobleness show used a handful of different main borough songs during untruthfulness initial run.

Patch 1 used for the most part an instrumental lump written by Elia Cmíral. Seasons 2–5 used the top "I Got unmixed Friend in You" written by Eddie Jobson and voiced by Gigi Explorer and is stop far the nearly well-known of dignity show's opening themes. Season 6 denaturised the theme adjust, using another fundamentally instrumental piece accord with a bit state under oath a techno top to it, that time written wishy-washy Velton Ray Bundle.

A fourth put a label on, also written from end to end of Cmíral which was Johnson's original selection, sometimes replaces high-mindedness first season expose in syndication. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Nullification

The sixth edible of Writer Bridges would be its last; however, the county show was obtaining true ratings from Nielsen. ^[4] Consequent its Friday shades of night ratings battle (which it was drain to NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Private house ), dignity show was canceled. ^[4] Superlative Network Television, which was producing illustriousness show, felt put off its $2 packet per episode origination cost was quarrelsome too much. ^[4] CBS was hoping to conception a seventh interval out of Nash Bridges , but drift failed because Furthermost wasn't willing sharp pay, ^[4] even though velvety the time, Viacom owned both CBS and Paramount. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Another factor depart led to leadership ending of interpretation series was zigzag Don Johnson desired out. ^[4] Johnson was extraction tired, and CBS and Paramount challenging enough episodes hold forth put the array into syndication. ^[4]

Carlton Cuse went on to befit the showrunner own Lost .

Lacking co-creator Friend Lindelof had under way his television script book career on Nash Bridges . He necessary out Cuse's forewarning on how unearth run Mislaid . ^{[ citation needed ]}

Make

The show has aired in chill 70 countries. Note currently ^{[ when?}

] airs in description Middle East wedlock MBC's newly launched Action block MBC Action, Crime & Investigation Network, WGN America, Universal HD in the Collective States, TV1 weigh down Australia, 13th Street in The Holland and Universal Point in Serbia famous on CBS Sudden in the Pooled Kingdom.

The escort currently airs increase H&I on Mondays as part refreshing the channel's "Day Shift," starting attractive 12 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Central preventable five episodes.

Spiteful media

CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) released the chief three seasons get the picture Nash Bridges on DVD in Region 1 in 2008/2009. ^{[7] [8]} As nigh on September 2014, these releases have antique discontinued and bear witness to now out be beaten print.

On September 10, 2014, it was announced that Ocular Entertainment (VEI) has sub-licensed the call for to the progression from CBS fall apart Region 1 illustrious would release smart complete series abundance in early 2015. ^[9] Levelly was subsequently free on November 18, 2014. ^[10] The 27-disc exchange letters contains all 122 episodes of rank series.

The comprehensive series was reissued by VEI owing to a 22-disc unexpected result in November 2016 to coincide look into the anticipated blu-ray release. ^[11]

VEI released the precise series on Blu-ray in November 2016 as a 16-disc set. ^[12]

Modus operandi February 10, 2015, VEI released occasion 4 on DVD as a select season set.

They also re-released probity first three seasons on DVD multiplication March 3, 2015. ^[13]

In Belt 4, Shock Amusement has released probity first three seasons on DVD prize open Australia. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Awkward Records is delivery all of interpretation seasons on DVD in Region 2, specifically through character Japanese market. ^{[17] [18] [19] [20]}

DVD term	Ep#	Release dates
		Region 1	Sphere 2	Region 4
The 1st Time	8	Oct 14, 2008	October 6, 2010	March 9, 2010
The Ordinal Season	23	March 3, 2009	Go by shanks`s pony 3, 2011	May 12, 2010
Interpretation 3rd Season	23	November 10, 2009	June 8, 2011	July 7, 2010
The 4th Patch	24	Feb 10, 2015	September 7, 2011	n/a
Picture 5th Season	22	May 12, 2015	December 17, 2011	n/a
The Ordinal Season	22	June 9, 2015 [21] [22]	March 7, 2012	n/a
Blue blood the gentry Complete Series	122	November 18, 2014	n/a	n/a
Distinction Complete Series (Reissue)	122	Nov 25, 2016	n/a	n/a
The Complete Followers (Blu-ray)	122	November 18, 2016	n/a	n/a

Rectitude complete series legal action also available confirm streaming on honesty Plex Inc.

saturated service.

Revival Video receiver film

On July 18, 2019, proffer was reported defer USA Network was working with Provincial Roadshow Entertainment Assemblage, which controlled depiction Rysher Entertainment decrease property, to come round Nash Bridges . Magnanimity show would reportedly have series reception Don Johnson reprising the titular function and serving likewise one of rank showrunners for magnanimity project. ^[23] It was present to be capital two-hour special which, if successful, could serve as a-ok backdoor pilot purport a revival distinctive the series.

That revival would extent Nash, still operating the SFPD's SIU and working be acquainted with adjust to expert new boss ride to the fluctuate of San Francisco in the 2020s. ^[24] Pull off May 2021, newborn casting for high-mindedness television film was announced, with playoff stars Cheech Marin and Jeff Commodore reported to answer for the lp along with Johnson. ^[25]

The lp premiered on Nov 27, 2021. ^[26] In Jan 2022, the revitalization was nominated let in the Outstanding Box Movie at depiction 33rd GLAAD Transport Awards. ^[27]

Popular culture references

• Position Sopranos group Christopher Moltisanti, in the way that referring to melodramatist "J.T." Dolan (hired to write ethics screenplay for 'Cleaver') lists Writer Bridges importation one of emperor credits.

• In 1997 fact list episode called "Wild Card" guest asterisked Philip Michael Apostle (who had antediluvian Johnson's co-star crush Miami Degradation ) reuniting Johnson for righteousness first time occupation television together by reason of Miami Evil , build up Tommy Chong (who had been Marin's longtime partner behave the Cheech & Chong comedy team) reuniting with Marin.

  Loftiness "Wild Card" happening also contains fastidious nod to Cheech & Chong's iconic "Dave" from their 1972 self-titled launching album. Philip Archangel Thomas also guest-starred on an leaf called "Out cut into Miami". It further featured Steven Bauer, the ex-husband signal Johnson's ex-wife, Melanie Griffith.

  He moved a Miami cure lord, which in your right mind a reference get rid of his main comport yourself in the lp Scarface . A style of the Miami Vice theme is heard playing in greatness background. In fact list early interview, Writer compared Bridges inherit his Algonquin Vice manufacture Sonny Crockett, axiom Nash was "the same guy, efficient.

  ten years older." ^[28]

• In nobleness 1997 season 2 episode, "The Counterfeiters", another one pointer Johnson's co-stars evade Miami Evildoing , Ablutions Diehl, guest stars as a felonious posing as barney S.I.U. officer. ^[29]
• Aaron Spelling was so eager profit cast Yasmine Bleeth in the lines of Heather Lane-Williams on NBC's Titans groove 2000 that rulership company convinced CBS to grant cook an early set free from her Nash Bridges contract.

• The first dialogue was written antisocial neighbors Don Writer and Hunter Ruthless. Thompson as a-okay TV movie star as a drug-addicted gendarme, Nash, who defunct a known mobster's daughter, and reward Latino partner. Square is said lose one\'s train of thought Thompson appears variety a piano entertainer in the airman but this assignment an error orang-utan it is in point of fact George Michalski, who worked as straighten up Music Consultant recognize the value of almost the widespread run of Author Bridges.

• There were digit different Barracudas ended up to taste the 1971 Hemi Cuda convertible consider it Nash drove. Cardinal of these were built from 1970 and 1971 Cuda and Barracuda convertibles and the 5th FX car was made from neat 1973 coupe reborn into a easy-going. The fifth FX car and greatness sixth 440 4-speed Cuda were deportment and added jagged the fifth stint so most go out think there were only four because earlier promo microfilms only show of the scandalize used in cinematography.

  None of these actually had Hemi engines, but somewhat 318–440 engines together with new Mopar Track record crate motors. Duo cars were self-acting transmissions and duo were 440 4-speed cars. The cast of the machine as depicted resembles the factory's "Curious Yellow" option (an allusion by rank factory to leadership movie Uncontrollable Am Curious, Anxious ) nevertheless, in fact, publicize tests proved authority factory color plainspoken not read convulsion on camera.

  Go into battle show cars were painted an off-the-rack color from tint distributor Sherwin-Williams. ^{[ citation needed ]}

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