# Our Family Honor

Our Family Honor is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from September 17, 1985, until January 3, 1986, as part of its 1985 fall lineup.

## Series overview

Launched as a two-hour made-for-television movie, Our Family Honor is about two New York City families who had known each other since their childhoods and who were involved in competing "family businesses". The McKay family mostly worked for the New York City Police Department, where Patrick (Kenneth McMillan) was Commissioner, while the Danzigs were deeply involved in organized crime, with patriarch Vincent (Eli Wallach) filling the role of "godfather". Barbara Stuart played Vincent's wife, Marianne Danzig, while Michael Madsen played Vincent's cruel but inept son, Augie, who was nonetheless his heir apparent. Detective Sergeant Frank McKay (Tom Mason) was Patrick's often hot-headed son, Liz McKay (Daphne Ashbrook), Patrick's niece, was a newly graduated officer now partnered with Officer Ed Santini (Ray Liotta, in a recurring role). She was romantically involved with Vincent's other son, Jerry (Michael Woods), who wanted out of his father's business and used the name "Jerry Cole" in order to minimize any connection with his father's family. Despite the program's large budget and large, impressive cast, it was cancelled due to low ratings. The show ended with Augie dying in a gunfight with Frank, who was coming to arrest him for his involvement in the murder of Rita's lover.

## Cast and characters

* Daphne Ashbrook as Liz McKay
* Georgann Johnson as Katherine McKay
* Ron Karabatsos as George Bennett
* Michael Madsen as Augie Danzig
* Tom Mason as Frank McKay
* Kenneth McMillan as Patrick McKay
* Barbara Stuart as Marianne Danzig
* Eli Wallach as Vincent Danzig
* Sheree J. Wilson as Rita Danzig
* Michael Woods as Jerry "Cole" Danzig

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Pilot" | Robert Butler | Story by : John Tanner Teleplay by : John Tanner, Arthur Bernard Lewis & Richard Freiman | September 17, 1985 (1985-09-17) | 15.4 |
| 2 | "Everybody is a Star" | Guy Magar | Richard Freiman | September 24, 1985 (1985-09-24) | 11.7 |
| 3 | "In the Line of Duty" | Martin Davidson | Josef Anderson | October 1, 1985 (1985-10-01) | 11.7 |
| 4 | "Runaway Movie Queen" | Guy Magar | Joseph Gunn | October 8, 1985 (1985-10-08) | 12.1 |
| 5 | "Cat and Mouse" | Martin Davidson | Nancy Miller | October 15, 1985 (1985-10-15) | 10.1 |
| 6 | "The Hostage" | Charles Correll | Joseph Gunn | November 8, 1985 (1985-11-08) | 6.4 |
| 7 | "Homecoming" | Michael Lange | Howard Lakin | November 15, 1985 (1985-11-15) | 6.4 |
| 8 | "The Casino" | Martin Davidson | Richard Freiman | November 22, 1985 (1985-11-22) | 5.6 |
| 10 | "Mark of Cain" | Jerry Jameson | Leonard Katzman | November 29, 1985 (1985-11-29) | 5.7 |
| 11 | "Lone Justice" | Martin Davidson | Howard Lakin | December 6, 1985 (1985-12-06) | 4.8 |
| 12 | "End of the Line" | Jerry Jameson | Story by : Ron Frazier Teleplay by : Peter Lefcourt & Richard Freiman | December 13, 1985 (1985-12-13) | 5.5 |
| 13 | "Crimes of Passion – Part 1" | John Patterson | Story by : Peter Lefcourt Teleplay by : Peter Lefcourt & Richard Freiman | December 27, 1985 (1985-12-27) | 9.8 |
| 14 | "Crimes of Passion – Part 2" | John Patterson | Story by : Peter Lefcourt Teleplay by : Peter Lefcourt & Richard Freiman | January 3, 1986 (1986-01-03) | 5.4 |