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Guide: The District
Synopsis:
The District, a drama inspired by the real-life experiences
of former New York Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple, revolves
around Jack Mannion (Craig T. Nelson), a tenacious champion of
the underdog and avowed crimefighter, whose revolutionary tactics
resulted in a 50 percent drop in crime, first in Boston, then
in Newark, N.J.
When the controversial
mayor of Washington, D.C., Don Baker, needs to hire a new police
chief, his young deputy mayor, Mary Ann Mitchell (Jayne Brook),
champions Mannion for the job, hoping the outsider can clean up
the streets of her home town. Washington, D.C., despite being
home to more law enforcement agencies than any other city on the
planet, is riddled with crime, and its local police department
is demoralized and ineffective.
Appointed
chief of police by the mayor, Mannion is greeted with hostility
by the powers that be at Police Headquarters, who expected Chief
of Patrol Joe Noland (Roger Aaron Brown) to land the job. Mannion,
with the help of his public-relations whiz kid, Nick Pierce (Justin
Theroux), sets about finding a team to help implement the rebirth
of the Metro force.
Along the
way, he recruits Ella Farmer (Lynn Thigpen), a hard-working statistics
clerk, and Temple "Yes Sir" Page (Sean Patrick Thomas), a young
former Marine. Ella is put in charge of a high-tech briefing room
where Mannion confronts the police brass and makes them accountable
for crime in the city.
Temple becomes
Mannion's eyes and ears on the most crime-ridden, drug-infested
streets in America. David McGregor (David O'Hara), a Royal Ulster
Constabulary cop from Belfast, and Nancy Parras (Elizabeth Marvel),
an intuitive officer working as Mannion's assistant, round out
the chief's inner circle. Together, Mannion and his team form
a modern-day "Untouchables," determined to make the District livable
for all its citizens.
The Cast:
Craig T. Nelson as Police Chief Jack Mannion
Jayne Brook as Mary Ann Mitchell
Lynn Thigpen as Ella Farmer
Roger Aaron Brown as Joe Noland
Sean Patrick Thomas as Temple "Yes Sir" Page
Justin Theroux as Nick Pierce
David O'Hara as Detective David McGregor
Elizabeth Marvel as Nancy Parras
Production
Credits:
PRODUCED BY: CBS Productions, in association with Studios USA.
EXECUTIVE
PRODUCERS: Terry George, Denise Di Novi
PRODUCER:
Rob Corn
CREATED BY:
Terry George, Jack Maple
Episodes:
Season One, 2000/2001
Season Two,
2001/2002
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