COLLECTION · Series · 1971

Nichols

Name: Nichols
Genre: Western
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 6.3

Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the fictional town of Nichols, Arizona, in 1914, Nichols differed from traditional Western series of the era. The main character, a sheriff, rode on a motorcycle and in an automobile rather than on the traditional horse. The hero did not carry a firearm and was generally opposed to the use of violence to solve problems, preferring other means. Margot Kidder portrayed Ruth, the love interest/barmaid of Nichols.

Source: TMDB

* 6.3 (3)Western

Creators

Frank Pierson

Studios

NBC · Warner Bros. Television · Cherokee Productions

Runtime

60 min/ep

Age rating

TV-PG

Release

16/09/1971

Score

6.3 / 10 (3)

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Seasons and episodes

Season 1

24 episodes · 1971

Episode 1. Nichols

1971-09-16 · 60 min

A retired soldier tired of guns returns to his family homestead in Arizona only to be forced to assume the position of local sheriff.

Episode 2. The Siege

1971-09-23 · 60 min

A bandit gang rides in from Mexico in search of a dentist for its leader.

Episode 3. The Indian Giver

1971-09-30 · 60 min

An Indian claims the Ketchams' land.

Episode 4. Paper Badge

1971-10-07 · 60 min

Nichols welcomes a would-be actress to town, while Ketcham is infuriated by a booksmart lawman.

Episode 5. Gulley vs Hansen

1971-10-14 · 60 min

Two aging gunfighters are pressured into a final showdown.

Episode 6. Deer Crossing

1971-10-21 · 60 min

Ketcham angers the Apaches when he tries to force a brave to end his hunt for a prize buck.

Episode 7. The Specialists

1971-10-28 · 60 min

Nichols and Ketcham hire second-rate mercenaries for an attack on an outlaw stronghold.

Episode 8. Peanuts and Crackerjacks

1971-11-04 · 60 min

A baseball game between a visiting Army team and the town's team becomes a betting event.

Episode 9. Ketcham Power

1971-11-11 · 60 min

Ketcham is made a deputy and promptly abuses his authority.

Episode 10. Bertha

1971-11-18 · 60 min

After twenty years in a school back east Bertha's daughter is coming to town. Bertha plans to close down and become "respectable" during her daughter's visit, but instead Nichols convinces her to let him run her place while she's "gone".