The Wide Country



The Wide Country is an American Western television series which aired on NBC from September 20, 1962 to April 25, 1963.

Synopsis
The series stars Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as brothers, Mitch and Andy Guthrie, respectively, who are traveling rodeo competitors. In the recurring story line, older, wiser brother Mitch, a champion bronco rider, discourages Andy from following in Mitch's footsteps.

The pilot for the series entitled "Second Chance" was aired on March 13, 1962, on the anthology series Alcoa Premiere on ABC. The Wide Country is similar to the ABC series Stoney Burke, starring Jack Lord as a rodeo performer, which aired thirty-two episodes during the same season.

The Wide Country faced tough competition from ABC's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and The Donna Reed Show and CBS's Mr. Ed and the first half of the legal drama, Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr. The series was canceled after one season.

Guest stars

 * Edgar Buchanan
 * Walter Burke
 * Conlan Carter
 * Yvonne Craig
 * John Dehner
 * Alan Hale, Jr.
 * Anne Helm
 * Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr.
 * I. Stanford Jolley
 * Dayton Lummis
 * Read Morgan
 * Jay Novello
 * Roger Mobley
 * Barbara Parkins
 * Slim Pickens
 * Barbara Stuart
 * Chris Robinson
 * Olive Sturgess
 * Lyle Talbot
 * Ray Teal
 * Lurene Tuttle
 * Bruce Yarnell

DVD release
On November 15, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Wide Country- The Complete Television Series on DVD in Region 1 for the first time. The 8-disc set features all 28 episodes of the series.