BROADCAST DATE: Saturday, November 30, 1974, ABC. EPISODE TITLE: 1.10 "ROOTS OF ANGER".
DESCRIPTION: Set in Davis County, New Mexico, "NAKIA" details the exploits of Deputy Nakia Parker, a Navajo who sometimes finds his heritage and beliefs clash with the law he is sworn to uphold. This was Lynda Carter's debut as an actress and she was casted in the role of a wife appearing only for a couple of minutes.

	Series Run: September 21, 1974 thru December 28, 1974. Broadcast Network: ABC. Time Slot: 10:00 P.M. Regular Cast: Robert Forster [Deputy Nakia Parker] / Arthur Kennedy [Sheriff Sam Jericho] / Gloria DeHaven [Irene Jones] / Taylor Lacher [Deputy Hubbel Martin] / John Tenorio Jr. [Half Cub] / Victor Jory [Ben, The Medicine Man]. Guest-Stars: Pernell Roberts [Matt Haywood] / Steve Sandor [Chester Haywood] / David Young [Glen Haywood] / Richard Young [Arnold Haywood] / Barbara Rhodes [Jackie] / Eddie Firestone [John Chase] / LYNDA CARTER [Helen Chase] / John Quade [Miller Fry] / Julie Cobb [Wanda St. George] / Ben Zeller [Tom Elliott] / Thomas J. Conlan [Dr. Sanders] / William Hicks [Cruz] / EdwaRd Pennybacker [Justin] / Richard Knipfing [First Reporter] / Charles Benton [Second Reporter] and Neil Davis [Jury foreman]. Writer: Stephen Lord. Director: Alex Singer. Executive Producers: Charles Larson, Quinn Martin. Producers: Ernest Losso, George Sunga. Executive Producers: Charles Larson, Quinn Martin. Developed For Television by: Sy Salkowitz. Story Consultant: Irving Pearlberg. Music and Theme: Leonard Ronsenman. Director of Photography: Duke Callaghan. Art Director: Gary Odell. Film Editor: Stefan Arsten. Casting: Shelly Ellison. Location Casting: Ethel Terry Baca. Set Director: Fred Goetz. Makeup: Fred Williams. Assistant Director: Rusty Meek. Unit Production Manager: Bill Green. Technical Advisor: Sheriff Bob Budagher. Casting Executive: Renee Valente. Main Title Design: Sandy Devore. Automobiles Provided by: Chevrolet Motor Company. Titles and Opticals: MGM.
EPISODE SYNOPSIS: Deputy Sheriff Nakia Parker of Concord, New Mexico, a full blooded Navajo Indian, is called to a local bar called “Jackies’ to break up a fight. He is attacked by Glen Haywood, the spoiled son of rich local rancher Matt Haywood, and knocks out the young man. Haywood goes home, but is found dead the next day, apparently of the blow struck by Deputy Parker, and Matt Haywood presses for a grand jury indictment against the Deputy. Nakia investigates and questions several Concord townspeople, including John Chase, an older man with a beautiful young wife, Helen (Lynda Carter) who was bothered by Glen Haywood in the bar the night before the fight.  In his investigation, Nakia finds that there was a disagreement between Glen and his younger brother, Arnold, after the bar fight, and when he tries to question Arnold, the teenager tries to flee, but is caught and confesses to the murder of his brother.

© 1974 by David Gerber Productions Inc., LBS Communications Inc., and Columbia Pictures Television. All Rights Reserved

			RUNNING TIME:	0:50:00 [1 hour including commercials].
			VHS:	Not available on commercial video.
			DVD:	Not available on commercial video.
			INFO:	This is LYNDA CARTER's debut as an actress in television.
			VIDEO:	[1]  "NAKIA: ROOTS OF ANGER" Video clip.
			TRIVIA:	[•] The series was short-lived and only lasted for 13 episodes after the pilot, and LYNDA CARTER's appearance was on the tenth episode in the original series order.
				[•] Though some sources claim that Lynda's appearance on the series was uncredited,  she had in fact screen credits.
				[•] Lynda only appears on one scene for 2 minutes and 17 seconds.
				[•] TAYLOR LACHER, who plays Deputy Hubbel Martin would later appear on the episode "THE SETUP" of the "PARTNERS IN CRIME" series.
				[•] EDDIE FIRESTONE, who plays John Chase on this episode, would later play Blinky in the movie "A MATTER OF WIFE... AND DEATH".

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