TV series
McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, the series premiered in 90-minute episodes as part of the wheel series NBC Mystery Movie, in rotation with Columbo and McCloud. Initially airing on Wednesday night, the original line-up was shifted to Sundays in the second season, where it aired for the rest of its run. This was the first element to be created specially for the Mystery Movie strand.
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McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, the series premiered in 90-minute episodes as part of the wheel series NBC Mystery Movie, in rotation with Columbo and McCloud. Initially airing on Wednesday night, the original line-up was shifted to Sundays in the second season, where it aired for the rest of its run. This was the first element to be created specially for the Mystery Movie strand.
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Episode 1
A man is done in by his wife, but he's not done yet. Evidently his ghost is unquiet.
Guest stars Sharon Acker, Cameron Mitchell, Paul Richards, John Astin, Eileen Brennan, Carole Cook, Martin E. Brooks, Arthur Tovey
Episode 2
A composer is up against it, and Sally's somehow connected to him.
Guest stars Charlotte Rae
Episode 3
After receiving the Cop of The Year award, Sgt. Enright is accused of the murder of his ex-wife--and the case against him seems air-tight.
Directed by Robert Michael LewisWritten by Paul Mason, Oliver HaileyGuest stars Paul Winchell, John Astin, Martin E. Brooks, Edmond O'Brien, Kenneth Mars, Charles Nelson Reilly, Michael Ansara, Nick Dimitri
Episode 4
The mob abducts Mac and replaces him with a surgically-altered lookalike, to liquidate a squealer in a tightly-guarded hospital.
Directed by Ron WinstonGuest stars Martin E. Brooks, Andrew Duggan, Alan Manson, Larry Hovis, Carl Esmond, Paul Sorensen, Beverly Washburn, Cosmo Sardo
Episode 5
Sally's next on a maniac's agenda; a psychiatrist assists.
Directed by Gary NelsonGuest stars Sheree North, Dick Van Patten, Albert Salmi, Scott Brady
Episode 6
Sally is kidnapped at an art museum. The ransom: a priceless painting owned by Spain that they are unwilling to relinquish. Mac's only clue takes him back to the day he proposed to Sally.
Directed by Edward M. AbromsWritten by Oliver HaileyGuest stars John Stephenson
Episode 7
Strange accidents surrounding a thoroughbred horse suggest its owner, an old family friend of Sally's, is a target for murder.
Directed by Gary NelsonWritten by Burt PrelutskyGuest stars William Demarest, Murray Matheson, Jackie Coogan, John Astin, Robert Donner
Episode information updated Sep 6, 2026
Susan Saint JamesSally McMillan
Rock HudsonStewart 'Mac' McMillan
John SchuckSgt. Charles Enright
Nancy WalkerMildred
Richard GillilandSgt. Steve DiMaggio
Martha RayeAgatha
Paul Stewart
Pat Harrington Jr.
NBCUnited States
Universal TelevisionUnited States
