The District

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The District
Cast of The District
Format	Serial drama
Created by	Terry George Jack Maple
Starring	Craig T. Nelson Lynne Thigpen Jayne Brook Roger A. Brown Sean Patrick Thomas Justin Theroux David O'Hara Elizabeth Marvel Jonathan LaPaglia Jaclyn Smith
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	89
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	October 7, 2000 – May 1, 2004
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The District was a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The show marked Coach star Craig T. Nelson's return to TV, as well as future Save the Last Dance star Sean Patrick Thomas's first major role.

1 Background
2 Cast
3 Recurring Guests
4 Main Crew Members
5 External links

[edit] Background

The District was inspired by real-life experience of former New York Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple. Along with Police Commissioner William Bratton they had reorganized the NYPD and one of the achievements was the CompStat program (comparative statistics) since 1994 that has its own major role in the TV series. After the success in New York the CompStat program has really been adapted by other cities however Jack Maple himself chose to publish his experiences - along with Chris Mitchell he wrote a book ("The Crime Fighter", 2000) and along with Terry George he prepared a TV series concept. His impact on the story line is limited for he died of colon cancer on August 4, 2001.

Primary filming was in Los Angeles, with some location shooting in Washington.

[edit] Cast

Craig T. Nelson as Chief Jack Mannion
Lynne Thigpen as Ella Mae Farmer (2000-2003)
Roger Aaron Brown as Deputy Chief Joe Noland
Sean Patrick Thomas as Officer/Detective Temple Page
Elizabeth Marvel as Officer/Detective Nancy Parras
Jonathan LaPaglia as Detective Kevin Debreno (2001-2004)
Justin Theroux as Nick Pierce (2000-2002)
David O'Hara as Detective Danny McGregor (2000-2001)
Jayne Brook as Deputy Mayor Mary Ann Mitchell (2000-2001)

[edit] Recurring Guests

Jaclyn Smith as Vanessa Cavanaugh (2002 -2004)
John Amos as Mayor Ethan Baker (2000-2001)
Wayne Duvall as Sgt. Phil Brander
In 2001, Jean Smart was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" for her performance as "Sherry Regan".
On March 12, 2003, original cast member Lynne Thigpen died at her Marina del Rey, California home at age 54 of a cerebral hemorrhage. The show paid tribute to her character in the third season finale.