# Adams of Eagle Lake > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adams_of_Eagle_Lake > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adams_of_Eagle_Lake.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_of_Eagle_Lake > Source revision: 1356727152 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American television series Adams of Eagle Lake Genre Drama Created by Lane Slate Written by Jonathan Daly John Michael Hayes Lane Slate Charles Stewart Directed by Lawrence Dobkin Walter Grauman Jud Taylor Starring Andy Griffith Abby Dalton Nick Nolte Composers Jerry Goldsmith Harry V. Lojewski Country of origin United States Original language English No. of episodes 2 Production Executive producer Richard O. Linke Producers Walter Grauman Burt Nodella Charles Stewart Production locations Big Bear Lake, California Fawnskin, California Cinematography Robert B. Hauser Running time 60 minutes Production company Andy Griffith Enterprises Original release Network ABC Release January 10 (1975-01-10) – February 26, 1975 (1975-02-26) ***Adams of Eagle Lake*** is an American hour-long police series that aired on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) in 1975. [Andy Griffith](/source/Andy_Griffith) starred as Chief of Police Sam Adams and the episodes presented his attempts to maintain the law in a small resort town.[1] The show lasted for two episodes. ## Background In 1974, Griffith starred in *[Winter Kill](/source/Winter_Kill)*, a [television movie](/source/Television_movie) that was intended as a series pilot. When it failed to sell, the main character of Sheriff Sam McNeill was renamed and used as the lead character in *Adams of Eagle Lake*.[2] ## Cast and characters - [Andy Griffith](/source/Andy_Griffith) as Sheriff Sam Adams - Abby Dalton as Margaret Kelly - [Nick Nolte](/source/Nick_Nolte) as Officer Jerry Troy - [Iggie Wolfington](/source/Iggie_Wolfington) as Officer Jubal Hammond - [Paul Winchell](/source/Paul_Winchell) as Monty - [Sheldon Allman](/source/Sheldon_Allman) as Quinn - [Eldon Quick](/source/Eldon_Quick) as Leonard - William Mims as Lucas Pratt - [Peter Coffield](/source/Peter_Coffield) as Jimmy Simpkins - [Scott Marlowe](/source/Scott_Marlowe) as Ron Selleck - [Lynne Marta](/source/Lynne_Marta) as Cindy - [Brenda Scott](/source/Brenda_Scott) as Debbie - [Irene Tedrow](/source/Irene_Tedrow) as Grandma Simpkins - [Jack Dodson](/source/Jack_Dodson) as Doc Russell ## Episodes 1. "Home is the Coward" (January 10, 1975) 1. "Treasure Chest Murder" (February 26, 1975) The murder of a visitor may be connected with a local's sudden possession of gold coins. ## Locations Although supposedly set in northern California, the TV series location showed opening scenes and other outdoor shots actually taken from the southern California mountain resort communities of Big Bear Lake and Fawnskin, which were much closer to Los Angeles area television production studios. ## Later version In 1977, Griffith appeared in two additional television movies (*The Girl in the Empty Grave* and *Deadly Game*), both attempts to make use again of the same concept. Griffith's character was now Chief of Police Abel Marsh, but he was still a lawman in a small town near a lake. Both movies were filmed in [Big Bear Lake, California](/source/Big_Bear_Lake%2C_California). These movies, as well as *Adams of Eagle Lake* and *[Isn't It Shocking?](/source/Isn't_It_Shocking%3F)* (1973) before it, were based on writer Lane Slate's 1972 feature film *[They Only Kill Their Masters](/source/They_Only_Kill_Their_Masters)* [3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Terrace, Vincent (2009). *Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007* (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7864-3305-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-3305-6). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Marill, Alvin H. (1980). *Movies Made for Television*. Westport, Connecticut: Arlington House Publishers. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-87000-451-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87000-451-4). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Goldberg, Lee (1990). *Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989*. Cutting Edge Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1511590679](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1511590679). ## External links - [*Adams of Eagle Lake*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072464/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Adams of Eagle Lake*](https://web.archive.org/web/20110525104740/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Adams-Eagle-Lake/549) at [TVShowsOnDVD.com](/source/TVShowsOnDVD.com) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Adams of Eagle Lake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_of_Eagle_Lake) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_of_Eagle_Lake?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.