<Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 17, 1971 (1971 - 09 - 17)--April 24, 1977 (1977 - 04 - 24) </Td> </Tr> <P> McMillan & Wife (known simply as McMillan from 1976--77) was a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from 1971 to 1977 . Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, the series premiered in episodes as part of Universal Television's wheel series NBC Mystery Movie, in rotation with Columbo and McCloud . Initially airing on Wednesday night, the original lineup 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 especially for the Mystery Movie strand . </P> <P> McMillan & Wife revolved around a 40 - ish San Francisco police commissioner, Stuart McMillan (Rock Hudson) and his attractive, bright and affable 20 something wife Sally (Susan Saint James). Often, the storylines featured Mac and Sally attending fashionable parties and charity benefits before solving robberies and murders . John Schuck appeared as Sgt . Charles Enright and Nancy Walker was Mildred, the couple's sarcastic, hard - drinking maid, both characters serving as comic relief . </P>

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