This series is set in the 1960s. It describes the lives of the police constabulary and medical staff of Ashfordly and Aidensfield. It also goes into the lives of the residents.

Cast:
Nick Nolte as Neal Cassady,
Sissy Spacek as Carolyn Cassady,
John Heard as Jack Kerouac,
Ray Sharkey as Ira,

More Cast (27) ... Ann Dusenberry as Stevie,
Margaret Fairchild as Mrs. Kerouac,
Tony Bill as Dick,
Mary Margaret amato as Waitress,
Kent Williams as Ogden,
Susan Niven as Ogden's Secretary,
Marcia Nasatir as First Receptionist,
Mickey Kelly as Second Receptionist,
Luis Contreras as Mexican Junkie,
Sharon Lee as Blonde in Car,
Stephen Davies as Bob Bendix,
Jenny O'hara as Betty Bendix,
Don Brodie as Dispatcher,
Tom Runyon as Seaman,
Juliana Tutak as Cathy,
Candy Ann brown as Claudia (as Candy Brown),
John Larroquette as TV Talk Show Host,
John Hostetter as Poet,
Bill Cross as Bartender (as Billy Cross),
Terence H. winkless as Youth in Bar (as Terry Winkless),
Ray Vitte as Undercover Agent,
Sunshine Parker as Gas Station Attendant,
Garth Eliassen as Sleeping Yokel,
Steve Allen as Himself,
Jean-paul Hellendall as Scotty Cassady (uncredited),
Michael F. hoover as Bar patron (uncredited)
and David Lynch as Painter (uncredited).

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