The Lawrenceville Stories

The Lawrenceville Stories

The Lawrenceville Stories

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The Lawrenceville Stories

1987- 1989

1 Seasons

3 Episodes

5.0(1 votes)

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Drama

Comedy

Overview

Based on the novels by Owen Johnson, the three-part miniseries follows the antics of William 'Hickey' Hicks and his fellow students at the prestigious Lawrenceville Prep School at the turn of the 20th century.

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American Playhouse

Disney Channel

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Zach Galligan

Zach Galligan

William 'Hickey' Hicks

Robert Joy

Robert Joy

Mr. Tapping

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Headmaster

Stephen Baldwin

Stephen Baldwin

Gutter Pup

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton

Lovely Mead

Tony Van Bridge

The Roman

Hans Engel

Hungry Smeed

Dave Foley

Dave Foley

Smith / Welsh Rarebit

Paul Haddad

Triumphant Egghead

Kevin Lund

Turkey Reiter

Creative team

Created by: Jan Jaffe Kahn
Written by: Jan Jaffe Khan

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