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Sons and Daughters (1974)

Sons and Daughters poster
Directed by
Richard Donner
Genre
drama
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 9 episodes
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows two teenagers in 1950s California as they deal with the everyday ups and downs of family and growing up. The girl lives with her divorced father, which adds a layer of tension to her home life.

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What happens

Sons and Daughters is an American drama series that launched from the pilot television movie titled Senior Year, which aired on CBS from September 11 until November 6, 1974. The show was set in California during the mid-1950s and portrayed the trials of life for two teenagers — Jeff, portrayed by 24-year-old Gary Frank and Anita, played by 17-year-old Glynnis O'Connor. John S. Ragin portrayed Walter Cramer, Anita's divorced father. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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