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When the Bough Breaks is a 1986 television film directed by Waris Hussein and starring Ted Danson. The screenplay by Phil Penningroth was adapted from a 1985 novel by Jonathan Kellerman, also titled When the Bough Breaks. Danson, who also co-produced, plays the crime-solving forensic psychologist Alex Delaware, a character who appears in a series of novels by Kellerman.
Original Release
10/12/1986
US Release
10/12/1986
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Masur | Milo |
| Rachel Ticotin | Raquel Santos |
| James Noble | Dr. Warren Towle |
| Kim Miyori | Kim Hickle |
| Merritt Butrick | Tim Kruger |
| David Huddleston | Vicar McCaffrey |
| Charles Lane | Van der Graaf |
| Scott Paulin | Rick |
| Deborah Harmon | Lisa |
| Marcie Leeds | Melody Quinn |
Directors
Writers
Jonathan Kellerman, Phil Penningroth
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Masur | Milo |
| Rachel Ticotin | Raquel Santos |
| James Noble | Dr. Warren Towle |
| Kim Miyori | Kim Hickle |
| Merritt Butrick | Tim Kruger |
| David Huddleston | Vicar McCaffrey |
| Charles Lane | Van der Graaf |
| Scott Paulin | Rick |
| Deborah Harmon | Lisa |
| Marcie Leeds | Melody Quinn |
| Tom Williams | Stuart Hickle |
| Robert Covarrubias | Andy |
| Danny De La Paz | Raphael |
| Lupe Ontiveros | Cruz |
| Lisa Blake Richards | Agnes |
| May Quigley | Clerk #2 |
| Ben Slack | Arthur Gershman |
| Paula Shaw | Judge |
| Frank Dent | Harry |
| Jane Alden | Ellen |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ted Danson | Executive Producer |
| Dan Fauci | Executive Producer |
| Rick Husky | Producer |
| Kenneth R. Koch | Producer |
