To Have & To Hold Guide
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Welcome to the To Have & To Hold guide. We follow the lives of Annie (Moira Kelly) and Sean (Jason Beghe), a slightly “crazy” and confused newly-wed couple. He is a cop; she a public defender, and their cases quite often put them up against each other as we follow Annie and Sean… More in their professional and personal lives. Sean’s big Irish family is also an important part of the story. There’s his grumpy father Robert (John Cullum) and his generous but meddling mother Fiona (Fionnula Flanagan), and Sean’s two rebellious younger brothers Tommy (Stephen Largay) and Michael (Jason Wiles), who are both cops. And last, but certainly not least, there’s Sean’s older brother Patrick (Stephen Lee), a firefighter and established family father who is going through a mid-life crisis. Coincidentally, Patrick’s wife Carolyn (Colleen Flynn) is Annie’s sister; making them all one big and ultimately eccentric family. To Have & to Hold was created by Joanne T. Waters, and aired Wednesday at CBS during the 1998-1999 TV season. It was a romantic family drama with some healthy doses of down-to-earth humor thrown in. The writing wasn’t always the best, but the two lead actors, Moira Kelly and Jason Beghe, put in some excellent work and had a great chemistry between them. Unfortunately, the show was never really given the chance to develop itself and grow on the viewers. No more than thirteen episodes were produced, and only nine of these aired on CBS. The last four episodes have all been aired abroad, though.
To Have & To Hold Season 1 Episode Guide
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Season 1, Episode 13
Stuck in the Blizzard with You
Annie and Sean’s families gather for Easter and get snowed in. There’s plenty of tension: Tommy brings an annoying date who smells bad, Ellen brings her considerably younger boyfriend and there are sparks between Patrick and Carolyn. Annie’s uncle Jack (the brother of her deceased father) also shows up but is given a hateful welcome by Sean and Robert. Annie demands to know the reason why Sean hates her uncle but the answer turns out to be very shocking… Meanwhile, Michael is unable to get home. Following a skiing trip, he gets stuck on the bus along with a charming woman.
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Season 1, Episode 12
Who’s Sorry Next?
Sean and Tommy pursue a young robber. Tommy shoots and kills the young boy when he pulls out a gun but afterwards, it turns out the gun wasn’t loaded. Tommy is devastated. Fiona shocks the family be announcing she’s gotten herself a job at the library. Robert suffers a heart attack after an argument with Tommy.
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Season 1, Episode 11
The Least Wonderful Time of the Year
Christmas is just around the corner. Annie and Sean decide to take Anna to a mall to see a “Santa”. Unfortunately, the experience proves traumatic for poor Anna as the Santa is caught steeling and lead away in handcuffs. Annie defends the 17 year-old Alicia, who is accused of killing a priest. Against all odds, Annie manages to get Alicia cleared but later she gets reason to suspect that Alicia may be guilty after all. Annie is unable to let the case go…
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Season 1, Episode 10
The Kids Are All Right?
Carolyn and Patrick go off on a weekend trip in a feeble attempt to salvage what’s left of their marriage. Meanwhile, Sean and Annie take care of their kids. After meeting their class mate Lily, Sean starts worrying that something is not right with Lily. Annie defends a man named Gary Slaton of armed robbery. He has a mistress who could give him an alibi but she’s won’t come forward. And with good reason: she is the wife of Gary’s best friend.
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Season 1, Episode 9 – Aired: 12/9/1998
Since I Don’t Know You
Sean investigates a mysterious break-in at the city archives where nothing has been stolen. Following his break-up with Carolyn, Patrick moves in at the fire station. Meanwhile, Carolyn fears going to her High School reunion without a husband.
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Season 1, Episode 8 – Aired: 12/2/1998
Turkey Day Blues
Annie and Sean’s families all gather for a Thanksgiving dinner and it’s confrontation time as endless repressed conflicts finally surface. Fiona discovers a lump in her breast and must hurry to the hospital for an operation…
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Season 1, Episode 7 – Aired: 11/11/1998
Right My Fire
Michael’s old school friend Johnny is released from jail but quickly becomes terrorized by his neighbors. Sean and Michael investigate the threats and the clues lead them to Ray O’Grady, who is badly scarred from a mysterious fire that occurred several years ago. Sean catches his brother Patrick speaking intimately with the widow of one of his colleagues. Patrick claims the relationship is merely platonic but Sean nevertheless wants Patrick to tell Carolyn about it.
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Season 1, Episode 6 – Aired: 11/4/1998
These Boots Are Made for Stalking
Sean’s ex-girlfriend Gina is being stalked by a persistant admirer, and Gina begs Sean for help. Annie becomes jealous, and it turns out that Gina may have ulterior motives for coming to Sean. Tommy decides he wants to be a comedian.
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Season 1, Episode 5 – Aired: 10/28/1998
Driveway to Heaven
Annie’s old friend Julia, a teacher, is accused of having a sexual relationship with one of her students, and asks Annie for help. However, the case is complicated by a surprising revelation. Sean and Annie almost never get any time alone because his mother Fiona pops up continuously. Meanwhile, Carolyn goes into labor.
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8.5 Great 1 VoteSeason 1, Episode 4 – Aired: 10/21/1998
Hope You Had the Time of Your Wife
Annie takes on the difficult case of defending the mentally retarded Christopher, who is accused of murder. However, after doing some investigating of her own, Annie learns that there is more than one likely suspect. Sean reluctantly accompanies Annie to dinner with her boring librarian friend Karen and her husband Roger. Sean becomes instantly suspicious of Roger and decides to follow up on his hunch.
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Season 1, Episode 3 – Aired: 10/14/1998
Tangled Up in You
Annie defends an 18 year-old boy who is in jail for car theft. She is shocked to discover that the boy’s parents refuse to post bail because they believe their son deserves to be in prison.
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Season 1, Episode 2 – Aired: 10/7/1998
Whole Lotto Love
Newly-weds Sean and Annie are discussing where they are going to live. Sean puts in a bid on a house – without consulting Annie first… Annie defends a woman whose husband was electrocuted when a TV somehow ended up in the bath tub.
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Season 1, Episode 1 – Aired: 9/30/1998
Pilot
Policeman Sean is called in to take care of a violent marital dispute in his neighborhood. Sean arrests the husband but later finds himself up against his fiancee, public defender Annie, in court because Annie has been assigned to defend the husband. Sean and Annie’s wedding has already been called off two times but now the big day is finally here. Will they go through with it this time?
CAST
Stars
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Person Score:
9.1 Votes
Moira Kelly
Annie CornellNew York native Moira Kelly, well-known as the voice of Nala in Disney’s Lion King and as Kate Moseley in the more…
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Person Score:
8.7 Votes
Jason Wiles
Michael McGrailBorn in Kansas City, Missouri, Jason Wiles grew up in Lenexa, Kansas. Undecided after high school and having passed up more…
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Person Score:
9 Votes
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Person Score:
9.7 Votes
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Person Score:
9 Votes
Colleen Flynn
Carolyn McGrailColleen Flynn was born on May 23, 1962 in New Jersey. She started acting in high school. She then went on to Rutgers more…
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Person Score:
9.5 Votes
Fionnula Flanagan
Fiona McGrailBorn and raised in Dublin and trained at the city’s distinguished Abbey Theatre and in Switzerland, she now resides in Los Angeles.
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N/A Never Rated
Stephen Largay
Tommy McGrail
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