Series synopsis
LAX is a Canadian drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 13, 2004. It ended on April 16, 2005. It was created by Mark Gordon, Nick Thiel. It stars Heather Locklear, Blair Underwood, David Paetkau and Frank John Hughes.
LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".
Premise
LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Heather Locklear as Harley Random
- Blair Underwood as Roger De Souza
- David Paetkau as Nick
- Frank John Hughes as Henry Engels
- Wendy Hoopes as Betty
- Paul Leyden as Tony Magulia
Guest cast
- Lorenzo James Henrie as Cody
- Kevin Dunn as Vic Tilden
- Lois Smith as Rose Sinclair
- Bill Macy as Martin
- Sam Doumit as Rachel Fischer
- Chad Todhunter as Mystery Man
- Ron Fassler as Coach
- James Gammon as Bill Barkley
- Leonard L. Thomas as Security Guard
- Charisma Carpenter as Julie Random
- Michael Murphy as Emmet
- Paul Butcher as Spencer DeWitt
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | September 13, 2004 | April 16, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot The overall director of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) commits suicide... now his two underlings spar amongst themselves for his former position and title, by attempting to prove they can handle the pressures of operating one of the world's largest and busiest aviation gateways. |
September 13, 2004 |
| 2 |
Finnegan Again, Begin Again When a coffin arriving as baggage on an in-bound flight is discovered to contain a living person, Harley and Roger with the help of Henry, Betty, and Nick locate the missing corpse/stow-away. Elsewhere, Tony tries to secure twelve seats to Albany for a little league team trying to make their first national championship, while the airport staff tests out new tactics to deal with the airports bird problem |
September 20, 2004 |
| 3 |
The Longest Day On his way home from a conference in Sacramento with a quick jaunt to Las Vegas, Roger begins to suspect his plane might be in trouble when a minor electrical surge sets off the cabin call lights. Using his status as LAX tower supervisor and experience as a flight engineer, he attempts to gain control of the situation, only to discover the plane is experiencing a massive power failure as the control instruments slowly start to fail. In the LAX control tower, Harley attempts to guide the distressed plane in for a safe landing while Tony keeps Roger's wife comforted in the terminal. |
September 27, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 13, 2004 |
| Last aired | April 16, 2005 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 22:00:00 |