The Education of Max Bickford
Richard Dreyfuss made his long-awaited weekly TV series bow in CBS' weekly, 60-minute The
Education of Max Bickford. In the tradition of Dreyfuss' theatrical feature Mr. Holland's Opus,
the series focuses on an irascibly liberal-minded but rigidly tradition-bound professor of
literature at a prestigious women's college. Passed over for a promotion in favor of his former
student (and lover) Andrea Haskell, Max Bickford begins to wonder if his 23 years of steadfast
academic service were truly worth it.
Cast & Characters
Richard Dreyfuss
Marcia Gay Harden
Eric Ian Goldberg
Katee Sackhoff
Helen Shaver
... Max Bickford
... Andrea Haskell
... Lester 'Pres' Bickford
... Nell Bickford
... Erica Bettis
Rod Holcomb previously directed Marcia in the television drama "Convict Cowboy" in 1995.
Debuting September 23, 2001, The
Education of Max Bickford was one of the few new series of the 2001-2002 season whose premiere
was not delayed by coverage of the World Trade Center bombing.
