The Judge and Jake Wyler is a 1972 American TV movie directed by David Lowell Rich. The teleplay was written by Richard Levinson, William Link, and David Shaw. It was produced by Universal Television and broadcast by NBC on December 2, 1972. The title characters are a hypochondriac former judge who owns a private detective agency and her parolee partner. The two are hired by Alicia Dodd to investigate the alleged suicide of her father, whom she suspects was really a murder victim. Production notes The film was a pilot for a proposed weekly series that failed to make the network's schedule. Earlier that year, Bette Davis had starred in Madame Sin, a pilot for ABC that also failed to sell. In 1973, the character of Judge Meredith resurfaced in the form of Lee Grant in the TV movie Partners in Crime, scripted by Shaw and directed by Jack Smight. This, too, was a pilot that went no further than its initial airing. Cast Bette Davis as Judge Meredith Doug McClure as Jake Wyler Eric Braeden as Anton Granicek Joan Van Ark as Alicia Dodd Gary Conway as Frank Morrison Lou Jacobi as Lieutenant Wolfson Kent Smith as Robert Dodd Principal production credits Producers: Jay Benson, Richard Levinson, William Link Original Music: Gil Melle Cinematography: William Margulies Art Direction: Alexander A. Mayer Costume Design: Burton Miller References External links 1970s English-language films 1970s American films 1972 television films 1972 films 1970s mystery drama films NBC network original films Fictional duos Films directed by David Lowell Rich American mystery drama films Films scored by Gil Mellé