Manchester (Part II)
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| Manchester (Part II) | |
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| Season: | 3 |
| Episode: | 2 |
| Written By: | Aaron Sorkin |
| Directed By: | Thomas Schlamme |
| Airdate: | October 17, 2001 |
| Guest Stars: | Ron Silver Marlee Matlin Anna Deavere Smith Evan Handler Connie Britton |
In the second part of the third season premiere, flashbacks reveal the President (Martin Sheen) as he refines his speech for a major re-election announcement while his staff works uneasily with heavyweight political strategist Bruno Gianelli (Ron Silver) and his team over whether Bartlet should include a public apology in his remarks.
Meanwhile, C.J. (Allison Janney) considers drastic action in the wake of her ill-timed statements during a crucial press conference, and the action includes attempting to resign. Josh (Bradley Whitford) discovers that a strategy regarding a lawsuit against big tobacco that he thought was a victory may turn out to have been a missed opportunity that could have won them reelection in a walk.
In addition, Bartlet tries to patch up a misunderstanding with his wife Abbey (Stockard Channing). The President must also decide if he will accede to the requests of a corrupt Haitian leader that could lead to peace.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Starring
- Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
- Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet
- Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
- Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
- Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
- Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
- John Spencer as Leo McGarry
- Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
- and Martin Sheen as Jed Bartlet
[edit] Special Guest Stars
- Ron Silver as Bruno Gianelli
- and Marlee Matlin as Joey Lucas
[edit] Guest Starring
- Anna Deavere Smith as Dr. Nancy McNally
- Evan Handler as Doug Wegland
- Connie Britton as Connie Tate
- NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
- Bill O'Brien as Kenny Thurman
- Glenn Morshower as Mike Chysler
- Victor McCay as Peter
[edit] Co-Starring
- Peter James Smith as Ed
- William Duffy as Larry
- Kris Arnold as Staffer
- John Emmanuel as Agent
[edit] Quotes
- Josiah Bartlet: (to his staff) It occurs to me, I never said I'm sorry. I am. For the lawyers, for the press, for the mess, for the fear. Bruno, Doug, Connie - These guys are good. They want to win. So do we. The only thing we want more is to be right. I wonder if you can't do both. There's a new book and we're going to write it.
[edit] Trivia
When Donna walks into Josh's room and find he's been up all night, he is wearing a Wesleyan University T-shirt. Josh didn't go to Wesleyan, he went to Harvard and Yale; Bradley Whitford went to Wesleyan.
