Benson Jessica (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Benson

Jessica (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

While a Baron visits the state and has meetings with the governor, he meets Jessica Tate. The two start an affair, and the Baron is later found dead in her hotel room.

Director

Jay Sandrich

Writers

Susan Harris (created by) | Bob Colleary (written by) | Tom Reeder (written by)

Producers

Susan Harris | Tom Reeder | Don Richetta

Composer

George Aliceson Tipton

Editor

Gary Anderson (video tape)

Casting Directors

Joan Barnett | Linda Otto

Production Designer

Edward Stephenson

See all filmmakers & crew (38)

Edit Released

Updated Nov 8, 1979

Release date

Nov 8, 1979 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 22 nominations

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Jessica.

Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Guillaume Benson DuBois Benson DuBois See fewer	Benson (1979)
James Noble Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling See fewer	1776 (1972)
Inga Swenson Miss Gretchen Wilomena Kraus Miss Gretchen Wilomena Kraus See fewer	Benson (1979)
Caroline McWilliams Marcy Hill Marcy Hill See fewer	Mermaids (1990)
Missy Gold Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling See fewer	Benson (1979)
Lewis J. Stadlen John Taylor John Taylor See fewer	The Verdict (1982)
Katherine Helmond Jessica Tate Jessica Tate See fewer	Soap (1977)
Mitchell Edmonds Farnham Farnham See fewer	Modern Family (2009)
Louis Giambalvo Driver Driver See fewer	Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Vic Hunsberger Baron (as Victor Hunsberger Jr.) Baron (as Victor Hunsberger Jr.) See fewer	Under the Rainbow (1981)