“Hardcastle and McCormick” is an American TV series blending action and drama, produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions. It aired on ABC between 1983 and 1986. The show features Brian Keith in the role of Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as Mark “Skid” McCormick, a former convict and race car driver. The concept of the series draws some inspiration from an earlier Cannell creation, “Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.”