Benson
The Layoff
Season 1, Episode 6 · Aired 1979-10-25
Synopsis
To cut spending, Benson must lay off a sweet old woman, which upsets Katie.
In the series
This episode is part of Benson (1979–1986) on ABC.
Soap's butler takes the statehouse — deadpan competence vs. political chaos.
Key cast
- Robert Guillaume as Benson DuBois
- James Noble as Governor Eugene Gatling
- Inga Swenson as Gretchen Kraus
- Missy Gold as Katie Gatling
- René Auberjonois as Clayton Endicott III