A Year in the Life — Season 1, Episode 20: The Politics of Being

Episode synopsis

Anne risks being fired when she stands her ground before an important ad presentation. Joe's quick thinking in an emergency brings fleeting fame. Lindley can't forgive Jim for an accident involving Ruthie.

About A Year in the Life

Following the success of the three-part miniseries of the same name, the drama series follows the daily lives of Seattle's Gardner family. Joe Gardner is the owner of a successful plastics business and the father of four adult children. The Gardner family includes twice-divorced daughter Anne, who returns home with her two teenaged children; daughter Lindley and husband Jim, parents of a newborn baby daughter; black sheep son Jack; and conservative youngest son Sam, newly married to free-spirited Kay.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Don't I Know You From Somewhere?
• E2Things You Should Know Before and After
• E3What Do You Think Love Is?
• E4What Do People Do All Day?
• E5Dixie Chicken
• E6E.M. 7 Grizzlies Minus 3 1/2 for a Nickel
• E7Acts of Faith
• E8In Dreams Begin Responsibilities
• E9So Much Water, So Close to Home
• E10I Think You Know Something I Don't Know
• E11While Someone Else is Eating or Opening a Window
• E12The Little Disturbance of Man