Emily Bergl on “Southland”

Emily Bergl (Chilton’s elite Francie Jarvis in Gilmore Girls) appeared in the first episode of new NBC cop drama series Southland, which premiered on April 9, 2009.

In the pilot episode, “Unknown Trouble”, rookie LAPD officer Ben Sherman (Benjamin McKenzie) is learning the ropes. We see many police scenes before we catch up with Emily’s character. Emily Bergl guest starred in the episode as Tammy Bryant, wife to Detective Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy).

In the episode, Tammy has just kicked Sammy out but calls him to come home and make a baby with her. She’s upset about their marriage and why it’s not working. Sammy thinks they don’t have much in common, but denies cheating on her. Tammy grows angry and tells him not to come home. Given all the drama here, we’ll probably see her back in the series for additional episodes.

Here’s a promo for the new Southland series:

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