This article is about the episode of The West Wing. For the hymn, see Gloria in excelsis Deo.
10th episode of the 1st season of The West Wing
"In Excelsis Deo"
The West Wing episode
The burial scene, filmed at Arlington National Cemetery
Episode no.
Season 1 Episode 10
Directed by
Alex Graves
Written by
Aaron Sorkin Rick Cleveland
Production code
225909
Original air date
December 15, 1999 (1999-12-15)
Guest appearances
Lisa Edelstein as Laurie Rollins
Timothy Busfield as Danny Concannon
Paul Austin as George Huffnagle
Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
Tom Quinn as John Noonan
Renee Estevez as Nancy
Raynor Scheine as Homeless Man
Lance Reddick as DC Police Officer
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"In Excelsis Deo" is the tenth episode of the first season of The West Wing. It originally aired on NBC on December 15, 1999, as the show's Christmas special.[1] Events circle around Toby Ziegler getting involved in the fate of a dead Korean War veteran, reactions to a severe hate crime, and the ongoing controversy surrounding Leo's past alcohol and prescription drug abuse. Written by Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland and directed by Alex Graves, the episode contains guest appearances by Paul Austin and Raynor Scheine.[2] It earned Sorkin and Cleveland the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, as well as one for Richard Schiff.[3]
^"In Excelsis Deo". NBC.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
^"In Excelsis Deo". The West Wing Episode Guide. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
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