Against the Law is an American legal comedy-drama television series that aired on the Fox network from September 23, 1990, until April 5, 1991 (followed by an April 12th rerun of the February 1st episode).[1][2] Starring Michael O'Keefe and Suzzanne Douglas, the series centered on the brash Boston lawyer Simon MacHeath, who left his job at a prestigious law firm to start his own defense practice.[3]
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Genre | Dramedy |
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Theme music composer | Thomas Newman |
Composer | Jay Gruska |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 17 |
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Cinematography | Misha Suslov |
Running time | 60 minutes |
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Release | September 23, 1990 April 5, 1991 | –
Seventeen one-hour episodes were broadcast from September 23, 1990, to April 5, 1991.[4]
Cast
edit- Michael O'Keefe as Simon MacHeath
- Suzzanne Douglas as Yvette Carruthers
- Elizabeth Ruscio as Elizabeth Verhagen
- Rosalind Chao as Toy Feng
- M. C. Gainey as J.T. "Miggsy" Meigs
- Fritz Weaver as Skipper Haverhill
- Barbara Williams as Phoebe
- Lance Norris as the SWAT Team Leader
Episodes
editNo. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Pilot" | Jan Egleson | Michael Butler | September 23, 1990 |
2 | "Where Truth Lies" | Eugene Corr | Frederick Rappaport | September 30, 1990 |
3 | "The Price of Life" | Francis Delia | Howard Chesley | October 7, 1990 |
4 | "The Women" | Jan Egleson | Fern Hill | October 14, 1990 |
5 | "The Second Man" | Fred Gerber | Story by : Cynthia Saunders Teleplay by : Michael Butler | October 28, 1990 |
6 | "Requiem in B Flat" | Jan Egleson | Sandy Kroopf | November 4, 1990 |
7 | "Contempt" | Jan Egleson | Michael Butler | November 16, 1990 |
8 | "A Safe, New World" | Sam Pillsbury | Sam Denver & Elia J. Katz | November 23, 1990 |
9 | "Nature Now" | Don Scardino | Wayne Powers and Donna Dottley Powers | December 7, 1990 |
10 | "We the Jury" | Sam Pillsbury | William Bentley & Steven Whitney | December 21, 1990 |
11 | "The Indictment" | Unknown | Unknown | January 11, 1991 |
12 | "Hoops" | Rob Bowman | Barry Beckerman & Michelle Gallagher | February 1, 1991 |
13 | "The Union Label" | Unknown | Unknown | February 8, 1991 |
14 | "Damages" | Unknown | Unknown | February 15, 1991 |
15 | "Past, Present" | Jan Egleson | Maurice Jules | March 1, 1991 |
16 | "Miss Mass" | Victor Lobl | Story by : Michael A. Graham & E. Gail Willhardt Teleplay by : Michael A. Graham | March 8, 1991 |
17 | "Evil Conduct" | Armand Mastroianni | Yale Udoff | April 5, 1991 |
References
edit- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "TV Notes". The Pittsburgh Press. 1991-04-12. p. C3. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2007 (Volume 1 A-E). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
- ^ Fergus, George (2005-05-14). "Against the Law". EpGuides. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
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