The Antagonists (TV series)

*The Antagonists*
The Antagonists
Genre	Legal drama
Created by	Daniel Pyne
Starring	David Andrews; Lauren Holly;
Composer	Michael Convertino
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Daniel Pyne; William Sackheim;
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	March 26 –; May 30, 1991

The Antagonists is an American legal drama television series that aired on CBS from March 26 until May 30, 1991.

Premise

Two Los Angeles lawyers clash inside and outside of the courtroom.^[1] Hal Erickson, in his book, Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008, commented: "The hour-long CBS drama series The Antagonists was a potpourri of timeworn legal-show cliches ..."^[2]

Cast

David Andrews as Jack Scarlett
Lauren Holly as Kate Ward
Lisa Jane Persky as Joanie Rutledge
Brent Jennings as ADA Marvin Thompson
Matt Roth as Clark Munsinger

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Rob Cohen	Harold Rosenthal	March 26, 1991 (1991-03-26)
Belinda Bauer plays a woman arrested for drunken driving who Jack defends when police discover evidence to implicate her in a murder. 90-minute pilot episode.
2	"Silent Beef"	Unknown	Daniel Pyne	March 28, 1991 (1991-03-28)
Jack Scarlett's client is a former drug dealer who murdered a man in a crowded restaurant who say it was self-defense, however Kate Ward believes otherwise and prosecutes.
3	"Full Disclosure"	Unknown	Unknown	April 4, 1991 (1991-04-04)
unavailable
4	"Con Safos"	Unknown	Unknown	April 11, 1991 (1991-04-11)
Jack Scarlett is appointed legal advisor to a man defending himself when charged for his sister's murder. Bruce Beatty and Caroline Kava guest star.
5	"Variations on a Theme"	Charles Haid	Carolyn Shelby and Christopher Ames	April 18, 1991 (1991-04-18)
Kate pursues a smooth con artist (Rene Auberjonois) who may have committed a murder.
6	"Lawyers, Guns and Money"	Deborah Reinisch	Daniel Pyne	April 25, 1991 (1991-04-25)
Scarlett's former mentor is arrested on drug charges.
7	"Unnatural Acts"	Unknown	Jeff Cazanov	May 2, 1991 (1991-05-02)
The lover of a Latin American activist is killed in a car bombing and Kate Ward suspects it is politically motivated; however evidence leads in another direction. Endre Hules and Rosanna DeSoto guest star.
8	"State of Mind"	Unknown	Unknown	May 23, 1991 (1991-05-23)
Maryann Plunkett plays a distraught woman who shoots and kills her husband and his mistress and Jack makes an emotional case for manslaughter while Kate argues for murder.
9	"Brother to Brother"	Chip Chalmers	Unknown	May 30, 1991 (1991-05-30)
Jack Scarlett urges Kate Ward to assist him in unraveling a family plot in which one brother confesses to a murder for which his sibling is serving time. Philip Baker Hall guest stars.

References

^ TV Guide. "The Antagonists Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
^ Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 37. ISBN 9780786454525. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

External links

[1] TV Guide. "The Antagonists Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-19.

[2] Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 37. ISBN 9780786454525. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

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