Against the Law (TV series)

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Against the Law
Genre Dramedy
Created by
Starring
Theme music composer Thomas Newman
Composer Jay Gruska
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes17
Production
Cinematography Misha Suslov
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 23, 1990 (1990-09-23) 
April 5, 1991 (1991-04-05)

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. [1] 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. [2]

Contents

Seventeen one-hour episodes were broadcast from September 23, 1990, to April 5, 1991. [3]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot"Jan EglesonMichael ButlerSeptember 23, 1990 (1990-09-23)
2"Where Truth Lies"Eugene CorrFrederick RappaportSeptember 30, 1990 (1990-09-30)
3"The Price of Life" Francis Delia Howard ChesleyOctober 7, 1990 (1990-10-07)
4"The Women"Jan EglesonFern HillOctober 14, 1990 (1990-10-14)
5"The Second Man"Fred GerberStory by: Cynthia Saunders
Teleplay by: Michael Butler
October 28, 1990 (1990-10-28)
6"Requiem in B Flat"Jan EglesonSandy KroopfNovember 4, 1990 (1990-11-04)
7"Contempt"Jan EglesonMichael ButlerNovember 16, 1990 (1990-11-16)
8"A Safe, New World"Sam PillsburySam Denver & Elia J. KatzNovember 23, 1990 (1990-11-23)
9"Nature Now"Don ScardinoWayne Powers and Donna Dottley PowersDecember 7, 1990 (1990-12-07)
10"We the Jury"Sam PillsburyWilliam Bentley & Steven WhitneyDecember 21, 1990 (1990-12-21)
11"The Indictment"UnknownUnknownJanuary 11, 1991 (1991-01-11)
12"Hoops"Rob BowmanBarry Beckerman & Michelle GallagherFebruary 1, 1991 (1991-02-01)
13"The Union Label"UnknownUnknownFebruary 8, 1991 (1991-02-08)
14"Damages"UnknownUnknownFebruary 15, 1991 (1991-02-15)
15"Past, Present"Jan EglesonMaurice JulesMarch 1, 1991 (1991-03-01)
16"Miss Mass"Victor LoblStory by: Michael A. Graham & E. Gail Willhardt
Teleplay by: Michael A. Graham
March 8, 1991 (1991-03-08)
17"Evil Conduct"Armand MastroianniYale UdoffApril 5, 1991 (1991-04-05)

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