Against the Law | |
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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 |
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]
Seventeen one-hour episodes were broadcast from September 23, 1990, to April 5, 1991. [3]
No. | 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 |
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