Against the Law (TV series)

Against the Law
Genre	Dramedy
Created by	Michael Butler David Manson
Starring	Michael O'Keefe Suzzanne Douglas Elizabeth Ruscio M. C. Gainey
Theme music composer	Thomas Newman
Composer	Jay Gruska
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	17
Production
Cinematography	Misha Suslov
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Sarabande Productions Daniel H. Blatt Productions MGM/UA Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	September 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 (followed by an April 12 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]

Seventeen one-hour episodes were broadcast from September 23, 1990, to April 5, 1991. ^[4]

Cast

• 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

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Jan Egleson	Michael Butler	September 23, 1990 (1990-09-23)
2	"Where Truth Lies"	Eugene Corr	Frederick Rappaport	September 30, 1990 (1990-09-30)
3	"The Price of Life"	Francis Delia	Howard Chesley	October 7, 1990 (1990-10-07)
4	"The Women"	Jan Egleson	Fern Hill	October 14, 1990 (1990-10-14)
5	"The Second Man"	Fred Gerber	Story by : Cynthia Saunders Teleplay by : Michael Butler	October 28, 1990 (1990-10-28)
6	"Requiem in B Flat"	Jan Egleson	Sandy Kroopf	November 4, 1990 (1990-11-04)
7	"Contempt"	Jan Egleson	Michael Butler	November 16, 1990 (1990-11-16)
8	"A Safe, New World"	Sam Pillsbury	Sam Denver & Elia J. Katz	November 23, 1990 (1990-11-23)
9	"Nature Now"	Don Scardino	Wayne Powers and Donna Dottley Powers	December 7, 1990 (1990-12-07)
10	"We the Jury"	Sam Pillsbury	William Bentley & Steven Whitney	December 21, 1990 (1990-12-21)
11	"The Indictment"	Peter Ellis	Elia Katz	January 11, 1991 (1991-01-11)
12	"Hoops"	Rob Bowman	Barry Beckerman & Michelle Gallagher	February 1, 1991 (1991-02-01)
13	"The Union Label"	Peter Ellis	William Bentley & Steven Whitney	February 8, 1991 (1991-02-08)
14	"Damages"	Armand Mastroianni	William Bentley & Steven Whitney	February 15, 1991 (1991-02-15)
15	"Past, Present"	Jan Egleson	Yale Udoff & Maurice Jules	March 1, 1991 (1991-03-01)
16	"Miss Mass"	Victor Lobl	Story by : Michael A. Graham & E. Gail Willhardt Teleplay by : Michael A. Graham	March 8, 1991 (1991-03-08)
17	"Evil Conduct"	Armand Mastroianni	Yale Udoff	April 5, 1991 (1991-04-05)

References

1. 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 July 10, 2024.
2. "TV Notes". The Pittsburgh Press. April 12, 1991. p. C3. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
3. 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.
4. Fergus, George (May 14, 2005). "Against the Law". EpGuides. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2007.

External links

• Against the Law at IMDb