Kate McShane

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Kate McShane
Genre Legal drama
Created byRobert C. Peters
Howard Rayfiel
Composer John Cacavas
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11 (2 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerE. Jack Neuman
ProducersHoward Rayfiel
Robert Foster
Robert Stambler
Running time60 minutes
Production company Paramount Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 10 (1975-09-10) 
November 12, 1975 (1975-11-12)

Kate McShane is an American legal drama television series that aired from September 10 until November 12, 1975. Kate McShane was the first series to feature a female lawyer in the lead role. [1] A two-hour pilot film aired April 11, 1975.

Contents

Premise

Kate McShane is an Irish American lawyer who gets help from her dad, an ex-cop, and her brother, a priest and a law professor. [2]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Best Possible Defense (a.k.a. A Roar of Silence)" Robert Scheerer Milt RosenSeptember 10, 1975 (1975-09-10)
Kate and her crew defends a former anti-war militant.
2"Terror on Sycamore Street"Robert ScheererMichael ButlerSeptember 17, 1975 (1975-09-17)
A homeowner is charged with killing a narcotics agent, but he claims it was self-defense.
3"World vs. Ackerman" Jack Shea David KarpSeptember 24, 1975 (1975-09-24)
An old man is accused of killing a robber in his own house.
4"Murder Comes in Little Pills (a.k.a. First and Ten)"Robert ScheererMilt Rosen and Robert FosterOctober 1, 1975 (1975-10-01)
A professional football player might have killed his girlfriend while on drugs.
5"Accounts Receivable" David Friedkin Michael ButlerOctober 8, 1975 (1975-10-08)
A federal agent wants Kate to drop an investigation of a murder.
6"Publish or Perish" Corey Allen Paul Lichtman and Leon TokatyanOctober 22, 1975 (1975-10-22)
A scientist admits to killing a Nobel Prize winner.
7"Conspiracy of Silence"John Peyser Peter Lefcourt October 29, 1975 (1975-10-29)
Kate defends a female magazine editor (Susan Strasberg), against a libel suit after she accuses a firm of paying off corrupt politicians to keep unsafe toys on the market.
8"Midnight Lady, Pretty Lady" Bill Bixby David Friedkin, Milt Rosen and Robert FosterNovember 5, 1975 (1975-11-05)
A former rock star is accused of contributing to his girlfriend's drug overdose.
9"God at $15,732 a Year"UnknownUnknownNovember 12, 1975 (1975-11-12)
Kate defends a detective who shot a suspect.
10"The Not So Small Claims Court Case"TBDTBDUNAIRED
A con man disappears before he gets taken in to the small claims court.
11"A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing"TBDTBDUNAIRED

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References

  1. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present . Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 631. ISBN   0345455428.
  2. TV Guide. "Kate McShane Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-13.