The Antagonists (TV series)

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The Antagonists
Genre Legal drama
Created byDaniel Pyne
Starring
ComposerMichael Convertino
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Daniel Pyne
  • William Sackheim
Running time60 minutes
Production company Universal Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseMarch 26 (1991-03-26) 
May 30, 1991 (1991-05-30)

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

Contents

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

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot" Rob Cohen Harold RosenthalMarch 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"UnknownUnknownApril 4, 1991 (1991-04-04)
unavailable
4"Con Safos"UnknownUnknownApril 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 AmesApril 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 PyneApril 25, 1991 (1991-04-25)
Scarlett's former mentor is arrested on drug charges.
7"Unnatural Acts"UnknownJeff CazanovMay 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"UnknownUnknownMay 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 UnknownMay 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.

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References

  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.