The Great Defender (TV series)

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The Great Defender
Genre Drama
Created by Frank Renzulli
Starring Michael Rispoli
Peter Krause
Kelly Rutherford
Rhoda Gemignani
Richard Kiley
Theme music composer Jay Gruska
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producersFrank Cardea
George Schenck
ProducersSascha Schneider
Cathryn Michon
Running time22 minutes
Production companySchenck/Cardea Productions
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseMarch 5 (1995-03-05) 
July 31, 1995 (1995-07-31)

The Great Defender is an American drama television series created by Frank Renzulli. The series stars Michael Rispoli, Peter Krause, Kelly Rutherford, Rhoda Gemignani and Richard Kiley. The series aired on Fox from March 5, 1995, to July 31, 1995. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot" Rick Wallace Frank Cardea, Frank Renzulli & George Schenck March 5, 1995 (1995-03-05)
2"I Wuz Robbed"Win PhelpsRoger LowensteinJuly 10, 1995 (1995-07-10)
3"Naked Truth"Kevin Inch Cathryn Michon July 17, 1995 (1995-07-17)
4"Def Poets Society" Arlene Sanford Terence Winter July 24, 1995 (1995-07-24)
5"Camille" Anita W. Addison Rick Kellard & R.J. StewartJuly 31, 1995 (1995-07-31)
6"Holiday on Ice" Dan Attias Frank Cardea & George SchenckUnaired
7"Do You Need a Lawyer?" Sandy Smolan R.J. StewartUnaired
8"Twelve Angry Men" Félix Enríquez Alcalá Frank RenzulliUnaired

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References

  1. Tony Scott (1995-03-02). "The Great Defender". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  2. Daniel Howard Cerone (1995-07-10). "Temporary Reprieve for 'Great Defender' : Television: Fox brings back the legal series it had canceled after only one episode. But whether the show continues remains a question". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-07-29.