Against the Law (TV series)

1990 American TV series or program

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
* CTV (Canada)
* Perviy Kanal (Russia)
* CCTV (China)
* M6 (France)
* DiziMax (Turkey)
* 1+1, TET (Ukraine)

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

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* 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

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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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"| Unknown| Unknown| January 11, 1991 (1991-01-11)
12| "Hoops"| Rob Bowman| Barry Beckerman & Michelle Gallagher| February 1, 1991 (1991-02-01)
13| "The Union Label"| Unknown| Unknown| February 8, 1991 (1991-02-08)
14| "Damages"| Unknown| Unknown| February 15, 1991 (1991-02-15)
15| "Past, Present"| Jan Egleson| 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

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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

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* Against the Law at IMDb

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