"The Defenders" 1960s TV show.
At the time, this was considered a ground-breaking series that covered various issues that are still relevant.
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- CreatorReginald RoseStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedPolly RowlesA father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedJack KlugmanThe Prestons defend a doctor accused of the "mercy-killing" of an infant with Down's Syndrome (then called "Mongolism").
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedWilliam ShatnerWhen mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kill.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedFrank McHughThe Prestons defend a man charged with murdering a storekeeper during a robbery, but they strongly disagree over his guilt. The drug-addicted client was found unconscious at the scene with the murder weapon in his hand. Lawrence believes he definitely committed the act and only hopes to plead for a lesser sentence, but Kenneth believes the man may be completely innocent of the murder.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedFritz WeaverInmates riot at a prison cell block, taking four hostages and threatening to kill them unless their demands are met. At the request of one of the riot's leaders, the warden asks Lawrence Preston to negotiate for the prisoners.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedBurt BrinckerhoffA teenage boy is charged with abandoning his baby whom he left on a doctor's doorstep. He claims he thought the baby was dead, but it was actually alive and died after its discovery. To make matters worse, he refuses to identify the baby's mother, even though he claims he is married to her.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedNorma CraneThe Prestons are hired by a stage actress who wants full custody of her son, and does not even want to grant visitation rights to the boy's father. But she refuses to tell them the full reason why, although Kenneth suspects that the father may be suicidal.
- DirectorJohn BrahmStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedFrank GorshinAn impressionist is charged with killing his fiancee, but his inability to stop going into character impersonations, even in court, leads Lawrence to feel that he has lost his hold on reality, and that he killed in one of his impersonations.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedEvans EvansWhen a boy is hit by a car and thus becomes in dire need of surgery, his parents refuse to allow it for religious reasons. The Prestons, who are representing the young woman who hit the boy, work desperately to find a judge who will overrule the parents and allow surgery.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedPat HingleThe Prestons defend a woman accused of the murder of her husband. The main witness against her is a close friend who seems sympathetic to her, yet claims the victim telephoned him after he was shot and named her as the one who shot him.
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedLoring SmithKen Preston defends his girlfriend, social worker Joan Miller, after protests against the actions of an autocratic urban planner have led to a man being injured.
- DirectorDon RichardsonStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedEdward BinnsA man who has spent 25 years as a patient in a mental home is released - only to be arrested on a charge of murder dating from before his confinement, and scheduled to be executed.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedRobert LoggiaWhen a defense witness is caught out in a lie on the stand, he insists that Lawrence Preston told him to do it.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedRichard KileyThe Prestons defend a policeman who killed the teenage boy that attacked his five-year-old daughter. The officer stubbornly insists he had a right to do it and most of his neighbors agree with him.
- DirectorPaul BogartStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedKent SmithDwight Harkavy has killed a prowler on his property - the ex-husband of his young wife.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedShirl ConwayRich Mr. Gideon has recently married for the sixth time, and has invited all his slightly flaky ex-wives to meet his new spouse. Then he gets murdered. Police charge the new Mrs. Gideon, and the Prestons defend her---in an unusual way.
- DirectorPaul StanleyStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedMartin BalsamAs a favor to an old friend, a disbarred alcoholic attorney trying to get a new start, Lawrence agrees, after some hesitancy, to defend his client---a racketeer charged with the murder of a rival.
- DirectorFielder CookStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedSam JaffeAfter agreeing to leave a large sum of money to her doctor, a wealthy woman dies. Did the doctor murder her to get the inheritance?
- DirectorJohn BrahmStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedJack KlugmanA man confesses to a murder for which someone else has already been executed---a man Lawrence defended. Lawrence tries to find out what went wrong.
- DirectorJohn BrahmStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedJames BroderickA young inmate at a reform school is found beaten, and his cottage "duke" orders him to say it was his cottage supervisor who beat him. The boy dies, and the Prestons defend the supervisor, but find resistance from others at the school and in the neighboring town.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedPaul ProkopThe Prestons defend a sports star accused of fixing a game.
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedViveca LindforsThe emphasis is on a jury as it deliberates the fate of a woman accused of killing her husband's apparent mistress.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedMichael StrongAn army sergeant is charged with murdering a fellow officer by cutting the lines in his parachute, thus causing it not to open when he jumped. He requests the Prestons to assist in his defense even though they are civilians.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedWarren StevensConvinced the original trial was rushed, Kenneth decides to reopen the case of a man who has just been denied parole after serving 12 years in prison for rape.
- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsE.G. MarshallRobert ReedGeorge VoskovecLawrence Preston finds himself opposed in court by his old law teacher, the famous Professor Hopkins.