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Based on | The Client by John Grisham The Client |
Developed by | Judith Paige Mitchell |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) |
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Cinematography | Lowell Peterson |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 17, 1995 April 16, 1996 | –
The Client (also referred to as John Grisham's The Client) is an American legal thriller drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1995 until April 16, 1996.[1] It aired for one season, premiering with a two-hour movie pilot on September 17, 1995,[2] and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film The Client, itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel. It starred JoBeth Williams, John Heard, and Polly Holliday in the roles created in the film by Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and Micole Mercurio, respectively.
Cast
Main
- JoBeth Williams as Reggie Love
- John Heard as Roy Foltrigg
- Polly Holliday as Momma Love
- David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire
- Ossie Davis as Judge Harry Roosevelt (13 episodes, 1995–96)
Recurring
- Valerie Mahaffey as Ellie Foltrigg (4 episodes, 1995–96)
- Mac Davis as Waldo Gaines (3 episodes 1995–96)
- David Michael Mullins as Lewis Maddox (7 episodes, 1995–96)
- Burke Moses as Jackson Love (6 episodes, 1995–96)
- William Converse-Roberts as Dr. Gus Cardoni (6 episodes, 1995–96)
- Derek McGrath as Arnie (4 episodes, 1996)
- Thom Barry as Judge Waite-Barkley (4 episodes, 1996)
- Brixton Karnes as Officer Brill (4 episodes, 1995–96)
- Harry Lennix as Daniel Holbrook (3 episodes, 1995–96)
- Emilio Borelli as Nick (3 episodes, 1996)
- Allen Williams as Howard Straithe (3 episodes, 1995–96)
- Timothy Carhart as Walon Clark (3 episodes, 1995)
- Katy Perry as Nicole (3 episodes, 1995–96)
- Ray McKinnon as Lenny Barlow (3 episodes, 1995)
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 2 | "Pilot" | TBA | TBA | September 17, 1995 |
3 | "A Perfect World" | TBA | TBA | September 19, 1995 |
4 | "Then That Has.." | TBA | TBA | September 26, 1995 |
5 | "The Peach Orchard" | TBA | TBA | October 10, 1995 |
6 | "Drive, He Said" | TBA | TBA | October 17, 1995 |
7 | "The Burning of Atlanta" | TBA | TBA | October 24, 1995 |
8 | "Dear Harris" | TBA | TBA | October 31, 1995 |
9 | "The Prodical Father" | TBA | TBA | November 7, 1995 |
10 | "Child's Play" | TBA | TBA | November 14, 1995 |
11 | "Happily Ever After" | TBA | TBA | November 21, 1995 |
12 | "The Way Things Never Were" | TBA | TBA | December 19, 1995 |
13 | "Sympathy for the Devil" | TBA | TBA | January 9, 1996 |
14 | "Motherless Child" | TBA | TBA | January 11, 1996 |
15 | "Private Lives" | TBA | TBA | January 16, 1996 |
16 | "Winning" | TBA | TBA | January 30, 1996 |
17 | "The Morning After" | TBA | TBA | February 6, 1996 |
18 | "Damn Yankees" | TBA | TBA | March 19, 1996 |
19 | "The High Ground" | TBA | TBA | March 26, 1996 |
20 | "Past Imperfect" | TBA | TBA | April 2, 1996 |
21 | "The Good Samaritan" | TBA | TBA | April 9, 1996 |
22 | "Money Talks" | TBA | TBA | April 16, 1996 |
Syndication and home media
The TNT Network rebroadcast the series five nights a week, March 1999 through February 2001.[3]
While the full series is not available on DVD or Blu-ray, the 1995 pilot episode of the series was included as a bonus feature on the 2013 Blu-ray release of the 1994 film.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Bruce Fretts (June 9, 1995). "CBS Fall Television Preview". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ Todd Everett (September 15, 1995). "Review: 'John Grisham's the Client'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ "JoBeth Williams' 'THE CLIENT' begins encore run on TNT". The Houston Chronicle. March 14, 1999. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09.
External links
- The Client at IMDb
