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Against the Law: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Against the Law (1990): Drama, Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Simon MacHeath, a brash and firey lawyer, has left his job at a prestigious law firm to start his own practice. His reputation for exploding into emotional outbursts during trials has gotten him in to repeated confrontations with judges, but he has a very sincere compassion for his clients, many of whom are victims of an uncaring justice system.

Series details

  • Title: Against the Law
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Premiere date: 1990-09-23
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1991-04-05
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
  • Network country: United States
  • Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 57378
  • IMDb ID: tt0098736
  • TVDB ID: 78661

Cast and credited roles

  • Michael O'Keefe — Simon MacHeath
  • Suzzanne Douglas — Yvette Carruthers

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1990-09-23; final listed air date 1991-04-05; episode order: 17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Against the Law on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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