The Paper Chase: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Paper Chase (1978): Drama. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
"The study of law is something new and unfamiliar to most of you, unlike any other schooling you have ever known before. You teach yourselves the law, but I train your minds. You come in here with a skull full of mush and, if you survive, you leave thinking like a lawyer".
In this series based on the movie of the same name, law students deal with the ethical issues of the law while dealing with their personal lives.
Series details
- Title: The Paper Chase
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama
- Premiere date: 1978-09-07
- Final broadcast date listed: 1986-05-02
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 12699
- IMDb ID: tt0077058
- TVDB ID: 73769
Cast and credited roles
- John Houseman — Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
- James Stephens — James T. Hart
- Tom Fitzsimmons — Franklin Ford III
- James Keane — Willis Bell
- Francine Tacker — Elizabeth Logan
- Robert Ginty — Thomas Craig Anderson
- Michael Tucci — Gerald Golden
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1978-09-07; final listed air date 1979-05-15; episode order: 22.
- Season 2: premiered 1983-04-15; final listed air date 1984-08-21; episode order: 19.
- Season 3: premiered 1985-04-19; final listed air date 1985-05-14; episode order: 12.
- Season 4: premiered 1986-02-01; final listed air date 1986-05-02; episode order: 5.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Paper Chase 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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