Matlock
1986·TV Show·
·194Episodes in9Seasons
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AMERICA'S GREATEST LAWYER. CASE CLOSED.
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.
The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
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- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersRedemptionMoral AmbiguityPower Of PersuasionJustice Vs. RevengeUncovering The Truth
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersUnraveling MysteriesLegal InvestigationsClever Cross-ExaminationsClient-Attorney RelationshipLegal Strategy SessionsUnpredictable TwistsLegal LoopholesSearch For Evidence
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Crew
Directed by:
Christopher Hibler, Leo Penn, Robert Scheerer
Written by:
Robert Schlitt, Joel Steiger, Mary Ann Kasica
Produced by:
Joel Steiger, Fred Silverman, Dean Hargrove
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