Sunday, November 22, 2015

Classic Television - Prime Time

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
Original channel
NBC
Original run
December 10, 1968 – February 13, 1972
Starring
Burl Ives
Joseph Campanella
James Farentino
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (or The Lawyers) is an American legal drama that aired for four season on NBC from December 1968 through February 1972.

The series starred Burl Ives as Walter Nichols, a respected attorney who hires two brothers (Joseph Campanella and James Farentino) who are lawyers to help him with his case load.
The Lawyers was part of The Bold Ones, a rotating series of dramas that also included The New Doctors (with E.G. Marshall), The Protectors (with Leslie Nielsen) and The Senator (with Hal Holbrook). It was nominated for three Emmy awards and won two of them. Pat Hingle and Walter Brooke each made two guest appearances, and had previously appeared in The New Doctors. Kermit Murdock also made two guest appearances, and later appeared in cameo roles in The Senator.


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