The Antagonists (TV series)

*The Antagonists*
The Antagonists
Genre	Legal drama
Created by	Daniel Pyne
Starring	David Andrews; Lauren Holly;
Composer	Michael Convertino
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Daniel Pyne; William Sackheim;
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	March 26 –; May 30, 1991

The Antagonists is an American legal drama television series that aired on CBS from March 26 until May 30, 1991.

Premise[edit]

Two Los Angeles lawyers clash inside and outside of the courtroom.^[1] Hal Erickson, in his book, Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008, commented: "The hour-long CBS drama series The Antagonists was a potpourri of timeworn legal-show cliches ..."^[2]

Cast[edit]

David Andrews as Jack Scarlett
Lauren Holly as Kate Ward
Lisa Jane Persky as Joanie Rutledge
Brent Jennings as ADA Marvin Thompson
Matt Roth as Clark Munsinger

Episodes[edit]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Rob Cohen	Harold Rosenthal	March 26, 1991 (1991-03-26)
Belinda Bauer plays a woman arrested for drunken driving who Jack defends when police discover evidence to implicate her in a murder. 90-minute pilot episode.
2	"Silent Beef"	Unknown	Daniel Pyne	March 28, 1991 (1991-03-28)
Jack Scarlett's client is a former drug dealer who murdered a man in a crowded restaurant who say it was self-defense, however Kate Ward believes otherwise and prosecutes.
3	"Full Disclosure"	Unknown	Unknown	April 4, 1991 (1991-04-04)
unavailable
4	"Con Safos"	Unknown	Unknown	April 11, 1991 (1991-04-11)
Jack Scarlett is appointed legal advisor to a man defending himself when charged for his sister's murder. Bruce Beatty and Caroline Kava guest star.
5	"Variations on a Theme"	Charles Haid	Carolyn Shelby and Christopher Ames	April 18, 1991 (1991-04-18)
Kate pursues a smooth con artist (Rene Auberjonois) who may have committed a murder.
6	"Lawyers, Guns and Money"	Deborah Reinisch	Daniel Pyne	April 25, 1991 (1991-04-25)
Scarlett's former mentor is arrested on drug charges.
7	"Unnatural Acts"	Unknown	Jeff Cazanov	May 2, 1991 (1991-05-02)
The lover of a Latin American activist is killed in a car bombing and Kate Ward suspects it is politically motivated; however evidence leads in another direction. Endre Hules and Rosanna DeSoto guest star.
8	"State of Mind"	Unknown	Unknown	May 23, 1991 (1991-05-23)
Maryann Plunkett plays a distraught woman who shoots and kills her husband and his mistress and Jack makes an emotional case for manslaughter while Kate argues for murder.
9	"Brother to Brother"	Chip Chalmers	Unknown	May 30, 1991 (1991-05-30)
Jack Scarlett urges Kate Ward to assist him in unraveling a family plot in which one brother confesses to a murder for which his sibling is serving time. Philip Baker Hall guest stars.

References[edit]

^ TV Guide. "The Antagonists Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
^ Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 37. ISBN 9780786454525. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

External links[edit]

[1] TV Guide. "The Antagonists Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-19.

[2] Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 37. ISBN 9780786454525. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

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