The Defenders

Overview

Set against the backdrop of a courtroom, The Defenders features E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as a dynamic father-son duo of defense attorneys tackling a range of intricate legal battles. Their clients include a diverse mix of individuals, from neo-Nazis and civil rights activists to a schoolteacher dismissed for atheism, an author facing obscenity charges, and a doctor implicated in a mercy killing. Each episode delves into the moral complexities of the law, challenging the boundaries of justice and the ethical dilemmas faced by those in the legal profession.

Episodes

• 1

  Quality of Mercy

  Dr. Bill Conrad's patient, Leona Warner, gives birth to a baby who has Down Syndrome.

  Sep 16, 1961
• 2

  Killer Instinct

  Jim McLeery, an unassuming man, finds himself in a troubling situation after taking the life of an abusive stranger, which at first appears to be a st...

  Sep 23, 1961
• 3

  Death Across the Counter

  Sep 30, 1961
• 4

  The Riot

  Oct 07, 1961
• 5

  The Young Lovers

  Oct 14, 1961
• 6

  The Boy Between

  Oct 21, 1961
• 7

  The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms

  Frank Gorshin portrays an impressionist facing murder charges, insisting he's not guilty because "Jimmy Cagney did it." During his testimony, he unexp...

  Oct 28, 1961
• 8

  The Accident

  Nov 04, 1961
• 9

  The Trial of Jenny Scott

  Nov 11, 1961
• 10

  The Man with the Concrete Thumb

  Nov 18, 1961
• 11

  The Treadmill

  Nov 25, 1961
• 12

  Perjury

  Dec 02, 1961
• 13

  The Attack

  Dec 09, 1961
• 14

  The Prowler

  Dec 16, 1961
• 15

  Gideon's Follies

  Dec 23, 1961
• 16

  The Best Defense

  Dec 30, 1961
• 17

  The Bedside Murder

  Jan 06, 1962
• 18

  The Search

  Jan 20, 1962
• 19

  Storm at Birch Glen

  Jan 27, 1962
• 20

  The Point Shaver

  Stacy Phillips, a standout basketball player at her college, finds herself facing serious allegations of accepting bribes from gambler Vince Fargo to ...

  Feb 03, 1962
• 21

  The Locked Room

  Feb 10, 1962
• 22

  The Empty Chute

  Feb 17, 1962
• 23

  The Crusader

  Feb 24, 1962
• 24

  The Hickory Indian

  Mar 03, 1962
• 25

  The Iron Man

  Mar 10, 1962
• 26

  The Tarnished Cross

  Mar 17, 1962
• 27

  The Last Six Months

  Arthur Hill portrays a man facing a terminal diagnosis with just six months left to live. In a moment of fury, he murders his business partner after t...

  Mar 31, 1962
• 28

  The Naked Heiress

  Apr 07, 1962
• 29
  

  Reunion with Death

  Apr 21, 1962
• 30

  The Benefactor

  Apr 28, 1962
• 31

  Along Came a Spider

  May 05, 1962
• 32

  The Broken Barrelhead

  May 26, 1962