The Defenders

The Defenders

  • 1961
  • 4 Seasons
  • 132 Episodes
  •  5.9  (10)
  •   Ended

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.

The Defenders
Seasons
Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk
27. Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk
April 15, 1965
A Matter of Law and Disorder
26. A Matter of Law and Disorder
April 08, 1965
Nobody Asks What Side You're On . . .
23. Nobody Asks What Side You're On . . .
March 11, 1965
The Merry-Go-Round Murder
22. The Merry-Go-Round Murder
March 04, 1965
Fires of the Mind
20. Fires of the Mind
February 18, 1965
After taking LSD, mentally disturbed Robert Kraft commits suicide while experiencing a hallucinatory reaction—and Dr. Byron Saul (Pleasence), who's been treating Kraft with the drug, is charged with manslaughter.
A Voice Loud and Clear
12. A Voice Loud and Clear
December 17, 1964
Conflict of Interests
5. Conflict of Interests
October 22, 1964
The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (2)
2. The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (2)
October 01, 1964
The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (1)
1. The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (1)
September 24, 1964
Description
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.
  • Premiere Date
    September 16, 1961
  • Rating
    5.9  (10)