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television series that aired on

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from September 17, 1995 until April 16, 1996. It aired for one season, premiering with a two-hour movie pilot on September 17, 1995, and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film ''

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'', itself adapted from the 1993

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. It starred

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, John Heard, and

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in the roles created in the film by

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, and

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, respectively.

Cast

Main

as Reggie Love * John Heard as Roy Foltrigg *

as Momma Love *

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as Clint McGuire *

Ossie Davis Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, until his death. He and his wife were named to the NAACP ...

as Judge Harry Roosevelt (13 episodes, 1995–96)

Recurring

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as Ellie Foltrigg (4 episodes, 1995–96) *

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as Waldo Gaines (3 episodes 1995–96) * David Michael Mullins as Lewis Maddox (7 episodes, 1995–96) *

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as Daniel Holbrook (3 episodes, 1995–96) * Emilio Borelli as Nick (3 episodes, 1996) * Allen Williams as Howard Straithe (3 episodes, 1995–96) * Timothy Carhart as Walon Clark (3 episodes, 1995) *

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as Nicole (3 episodes, 1995–96) * Ray McKinnon as Lenny Barlow (3 episodes, 1995)

Episodes

Syndication and home media

The TNT Network rebroadcast the series five nights a week, March 1999 through February 2001. While the full series is not available on DVD or Blu-ray, the 1995 pilot episode of the series was included as a bonus feature on the 2013 Blu-ray release of the 1994 film.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Client, The 1990s American workplace drama television series 1995 American television series debuts 1996 American television series endings American legal drama television series CBS original programming English-language television shows Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Serial drama television series Live action television shows based on films Television shows based on American novels 1990s American legal television series Television shows set in Atlanta Television series based on adaptations