The Defenders - Season 1 - Eps 2: Killer Instinct
When mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kill.
About The Defenders
Title: The Defenders
First Air Date: 1961-09-16
Last Air Date: 1965-05-13
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.2/10 (from 9 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 132
Network: CBS
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Plautus Productions, CBS
Synopsis
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.
Cast
E.G. Marshall
Lawrence Preston
Robert Reed
Kenneth Preston
