''The Client'' (also referred to as ''John Grisham's The Client'') is an American

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television series developed by Judith Paige Mitchell that aired on CBS for one season, premiering with a two-hour

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on September 17, 1995, and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film '' The Client'', itself adapted from the 1993

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. It starred

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, John Heard, and Polly Holliday in the roles created in the film by Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and

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, respectively.

Cast

Main

as Reggie Love * John Heard as Roy Foltrigg * Polly Holliday as Momma Love * David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire * Ossie Davis as Judge Harry Roosevelt (13 episodes, 1995–96)

Recurring

* Valerie Mahaffey as Ellie Foltrigg (4 episodes, 1995–96) * Mac Davis as Waldo Gaines (3 episodes 1995–96) * David Michael Mullins as Lewis Maddox (7 episodes, 1995–96) * Burke Moses as Jackson Love (6 episodes, 1995–96) * William Converse-Roberts as Dr. Gus Cardoni (6 episodes, 1995–96) * Derek McGrath as Arnie (4 episodes, 1996) * Thom Barry as Judge Waite-Barkley (4 episodes, 1996) * Brixton Karnes as Officer Brill (4 episodes, 1995–96) * Harry Lennix 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) * Emmanuelle Bach as Nicole (3 episodes, 1995–96) * Ray McKinnon as Lenny Barlow (3 episodes, 1995)

Episodes

Ratings

''The Client'' averaged at 7.9 million viewers, ranking at #22 for the network and #82 overall.

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 1995 American television series debuts 1996 American television series endings 1990s American legal drama television series CBS television dramas American 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 Television shows set in Atlanta Television series based on adaptations