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The Defenders: A Matter of Law and Disorder

BBC One
on BBC One London

A film series of courtroom dramas.
Starring E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed

At a murder trial, the moral issue of whether a citizen can kill in order to defend himself against unprovoked violence is examined against the background of a neighbourhood terrorised by hoodlums.

Contributors

Director:
Robert Butler
Lawrence Preston:
E.G. Marshall
Kenneth Preston:
Robert Reed
Peter Dowling:
Pat Hingle
Katherin Dowling:
Mary Fickett
Andrew Brewster:
John Baragrey
District Attorney:
Chester Morris
Jackie Dowling:
Susan Anspach
Mr. MacBride:
George Tyne
Mrs. MacBride:
Barbara Bolton
Officer Riordan:
Jack Ragotzy
Judge:
Walter Greaza
Buddy:
Dustin Hoffman
Tommy Santley:
Michael Walker
Jury Foreman:
Richard Graham
Source: Radio Times

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