Murder One was a television series first aired on the ABC network in the United States in 1995. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the United Kingdom it appeared on Sky One during the first half of 1996. Each episode was rerun on BBC TWO about seven weeks later. Sky One is British Sky Broadcastings flagship entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Rerun van Pelt is the name of Linus and Lucys younger brother in the comic strip Peanuts. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. // History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20 pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts...

The series starred Daniel Benzali as defense attorney Theodore (Ted) Hoffman and Patricia Clarkson as his long-suffering wife. Hoffman is well known for defending the "undefendable" celebrity client. Daniel Benzali (born January 20, 1950 in Rio de Janiero, Brazil) is an American actor of television, film and theater. ... An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law, see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. ... Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. ...

The dramatic structure of the show was based on a single serialized storyline threaded through the entire season's 23 episodes. While there were many plot twists and misdirections, fundamentally the entire season consisted of one defense case for Hoffman and Associates. Drama is a term generally used to refer to a literary form involving parts written for actors to perform. ...

In the series opener, a young girl is murdered in suspicious circumstances in the home of one of Hollywood's leading young actors. The first season of the show follows the intricacies of the investigation and trial of the defendant. Stanley Tucci played Richard Cross, Hoffman's old friend-turned-nemesis ... Stanley Tucci (born January 11, 1960 in Katonah, New York) is an American actor and film director, known for his work in films such as Road to Perdition and Big Night, and in the television series Murder One. ...

Although the show did not achieve high ratings, its viewers enjoyed Murder One. It is thought that the serial nature of the drama left viewers who either missed episodes or did not see the series from its premiere at a loss to follow the plot. There was also a break of several weeks after episode 9, necessitating a 5-minute synopsis at the beginning of episode 10. However, the acting and writing (Murder One was written by Stephen Bochco of Hill Street Blues) are believed to be satisfactory, and Benzali's tightly-focused performance was singled out for critical praise. Hill Street Blues was a serial police drama that first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. ...

Main characters, 1995

• Theodore Hoffman - Daniel Benzali
• Annie Hoffman - Patricia Clarkson
• Justine Appleton - Mary McCormack
• Neal Avedon (defendant) - Jason Gedrick
• Richard Cross - Stanley Tucci
• Francesca Cross - Donna Murphy
• ADA Miriam Grasso (prosecutor) - Barbara Bosson
• Chris Docknovich - Michael Hayden
• Lisa Gillsepie - Grace Phillips
• Arnold Spivak - J.C. Mackenzie
• Julie Costello - Bobbie Phillips
• Judge Beth Bornstein - Linda Carlson
• DA Roger Garfield - Gregory Itzin
• David Blalock - Kevin Tighe
• Louis Hines - John Fleck
• Detective Arthur Polson - Dylan Baker
• Gary Blondo - John Pleshette
• Lila - Vanessa Williams

Following somewhat disappointing first season ratings, ABC and Bochco revamped the show significantly for the 1996-7 season. Gone were Benzali and his character (it was rumored that Benzali was unhappy with the first season and left the program, though it has also been reported he was fired) as well as many of the show's former regulars including Clarkson, Gedrick, Tucci and Baker. (Some of the departures were expected as there was no possibility of including many of the case-context characters in ongoing parts). Daniel Benzali (born January 20, 1950 in Rio de Janiero, Brazil) is an American actor of television, film and theater. ... Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. ... Mary McCormack (born February 8, 1969 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American television and film actress. ... Jason Gedrick (b. ... Stanley Tucci (born January 11, 1960 in Katonah, New York) is an American actor and film director, known for his work in films such as Road to Perdition and Big Night, and in the television series Murder One. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Barbara Bosson (b. ... Michael Vincent Hayden (born March 17, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) holds the rank of General in the United States Air Force and is the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. ... Bobbie Phillips Bobbie Phillips is an American actress born 29 January 1972 in Charleston, South Carolina. ... Linda Carlson (born May 12, 1945) is an American actess. ... Kevin Tighe (born August 13, 1944 in Los Angeles) is an American actor best remembered for his role as Roy DeSoto in the TV series Emergency! (1972-1978). ... John Fleck (born May 7, 1951) is an American actor. ... Dylan Baker is an American actor best known for playing supporting roles in both major studio movies (Spiderman 2) and independent films. ... Vanessa Lynn Williams This article is about Vanessa Williams the actress and singer, for the actress on Melrose Place see Vanessa Williams (actress). ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The producers brought in Anthony LaPaglia as the new owner of the firm, Hoffman having retired to save his marriage as it were. The second season of the show was far less successful than the first. The original concept of the series as surrounding a "James Bond"-like defense attorney could not be salvaged with a replacement lead - not least of which because LaPaglia's character, James Wyler, spent most episodes trying to borrow money to keep the firm afloat. Anthony LaPaglia (born January 31, 1959) is an Australian actor. ...

Other cast members brought in included D.B. Woodside and Jack Kehler. D.B. Woodside (David Bryan) is a contemporary American actor, best known for his varied television roles. ... Jack Kehler is an actor. ...

The actual storyline in season two was generally considered a decent one, although less compelling than that of season one's. However, the cast changes along with the change in theme of the show buried the series before the year was out. ABC did broadcast all the episodes filmed, and the plot was prematurely wrapped up in the final episode. The series was dropped at the end of the '96-'97 season.

There was some discussion that Benzali might agree to return to the role of Ted Hoffman in a series of TV movies or short miniseries to develop the program more. This did not ultimately happen, much to the chagrin of the show's loyal fans. A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ...

Over its two year run, ABC aired 41 original episodes of this series. The first season of Murder One has aired several times on cable networks such as A&E and Court TV in the United States. (Court TV was pastiched in the series by the fictional "Law TV".) The A&E Network is a cable and satellite television network based in New York, New York, USA. The channel, which focused programming on biographies, documentaries, and drama series, and has expanded to include reality television programming, reaches more than 85 million homes in the United States. ... Courtroom Television Network LLC, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner and Liberty Media that launched on July 1, 1991. ... The word pastiche describes a literary or other artistic genre. ...

Both seasons have been released on DVD in the US and UK, with different packaging in each country. DVD (sometimes called Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

External link

• Murder One @ IMDb