Murder One (television)

Murder One was a television series first aired on the ABC network in the United States in 1995.

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ABC - United States - 1995

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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.

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United Kingdom - Sky One - 1996 - Rerun - BBC TWO

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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.

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Daniel Benzali - Attorney - Patricia Clarkson

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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.

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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

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Murder - Hollywood - Stanley Tucci

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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.

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Stephen Bochco - Hill Street Blues

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