The Client

The Client Information

The Client is an American television series that was broadcast on CBS for one season, from September 18, 1995 to August 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film The Client, itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel, also titled The Client. It starred JoBeth Williams, John Heard, and Polly Holliday in the roles created in the film by Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones and Micole Mercurio, respectively.

Cast

The leads of the series were played by JoBeth Williams as Reggie Love and John Heard as Roy Foltrigg. As series regulars, Polly Holliday as Big Momma and David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire are the only other characters to appear in all 21 episodes.

JoBeth Williams 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 (14 episodes, 1995-1996)

Besides Micole Mercurio, who played Big Momma in the film and guest-starred in the fourteenth episode, Winning, as Naomi, the only other actor to appear in both the series and film was Ossie Davis. His portrayal of Judge Harry Roosevelt in the film, led him to recreate that part in 14 of the 21 first season episodes of the series.

Recurring Characters

The following actors were considered recurring, with many of them portraying characters already created in the book and/or movie:

Valerie Mahaffey as Ellie Foltrigg (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Mac Davis as Waldo Gaines (3 episodes 1995-1996)
David Michael Mullins as Lewis Maddox (7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Burke Moses as Jackson Love (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
William Converse-Roberts as Dr. Gus Cardoni (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Derek McGrath as Arnie (4 episodes, 1996)
Thom Barry as Judge Waite-Barkley (4 episodes, 1996)
Brixton Karnes as Officer Brill (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Harry Lennix as Daniel Holbrook (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Emilio Borelli as Nick (3 episodes, 1996)
Allen Williams as Howard Straithe (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Timothy Carhart as Walon Clark (3 episodes, 1995)
Emmanuelle Bach as Nicole (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ray McKinnon as Lenny Barlow (3 episodes, 1995)

Syndication

While the series lasted just 21 episodes, it reached a larger audience when the TNT Network rebroadcast the series five nights a week, March 1999 through February 2001, to solid ratings.

DVD Release

While the full series is not yet 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.

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