| Alt Name: | The Lawyers |
| Director: | Douglas Heyes |
| Camera: | Single-camera |
| Runtime: | 45 - 48 minutes |
| Creator: | Roy Huggins (credited as John Thomas James) |
| Starring: | Burl Ives Joseph Campanella James Farentino |
| Producer: | Jo Swerling Jr. |
| Executive Producer: | Roy Huggins |
| Opentheme: | Pete Rugolo |
| Composer: | Stanley Wilson |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Network: | NBC |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 29 (Including two pilot movies) |
| List Episodes: | List of The Bold Ones: The Lawyers episodes |
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (or The Lawyers) is an American legal drama that aired for three seasons on NBC from September 1968 through February 1972.
The series starred Burl Ives as Walter Nichols, a respected attorney who hires two brothers (Joseph Campanella and James Farentino) who are lawyers to help him with his case load.
The Lawyers was part of The Bold Ones, a rotating series of dramas that also included The New Doctors (with E. G. Marshall), The Protectors (with Leslie Nielsen) and The Senator (with Hal Holbrook). It was nominated for three Emmy awards and won two of them.[1] Pat Hingle and Walter Brooke each made two guest appearances, and had previously appeared in The New Doctors. Kermit Murdock also made two guest appearances, and later appeared in cameo roles in The Senator.
During the production of the first series of 8 episodes, James Farentino complained vociferously to the producers about the scripts and was suspended for three weeks, missing two shows.[2] Later, near the end of the third series, he announced he was leaving of his own volition, but the series was not renewed for a fourth year.[3]
On December 1, 2015, Timeless Media Group released The Bold Ones: The Lawyers- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[4]
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Nominated | Hal Holbrook (For second Pilot episode: "The Whole World Is Watching") | ||
| 1972 | Nominated | Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series | Richard Bracken, Gloryette Clark, and Terry Williams | |
| Won | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme | Alexander Singer (For episode "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland") | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series | Pete Rugolo (For episode "In Defense of Ellen McKay") | |||
| Nominated | Best Written Dramatic Episodic Script (Any Length) | Brett Huggins (Story) and Jack B. Sowards (Teleplay) (For episode "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland") |