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The show is about widower Ben Matlock (Andy Griffith), a renowned, folksy and popular though cantankerous attorney.Usually, at the end of the case, the person who is on the stand being questioned by Matlock is the actual perpetrator and Matlock will expose them, despite making clear that his one goal is to prove reasonable doubt in the case of his client's guilt or to prove his client's innocence.
Benjamin Leighton "Ben" Matlock is a renowned, folksy yet cantankerous defense attorney who charges a fee of $100,000 to take a case. He is known for visiting crime scenes to discover overlooked clues, as well as his down-home style of coming up with viable, alternative theories of the crime in question (usually murder) while sitting in his office playing the banjo or polishing his shoes.
The first season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from September 20, 1986 – May 12, 1987. The two-part episode "The Don" served as a backdoor pilot for Jake and the Fatman . Cast
Enter 76-year-old Bates, who puts a new spin on the role in CBS's gender-swapped "Matlock" reboot, which debuted in a critically acclaimed pilot on Sept. 22 that will air again in an encore ...
The second season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from September 22, 1987 – May 3, 1988 with a two hour season premiere (split into two parts when aired in syndication). Cast
Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock; Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas; Julie Sommars as ADA Julie March; Kene Holliday as Tyler Hudson; Cast notes. Julie Sommars joined the cast this season; Don Knotts begins making recurring appearances as Matlock's neighbor Les Calhoun. Kene Holliday departed at the end of the season, but appeared twice more early ...
Audiences can draw a straight line from the new CBS show through to the original “Matlock” to “Perry Mason.” “Perry Mason,” whose titular attorney defends falsely accused people in ...
The eighth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on ABC from September 23, 1993, and concluded with a two-hour season finale on May 19, 1994. Cast [ edit ]