The Defenders (1961) is a drama web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch The Defenders online in HD.
The Defenders — Storyline
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Reginald Rose
- Starring: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed
The Defenders — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1961-09-16 |
| Seasons | 4 |
| Episodes | 132 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Network | CBS |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 6.3/10 (11 votes) |
The Defenders — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Quality of Mercy (1961-09-16) — Dr. Bill Conrad's patient, Leona Warner, delivers a baby with Down Syndrome.
- E2: Killer Instinct (1961-09-23) — When mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kil
- E3: Death Across the Counter (1961-09-30)
- E4: The Riot (1961-10-07)
- E5: The Young Lovers (1961-10-14)
- E6: The Boy Between (1961-10-21)
- E7: The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms (1961-10-28) — Frank Gorshin stars as an impressionist accused of murder who claims he's innocent because ""Jimmy Cagney did it""—and breaks into his multiple personality of Cagney on the witne
- E8: The Accident (1961-11-04)
- E9: The Trial of Jenny Scott (1961-11-11)
- E10: The Man with the Concrete Thumb (1961-11-18)
- E11: The Treadmill (1961-11-25)
- E12: Perjury (1961-12-02)
- E13: The Attack (1961-12-09)
- E14: The Prowler (1961-12-16)
- E15: Gideon's Follies (1961-12-23)
- E16: The Best Defense (1961-12-30)
- E17: The Bedside Murder (1962-01-06)
- E18: The Search (1962-01-20)
- E19: Storm at Birch Glen (1962-01-27)
- E20: The Point Shaver (1962-02-03) — Stacy Phillips, star college basketball player, is accused of taking money from gambler Vince Fargo to fix a game. The Presons, alumni of the college, are hired to defend Phillips
- E21: The Locked Room (1962-02-10)
- E22: The Empty Chute (1962-02-17)
- E23: The Crusader (1962-02-24)
- E24: The Hickory Indian (1962-03-03)
- E25: The Iron Man (1962-03-10)
- E26: The Tarnished Cross (1962-03-17)
- E27: The Last Six Months (1962-03-31) — Arthur Hill plays a man with six months to live–he kills his business partner in a fit of rage when the man refuses to help support his family after he has died.
- E28: The Naked Heiress (1962-04-07)
- E29: Reunion with Death (1962-04-21)
- E30: The Benefactor (1962-04-28)
- E31: Along Came a Spider (1962-05-05)
- E32: The Broken Barrelhead (1962-05-26)
Season 2
- E1: The Voices of Death (1962-09-15) — Martha Harrow, a young wife and mother, is convicted of first-degree murder. The victim: her husband, an alcoholic and wife beater.
- E2: Blood Country (1962-09-22)
- E3: The Indelible Silence (1962-09-29)
- E4: The Seven Ghosts of Simon Gray (1962-10-06)
- E5: The Unwanted (1962-10-13)
- E6: Madman (1) (1962-10-20)
- E7: Madman (2) (1962-10-27)
- E8: The Bigamist (1962-11-03)
- E9: The Avenger (1962-11-17)
- E10: The Invisible Badge (1962-11-24)
- E11: The Hidden Jungle (1962-12-01)
- E12: The Savage Infant (1962-12-08)
- E13: The Apostle (1962-12-15)
- E14: Grandma TNT (1962-12-22)
- E15: Don't Take the Stand (1962-12-29)
- E16: Kill or Be Killed (1963-01-05)
- E17: Man Against Himself (1963-01-12)
- E18: The Poisoned Fruit Doctrine (1963-01-19)
- E19: Poltergeist (1963-01-26)
- E20: Ordeal (1963-02-02)
- E21: The Hour Before Doomsday (1963-02-09)
- E22: The Traitor (1963-02-16)
- E23: The Eye of Fear (1963-02-23)
- E24: Metamorphosis (1963-03-02)
- E25: The Last Illusion (1963-03-09) — Magician Monte Moran fails in his attempt to escape from a coffin-like box lowered into the river. When his body is finally retrieved, Moran's assistant Ballin claims someone tampe
- E26: The Heathen (1963-03-23)
- E27: A Book for Burning (1963-03-30)
- E28: A Taste of Vengeance (1963-04-06)
- E29: The Colossus (1963-04-13)
- E30: Judgment Eve (1963-04-20)
- E31: The Noose (1963-04-27)
- E32: Everybody Else is Dead (1963-05-11)
- E33: The Trial of Twenty-Two (1963-05-18)
- E34: The Brother Killers (1963-05-25)
Season 3
- E1: The Weeping Baboon (1963-09-28)
- E2: The Empty Heart (1963-10-05)
- E3: The Captive (1963-10-12)
- E4: The Bagman (1963-10-19)
- E5: Conspiracy of Silence (1963-10-26)
- E6: The Cruel Hook (1963-11-02)
- E7: Star-Spangled Ghetto (1963-11-09)
- E8: Loophole (1963-11-16)
- E9: The Seal of Confession (1963-11-30)
- E10: Climate of Evil (1963-12-07)
- E11: The Crowd Pleaser (1963-12-14)
- E12: Old Lady Ironsides (1963-12-21) — A high school senior is denied the chance to finish two more months of high school for a diploma, just because she has been found to be pregnant. A little old lady who has befriend
- E13: Fugue for Trumpet and Small Boy (1963-12-28)
- E14: Claire Cheval Died in Boston (1963-11-23)
- E15: The Last Day (1964-01-11)
- E16: Blacklist (1964-01-18) — Blacklist is an episode of TV program The Defenders.
- E17: Who'll Dig His Grave? (1964-01-25)
- E18: All the Silent Voices (1964-02-01) — Dr. Katherine Tasso opens a clinic and dispenses birth-control information—although she's aware that her actions violate state laws.
- E19: The Secret (1964-02-08)
- E20: The Pill Man (1964-02-22)
- E21: Drink Like a Lady (1964-02-29)
- E22: Survival (1964-03-14)
- E23: Moment of Truth (1964-03-21)
- E24: The Hidden Fury (1964-03-28)
- E25: Die Laughing (1964-04-11)
- E26: May Day! May Day! (1964-04-18)
- E27: The Thief (1964-04-25)
- E28: Yankee Go Home (1964-05-02)
- E29: The Man Who Saved His Country (1964-05-09)
- E30: Mind Over Murder (1964-05-16)
- E31: The Sixth Alarm (1964-05-23)
- E32: The Fine Line (1964-05-30)
- E33: The Non-Violent (1964-06-06)
- E34: Stowaway (1964-06-13)
- E35: Hollow Triumph (1964-06-20)
- E36: The Uncivil War (1964-06-27)
Season 4
- E1: The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (1) (1964-09-24)
- E2: The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (2) (1964-10-01)
- E3: Hero of the People (1964-10-08)
- E4: Go-Between (1964-10-15)
- E5: Conflict of Interests (1964-10-22)
- E6: The Man Who . . . (1964-10-29)
- E7: Turning Point (1964-11-05)
- E8: A Taste of Ashes (1964-11-12)
- E9: Comeback (1964-11-26)
- E10: The Siege (1964-12-03)
- E11: Whitewash (1964-12-10)
- E12: A Voice Loud and Clear (1964-12-17)
- E13: King of the Hill (1964-12-31)
- E14: Whipping Boy (1965-01-07)
- E15: Eyewitness (1965-01-14)
- E16: The Silent Killers (1965-01-21)
- E17: Death on Wheels (1965-01-28)
- E18: The Unwritten Law (1965-02-04)
- E19: The Objector (1965-02-11)
- E20: Fires of the Mind (1965-02-18) — After taking LSD, mentally disturbed Robert Kraft commits suicide while experiencing a hallucinatory reaction—and Dr. Byron Saul (Pleasence), who's been treating Kraft with the d
- E21: No-Knock (1965-02-25)
- E22: The Merry-Go-Round Murder (1965-03-04)
- E23: Nobody Asks What Side You're On . . . (1965-03-11)
- E24: Impeachment (1965-03-18)
- E25: The Sworn Twelve (1965-03-25)
- E26: A Matter of Law and Disorder (1965-04-08)
- E27: Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk (1965-04-15)
- E28: The Prosecutor (1965-04-29)
- E29: The Bum's Rush (1965-05-06)
- E30: Only a Child (1965-05-13)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does The Defenders have? 4 season(s) with 132 episodes.
Who created The Defenders? Reginald Rose.
Where can I watch The Defenders? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
