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| Christine Cromwell | |
|---|---|
 Christine Cromwell title card | |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Dick Wolf |
| Developed by | Michael Duggan |
| Directed by | Harvey Hart E.W. Swackhamer Leo Penn |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes(including commercials) |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 11, 1989 (1989-11-11) – February 17, 1990 (1990-2-17) |
Christine Cromwell is an Americancrime drama television series that aired as a rotating element of theABC Mystery Movie. It debuted on November 11, 1989, and ended on February 17, 1990, with four episodes presented semi-monthly.[1]
Christine Cromwell, portrayed byJaclyn Smith, is a lawyer for a prestigious law firm in San Francisco with cases that involve famous, wealthy people.[2] She was valedictorian of her class in Harvard Law School and worked as a public defender for a decade.[3]
Cromwell enjoys high-society activities with her mother, Samantha (Celeste Holm) and works in the law firm with senior partner Cyrus Blain (Ralph Bellamy). Other regulars were Sarah the secretary (Rebecca Cross) and Nanny the housekeeper (Ellen Albertini).[2]
Dick Wolf was the executive producer.[1]
Mark Dawidziak, in an article distributed byKnight Ridder newspapers, praised the first episode's production values but described the plot as "horribly hackneyed." He added that the program went from fun in the first hour to being a dud in its conclusion.[4]
| No. | Title | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Things That Go Bump in the Night" | November 11, 1989 (1989-11-11) | |
A friend of Christine's claims self-defense in the death of her husband, a wealthy client of the firm's. | |||
| 2 | "Easy Come, Easy Go" | December 9, 1989 (1989-12-9) | |
Two clients of the firm are accused of murdering a con artist who swindled a million dollars out of each of them. | |||
| 3 | "In Vino Veritas" | January 27, 1990 (1990-1-27) | |
A winegrower's body turns up at the 100th-anniversary pressing following a feud with his brother. | |||
| 4 | "Only the Good Die Young" | February 17, 1990 (1990-2-17) | |
Four members of a college tontine are murdered, leaving the three survivors to share millions. | |||
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