"Street Legal" (1987) TV series 1987-1994

Creators:

William Deverell
Guy Mullally
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

6 January 1987 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The professional and private lives of a group of young, aggressive attorneys in partnership together in Toronto.

Plot Keywords:

Courtroom

Awards:

10 wins & 38 nominations

Cast

C. David Johnson	...	Charles 'Chuck' Tchobanian (126 episodes, 1987-1994)
Eric Peterson	...	Leon Robinovitch (126 episodes, 1987-1994)
Cynthia Dale	...	Olivia Novak (107 episodes, 1988-1994)
Julie Khaner	...	Alana Newman Robinovitch / ... (85 episodes, 1989-1994)
Sonja Smits	...	Carrington 'Carrie' Barr (83 episodes, 1986-1992)
Anthony Sherwood	...	Dillon Beck (81 episodes, 1989-1994)
Alison Sealy-Smith	...	Mercedes / ... (56 episodes, 1987-1994)
Albert Schultz	...	Rob Diamond (51 episodes, 1991-1994)
Ron Lea	...	Brian Malony (51 episodes, 1990-1994)

Series Directed by
Stacey Stewart Curtis		(24 episodes, 1988-1994)
Stefan Scaini		(13 episodes, 1988-1993)
Eleanor Lindo		(12 episodes, 1987-1993)
Steve DiMarco		(9 episodes, 1987-1994)
Milan Cheylov		(9 episodes, 1992-1994)
Allan Harmon		(8 episodes, 1989-1993)
Brad Turner		(7 episodes, 1988-1991)
George Bloomfield		(6 episodes, 1990-1991)
Harvey Frost		(6 episodes, 1993-1994)
Randy Bradshaw		(5 episodes, 1987-1990)
Alan Simmonds		(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Gilbert M. Shilton		(3 episodes, 1989)
Sturla Gunnarsson		(2 episodes, 1987-1990)
Alan Erlich		(2 episodes, 1987)
Allan Kroeker		(2 episodes, 1987)
Richard Benner		(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jorge Montesi		(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Douglas Jackson		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Writing credits
Guy Mullally		(64 episodes, 1989-1993)
Sondra Kelly		(33 episodes, 1991-1993)
William Deverell		(21 episodes, 1987-1988)
David Cole		(18 episodes, 1987-1994)
Maureen McKeon		(16 episodes, 1993-1994)
Malcolm MacRury		(15 episodes, 1987-1990)
Don Truckey		(13 episodes, 1987-1988)
Barry Stevens		(13 episodes, 1988-1993)
Paul Aitken		(12 episodes, 1987-1990)
Rebecca Schechter		(12 episodes, 1989-1994)
Peter Mitchell		(9 episodes, 1987-1989)
Robert Sandler		(5 episodes, 1987-1990)
A.J. Bickerton		(5 episodes, 1991-1993)
Neil Kozloff		(5 episodes, 1991-1993)
Michael Betcherman		(5 episodes, 1992-1993)
Peter Lauterman		(4 episodes, 1989-1990)
Angelo Stea		(4 episodes, 1989-1990)
Marc Strange		(3 episodes, 1987)
Leila Basen		(3 episodes, 1988-1992)
Richard Oleksiak		(3 episodes, 1989-1990)
Catherine Denson		(3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Gary Freedman		(3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bruce Martin		(3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Toby Mullally		(3 episodes, 1991-1992)
David Barlow		(3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Ian Sutherland		(2 episodes, 1987-1989)
Jerome McCann		(2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ann MacNaughton		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Donald Martin		(2 episodes, 1993)
James Nadler		(2 episodes, 1993)
Shannon Fitzgerald		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Douglas Wilkinson	....	post-production producer (70 episodes, 1990-1994)
Brenda Greenberg	....	executive producer (68 episodes, 1988-1993)

Series Original Music by
Micky Erbe		(unknown episodes)
Tim McCauley		(unknown episodes)
Maribeth Solomon		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Peter Benison		(unknown episodes)
Malcolm Cross		(unknown episodes)
Brian R.R. Hebb		(unknown episodes)
Maris H. Jansons		(unknown episodes)
Douglas Kiefer		(unknown episodes)
Rick Maguire		(unknown episodes)
Bert Tougas		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Jay Houpt		(unknown episodes)
Stephen Withrow		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Robin D. Cook		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Douglas Payne		(107 episodes, 1988-1994)
Arthur Herriott		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Sandra Moore	....	key makeup artist (6 episodes, 1987)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Rait	....	third assistant director (88 episodes, 1989-1994)
Paul Ackerley	....	trainee assistant director (36 episodes, 1991-1993)
Sarah Cutts-Rosen	....	second assistant director (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Allan Harmon	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
John Pace	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Avrel Fisher	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
David Manion	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Jason Herriott	....	scenic artist (unknown episodes)
Derek Loomes	....	stagehand (unknown episodes)
Kenny Roy	....	key scenic (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Allen Ormerod	....	sound re-recording mixer (126 episodes, 1987-1994)
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist (4 episodes, 1987)
Austin Grimaldi	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes, 1986-1988)
Ed Douglas	....	assistant dialogue editor (unknown episodes, 1990-1993)
Sal Grimaldi	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Alan Hardiman	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Andy Koyama	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Michael Liotta	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Scott Purdy	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Brock Jolliffe	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
John Stead	....	stunt performer (3 episodes, 1989-1994)
Mic Jones	....	stunt double / stunt performer (2 episodes, 1993)
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunt double (unknown episodes, 1987)
Matt Birman	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Randy Butcher	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Shelley Cook	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt rigger / stunts (unknown episodes)
Dennis Lundin	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Branko Racki	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Paul Ackerley	....	post-production coordinator (20 episodes, 1993-1994)
Larry Engelmann	....	final colorist (20 episodes, 1993-1994)
Howard Porter	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes, 1993)

Series Music Department
Ron Searles	....	music scoring engineer (unknown episodes, 1988-1993)
Brad Haehnel	....	assistant scoring engineer (unknown episodes)
John 'Wheels' Hurlbut	....	assistant scoring engineer (unknown episodes)
John Rodd	....	assistant scoring engineer (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Linda Callow	....	stand-in: Sonja Smits/Cynthia Dale (unknown episodes)
Miriam Laurence	....	dialect coach (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Canada:50 min (126 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Trivia:

Donnelly Rhodes claimed in an interview that his character, ruthless lawyer R.J. Williams, was was loosely based on the character of J.R. Ewing of "Dallas" (1978). Rhodes claimed that his character's initials, R.J., were in fact anagram of J.R..

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Corner Gas: Cable Excess (#5.1)" (2007)

Street Legal was a legal drama centered on a small law firm in Toronto.

Street Legal was a classic of Canadian TV with crackling scripts, excellent performances and relevant story lines that took in the headlines of the day. Toronto was like a character on the series as the multi cultural nature of the city, both the positive and negative were dealt with on the show. The lawyer characters on the show had different areas of expertise which were often in conflict. Leon was a left wing democratic socialist, who at one point in the series ran for Mayor of Toronto. Others on the firm dealt with criminal or business matters. Juggling the firm's different interests was often a point of conflict. CBC's Street Legal is still fondly remembered today in Canada 10 years after it went off the air for its coverage of the issues mixed up with soapy sexy story lines that kept the viewers coming back. Chuck and Olivia became the most famous fictional TV couple in Canadian history with their on again, off again affair. At one time Street Legal ran on Friday nights after the popular comedies of The Kids In The Hall and Codco, which gave the network a power house line up.