"Boston Legal" Guardians and Gatekeepers (2008)

Director:

Mike Listo

Writers:

Corinne Brinkerhoff (written by)
Sanford Golden (written by)

TV Series:

"Boston Legal" (2004)

Original Air Date:

29 September 2008 (Season 5, Episode 2)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Jerry and Katie take a case involving a 15-year-old who claims a guard raped her in a private prison, Shirley's 17-year-old granddaughter is in trouble for voting in the primary, and Alan and Denny take on the pharmaceutical industry.

Plot Keywords:

Eccentric | Civil Law | Boston Massachusetts | Law Firm | City Name In Title

Cast

James Spader	...	Alan Shore
John Larroquette	...	Carl Sack
Christian Clemenson	...	Jerry Espenson
Tara Summers	...	Katie Lloyd
Candice Bergen	...	Shirley Schmidt
William Shatner	...	Denny Crane
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cas Anvar	...	Dr. Paul Harris
David Bowe	...	Jeffrey Addario
Perry Cornelius	...	Paramedic
Bradford English	...	CEO Michael Ryder
Henry Gibson	...	Judge Clark Brown
Tina Ivlev	...	Lauren Addario
Roma Maffia	...	Judge Victoria Peyton
Timothy R. McFadyen	...	Clerk
Don McManus	...	A.D.A. John Lennox
Allison Miller	...	Marlena Hoffman
James Rebhorn	...	Wade Mathis
Christopher Rich	...	Attorney Melvin Palmer
Francesca P. Roberts	...	Judge Jamie Atkinson
Tim Snay	...	Grant Kennard
Michael Strickland	...	Foreman

Runtime:

Ireland:48 min (including commercials)

Filming Locations:

Raleigh Manhattan Beach Studios - 1600 Rosecrans Avenue, Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Company:

David E. Kelley Productions

Who played Marlene Hoffman?

Okay, who played Shirley Schmidt's granddaughter?

It's taken me most of the show to determine that her name was Marlene Hoffman, and You guys don't have a credit line for her, land she's a major character in this episode.

I looked up a picture of Candice's daughter, and this is not her, but she looks like Candice Bergen.

She is very good, and I hope we see her character again on the show.

We loved the battle to allow an under 18 year old to vote in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and I hope that they will drop the age in the near future.