The D.A. 

The cases of hard-nosed Los Angeles district attorney Paul Ryan.

Stars:

Robert Conrad, Victor Izay, Harry Morgan

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Robert Conrad	...	Deputy D.A. Paul Ryan 15 episodes, 1971-1972
Victor Izay	...	Judge Simmons 7 episodes, 1971

Storyline

The first part of each show, Ryan and his staff do investigation work. The second part was the trial, with Ryan voice-overs explaining the legalities.

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Plot Keywords:

district attorney | law | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Apparently due to its content, some NBC affiliates refused to air this program, in favor of syndicated programming which was less expensive. As a result, NBC pulled this after fifteen episodes and replaced it with Sanford and Son (1972), which became hugely successful.

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Connections

Edited into Confessions of the D.A. Man (1978)

User Reviews

30 minute episodes too short

The show was entertaining, but each episode was only 30 minutes long. It took the whole 30 minutes for the D.A. to figure out the prosecution case and get it to court, and then the episodes ended without any time for a trial, and that meant there was no resolution to the story. I guess that's why it only lasted one season.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1971 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark VII Ltd., Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1