Reasonable Doubts 

A drama about the working relationship between Assistant DA Tess Kaufman, a prosecutor sensitive to the rights of the accused, and hard-charging, gruff Detective Dicky Cobb, an old-fashioned cop with a "bust-the-perps" attitude.

Creator:

Robert Singer

Stars:

Mark Harmon, Marlee Matlin, William Converse-Roberts

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 10 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Mark Harmon	...	Det. Dicky Cobb 44 episodes, 1991-1993
Marlee Matlin	...	Asst. Dist. Atty. Tess Kaufman 44 episodes, 1991-1993
William Converse-Roberts	...	Dist. Atty. Arthur Gold 44 episodes, 1991-1993
Tim Grimm	...	Bruce Kaufman 44 episodes, 1991-1993
Bill Pugin	...	Ben Douglass / ... 43 episodes, 1991-1993
Jonathan the Dog	...	Himself 34 episodes, 1991-1993
Kay Lenz	...	Maggie Zombro 32 episodes, 1991-1993
Nancy Everhard	...	Kay Lockman 24 episodes, 1991-1993

Storyline

Chicago police detective Dicky Cobb turns in some crooked cops and finds himself persona non grata in the department. He is reassigned as an investigator for assistant D.A. Tess Kaufman, partly due to the fact that she is deaf and he can sign. Tess works for District Attorney Arthur Gold, a slick opportunist. Dicky investigates her cases, with the frequent help of Detective Earl Gaddis, a chain-smoking cop who is the only one on the force Dicky still gets along with. Tess is assisted by her faithful translator, Ben Douglass. Her ex-husband, Bruce Kaufman, continues to make life unhappy for her by involving her in his insensitive schemes. Dicky is romantically involved first with Kay Lockman, a cop's daughter who runs a bar, and later with defense attorney Maggie Zombro, with whom he often conflicts in court.

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Plot Keywords:

deaf | police | deafness | deaf parent | courtroom | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English American Sign Language

Release Date:

26 September 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dudas razonables

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

December 3rd Productions, Lorimar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (44 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The poster for this series was displayed on the wall of the NBC Studios during an episode of Seinfeld.

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Connections

Referenced in Beavis and Butt-Head: No Laughing (1993)

User Reviews

One of better Cop/Lawyer shows around.

I thought that this was one of the finest shows on television. Sadly, NBC sabotaged it, as they have done with some other fine shows, by bouncing it around their schedule and not letting the audience build up. Mark Harmon and Kay Lenz had great chemistry together as a romantic couple, and the working relationship/friendship between Harmon and Matlin made for fantastic television. This show deserved far better than it got from NBC.