The Mississippi(1983)
First Air Date: 1983-03-25
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 6.7
Votes: 3
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 23
The Mississippi was a television series which ran for 2 seasons from 1982 to 1984. The series consisted of 27 episodes, 1 pilot, 6 first season episodes and 17 episodes in the second season. The series was written by Aubrey Solomon and starred Ralph Waite, Linda Miller and Stan Shaw. Ralph Waite played Ben Walker, a successful criminal attorney who after retiring his law practice, sought a more simple life on the mighty Mississippi river as a simple stern-wheel river boat captain. But at every port he would stop at he'd find someone who needed a good attorney and he would end up defending them. His "crew" consisted of Stella McMullen and Lafe Tate, both of whom was more interested in helping people, fighting crime and becoming attorneys than running the tug. Filming occurred in several cities along the Mississippi River including Natchez, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.
Keywords
mississippi riverboatlawyerriverboatcriminal lawyer
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
Murder at Mt. Parnassus
Air Date: 1983-03-25
When Southern beauty Merilee Worthing is murdered, Ben comes to the defense of free-spirited Cal Woodley, a young act...
E02
Edge of the River
Air Date: 1983-04-01
Ben learns that justice in the bayou country for a girl from the other side of the tracks who opposes the town boss, ...
E03
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Air Date: 1983-04-08
Ben is called upon to defend the accused killer of an old friend's wife and learns that things aren't always what the...
E04
We Remember, We Revere
Air Date: 1983-04-15
When Ben comes to the aid of a young cadet at a military academy, he uncovers some disturbing facts which indicate th...
E05
Mardi Gras
Air Date: 1983-04-29
Ben is in for some surprises when he defends a longtime family retainer on jewelry theft charges and learns things ar...
E06
Old Hatreds Die Hard
Air Date: 1983-05-06
Ben and his black assistant Lafe face a bigoted deposed sheriff, and soon learn that almost two decades cannot heal t...
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