The Paper Chase - Season 1 - Eps 21: A Case of Detente

1979-04-17? min⭐ 7.556/10

Although this was not the last episode shown, as the production numbers tell, it was the last one produced. I remember that the last episode was about Hart falling in love with a Russian gymnast. John Houseman did not appear as Kingsfield in this episode. I heard that, because the network had caused the scripts to be ""dumbed"" down to this level, that Houseman refused to be in it. A visiting professor played by Pernell Roberts had to help Hart with his love life. I also understand that Houseman refused to do the Showtime seasons unless it was understood that this episode would never be reshown.

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About The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

Title: The Paper Chase

First Air Date: 1978-09-09

Last Air Date: 1986-05-02

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.556/10 (from 9 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 4

Total Episodes: 58

Network: CBS Showtime

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contract-law professor named Charles Kingsfield, who alternately inspires and terrifies the students.

Cast

John Houseman

John Houseman

Charles Kingsfield

James Stephens

James Stephens

James T. Hart

Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Rose Samuels

Penny Johnson Jerald

Penny Johnson Jerald

Vivian Conway

Peter Nelson

Peter Nelson

Tom Ford

Diana Douglas

Diana Douglas

Prof. Tyler

Michael Tucci

Michael Tucci

Gerald Golden

Betty Harford

Betty Harford

Mrs Nottingham

James Keane

James Keane

Willis Bell

Tom Fitzsimmons

Tom Fitzsimmons

Franklin Ford III

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