Arrest and Trial

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Arrest and Trial is a 1963–1964 American crime drama television series that followed a two-part format of investigation and courtroom prosecution, considered a forerunner to later legal dramas.

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instanceOf American television series
airedOn network television
alsoKnownAs Arrest & Trial NERFINISHED
broadcastIn United States television market
character John Costigan NERFINISHED
John Egan NERFINISHED
considered forerunner to modern legal dramas
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy E. Jack Neuman NERFINISHED
distributor Universal Television NERFINISHED
episodeStructure self-contained stories per episode
era 1960s American television
executiveProducer E. Jack Neuman NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California
firstAired 1963
followedBy later courtroom-focused series
format two-part format of investigation and courtroom prosecution
genre crime drama
legal drama
hasNarrativeFocus from arrest through trial outcome
hasProductionCompany Universal Television NERFINISHED
hasSetting Los Angeles NERFINISHED
hasTheme courtroom drama
criminal justice system
law enforcement procedures
influenced later legal drama television series
isFollowedBy Law & Order NERFINISHED
lastAired 1964
numberOfEpisodes 30
numberOfSeasons 1
originalChannel American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ABC
pictureFormat black-and-white
portrays courtroom prosecution in second half of each episode
police investigation in first half of each episode
precededBy earlier police procedural series
productionCompany Universal Television NERFINISHED
runtimePerEpisode 90 minutes
starring Ben Gazzara NERFINISHED
Chuck Connors NERFINISHED
John Larch NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult viewers
timeSlot prime time
usesStructure police procedural plus legal procedural

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Chuck Connors notableWork Arrest and Trial