# The Client (TV series)

The Client (also referred to as John Grisham's The Client) is an American legal thriller drama television series developed by Judith Paige Mitchell that aired on CBS for one season, premiering with a two-hour pilot on September 17, 1995, and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film The Client, itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel. It starred JoBeth Williams, John Heard, and Polly Holliday in the roles created in the film by Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and Micole Mercurio, respectively.

## Cast
### Main

* JoBeth Williams as Reggie Love
* John Heard as Roy Foltrigg
* Polly Holliday as Momma Love
* David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire
* Ossie Davis as Judge Harry Roosevelt (13 episodes, 1995–96)

### Recurring

* Valerie Mahaffey as Ellie Foltrigg (4 episodes, 1995–96)
* Mac Davis as Waldo Gaines (3 episodes 1995–96)
* David Michael Mullins as Lewis Maddox (7 episodes, 1995–96)
* Burke Moses as Jackson Love (6 episodes, 1995–96)
* William Converse-Roberts as Dr. Gus Cardoni (6 episodes, 1995–96)
* Derek McGrath as Arnie (4 episodes, 1996)
* Thom Barry as Judge Waite-Barkley (4 episodes, 1996)
* Brixton Karnes as Officer Brill (4 episodes, 1995–96)
* Harry Lennix as Daniel Holbrook (3 episodes, 1995–96)
* Emilio Borelli as Nick (3 episodes, 1996)
* Allen Williams as Howard Straithe (3 episodes, 1995–96)
* Timothy Carhart as Walon Clark (3 episodes, 1995)
* Emmanuelle Bach as Nicole (3 episodes, 1995–96)
* Ray McKinnon as Lenny Barlow (3 episodes, 1995)

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Pilot" | Paul Shapiro | Judith Paige Mitchell | September 17, 1995 (1995-09-17) |
| 2 | "Pilot" | Paul Shapiro | Judith Paige Mitchell | September 17, 1995 (1995-09-17) |
| 3 | "A Perfect World" | Steven Robman | Judith Paige Mitchell | September 19, 1995 (1995-09-19) |
| 4 | "Them That Has..." | Peter Levin | Robert Nathan | September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26) |
| 5 | "The Peach Orchard" | James Quinn | Joe Cacaci and Judith Paige Mitchell & Grace McKeaney | October 10, 1995 (1995-10-10) |
| 6 | "Drive, He Said" | Steven Robman | Grace McKeaney | October 17, 1995 (1995-10-17) |
| 7 | "The Burning of Atlanta" | James Frawley | Emily Skopov & Eddie Richey | October 24, 1995 (1995-10-24) |
| 8 | "Dear Harris" | Helaine Head | Judith Paige Mitchell & Grace McKeaney | October 31, 1995 (1995-10-31) |
| 9 | "The Prodigal Father" | James Hayman | Randy Anderson | November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07) |
| 10 | "Child's Play" | Dan Attias | Grace McKeaney | November 14, 1995 (1995-11-14) |
| 11 | "Happily Ever After" | Steve Dubin | Judith Paige Mitchell | November 21, 1995 (1995-11-21) |
| 12 | "The Way Things Never Were" | James Quinn | Gay Walch | December 19, 1995 (1995-12-19) |
| 13 | "Sympathy for the Devil" | Vern Gillum | Grace McKeaney | January 9, 1996 (1996-01-09) |
| 14 | "Motherless Child" | Win Phelps | Randy Anderson | January 11, 1996 (1996-01-11) |
| 15 | "Private Lives" | Helaine Head | Edward Tivnan | January 16, 1996 (1996-01-16) |
| 16 | "Winning" | Michael W. Watkins | Gary Johnson | January 30, 1996 (1996-01-30) |
| 17 | "The Morning After" | Vern Gillum | Story by : Grace McKeaney & Mitchell Binder Teleplay by : Grace McKeaney | February 6, 1996 (1996-02-06) |
| 18 | "Damn Yankees" | Win Phelps | Gary Johnson | March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19) |
| 19 | "The High Ground" | Michael W. Watkins | Brad Markowitz | March 26, 1996 (1996-03-26) |
| 20 | "Past Imperfect" | Michael Pavone | Judith Paige Mitchell | April 2, 1996 (1996-04-02) |
| 21 | "The Good Samaritan" | Sharron Miller | Brad Markowitz | April 9, 1996 (1996-04-09) |
| 22 | "Money Talks" | Michael Pavone | Gary Johnson & Edward Tivnan | April 16, 1996 (1996-04-16) |

## Ratings

The Client averaged at 7.9 million viewers, ranking at #22 for the network and #82 overall.

## Syndication and home media

The TNT Network rebroadcast the series five nights a week, March 1999 through February 2001.
While the full series is not available on DVD or Blu-ray, the 1995 pilot episode of the series was included as a bonus feature on the 2013 Blu-ray release of the 1994 film.