The Law & Harry McGraw

1987 - 1988 6.5 (2 votes) 1 Seasons

Genres

Mystery

Networks

CBS

Created By

Peter S. Fischer

Overview

The Law & Harry McGraw is an American mystery crime drama television series created by Peter S. Fischer and a spin-off of Murder, She Wrote. The series stars Jerry Orbach as a Harry McGraw, a loudmouthed, uncouth, old school private detective who continually finds himself solving mysteries on behalf of the prim and proper attorney Ellie Maginnis who has an office across the hall.

Top Cast

Jerry Orbach

Harry McGraw

Barbara Babcock

Ellie Maginnis

Juliana Donald

E.J. Brunson

Shea Farrell

Steve Lacey

Peter Haskell

Tyler Chase

Earl Boen

Howard Sternhagen

Marty Davis

Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

No overview available.

16 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1: Dead Men Don't Make Phone Calls

1987-09-27

Harry McGraw, the seedy, abrasive, loud, and messy private detective based in Boston, has just opened shop across the hall from criminal attorney Ellie Maginnis, who hires McGraw to look into a publishing partner's death.

Runtime: 92 min

Episode 2: Murder By a Landslide

1987-10-06

E.J.'s roommate, who was employed as a campaign worker, is murdered. Harry suspects a cover-up involving the rich candidate, who supposedly slept with the roommate.

Runtime: 46 min

Episode 3: Mr. Chapman, I Presume

1987-10-13

Based on a tip from Walter Chapman, Special Agent Eckstein launches a raid to recover stolen plutonium that is about to be shipped out of the country.

Runtime: 45 min