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Hawkins
Overview
Hawkins is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The mystery, created by Robert Hamner and David Karp, starred James Stewart as rural-bred lawyer Billy Jim Hawkins, who investigated the cases he was involved in, similarly to Stewart's earlier smash hit movie Anatomy of a Murder. Despite being critically well received and winning a Golden Globe Award, the series was cancelled after one season consisting of seven 90-minute episodes. Stewart requested the cancellation since he believed that the quality of scripts and directors in television could not continuously measure up to the level to which he was accustomed with theatrical films. Seen as part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies, it alternated with the TV movie adaptations of Shaft. Contemporary analysts suggested that since the two shows appealed to vastly different audience bases, alternating them only served to confuse fans of both series, giving neither one the time to build up a large viewership.
Key Crew
Producer: David Karp
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (1973)
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8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Death and the Maiden
1973-03-13Hawkins defends an heiress charged with a triple murder.
Runtime: 90 minEpisode 2: Murder in Movieland
1973-10-02Billy Jim journeys to Hollywood when a movie star's husband is accused of murder.
Runtime: 90 minEpisode 3: Die, Darling, Die
1973-10-23Janet Hubbard is accused of the murder of her husband.
Runtime: 90 minEpisode 4: A Life for a Life
1973-11-13Hawkins defends Joe Hamilton on a charge of murder.
Runtime: 90 minEpisode 5: Blood Feud
1973-12-04Lawyer Billy Jim Hawkins' distant relative, Stanley Hawkins, is killed and the young Don Morrison is suspected, igniting an old blood feud. To ease the situation, Jim Hawkins takes over the defense of Don Morrison.
Runtime: 90 minEpisode 6: Murder in the Slave Trade
1974-01-22Hawkins tries to find out who really murdered a sports mogul.
Runtime: 90 minEpisode 7: Murder on the 13th Floor
1974-02-05A man is accused of murdering a young woman in his mother's hotel.
Runtime: 90 minEpisode 8: Candidate for Murder
1974-03-05Hawkins defends a politician accused of murder.
Runtime: 90 min
