Philly
Philly
TV ShowEnded

Philly

6.8 / 10
2001
1 season
22 episodes
Drama

Philly is an American television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire. It lasted a full season and was canceled due to low ratings. The final episode was advertised heavily as the series finale, a move not commonly used in network promotion, for a series lasting only one season. The complete series is not on DVD, but is viewable on Netflix in HD and 5.1 Surround Sound. The series briefly aired in syndication on Universal HD in 2008.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    6.0
    25-09-200145m

    When her partner is hospitalized after a breakdown in court, criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire's already bulging caseload doubles. Will Froman, a P.D. who's eager to go in...

  • Ep 2

    2.Porn Again

    6.0
    02-10-200145m

    Kathleen's pursuit of the man stalking her results in a fender-bender, a new and unsavory client for Will, and an unpleasant confrontation in the D.A.'s office. A woman seeks Kathl...

  • Ep 3

    3.Light My Fire

    09-10-200145m

    A drunken bar brawl brings Kathleen's father into court on assault charges, creating the opportunity for her to show Patrick where fighting at school could lead him. Will has a cre...

  • Ep 4

    4.Tempus Fugitive

    16-10-200145m

    With Patrick's unwitting aid, Dan foils Kathleen's attempt at a voluntary surrender for Hank Tyler, a client released in a jailhouse mixup. To curry favor with Dan, Lisa decides to...

  • Ep 5

    5.Philly Folly

    23-10-200145m

    Kathleen represents a client with poor impulse control, is forced to exchange favors with Judge Hawes to get another client released in time for his mother's funeral, and has a nic...

  • Ep 6

    6.Blown Away

    13-11-200145m
  • Ep 7

    7.Prisoner of Love

    20-11-200145m

    Kathleen starts out her day in tears -- it's the 12th anniversary of her marriage to Dan, and she grieves over the sad end to which the marriage came. Later, Kathleen runs into Dan...

  • Ep 8

    8.Truth or Consequence

    27-11-200145m

    The Turner Case Engrossed in conversation with Trish on her cell phone one evening, Kathleen is on her way into a convenience store when she is knocked on her feet by her client,...

  • Ep 9

    9.Loving Sons

    04-12-200145m

    Kathleen's defense of a disturbed teen hinges on the testimony of another, less-innocent client; Will's dad visits the city to see his son and Judge Brennan before joining his wife...

  • Ep 10

    10.Fork You Very Much

    11-12-200145m

    The Flores Case The court assigns Kathleen to defend Diego Flores, a serial rapist who boasts about getting away with his crimes. Since all of the evidence that would convict him...

  • Ep 11

    11.Live and Leg Die

    18-12-200145m
  • Ep 12

    12.The Curse of the Klopman Diamonds

    08-01-200245m
  • Ep 13

    13.Ripley, Believe It Or Not

    15-01-200245m
  • Ep 14

    14.Meat Me in Philly

    05-02-200245m

    A dying man's confession gives Kathleen what she needs to get a convicted rapist a new trial; Will and Erin clash in court over a wife charged with assaulting her husband with a fr...

  • Ep 15

    15.Lies of Minelli

    26-02-200245m

    Kathleen races to get her wrongfully convicted client a new trial after finding that evidence may have been swept under the rug. Meanwhile, the owner of escort service recruits Mag...

  • Ep 16

    16.Here Comes the Judge

    7.0
    05-03-200245m

    Kathleen's escort owner client, Tabitha Davenport, goes on trial. Teena has evidently told Terry about seeing Kathleen and Ripley kissing in the garage stairwell, so Terry asks Rip...

  • Ep 17

    17.There's No Business Like No Business

    12-03-200245m

    Kathleen represents an innocent client who happened to be in the wrong car at the wrong time and is now charged as an accessory to murder. Tommy Cabretti, the prosecutor assigned t...

  • Ep 18

    18.Brotherly Love

    19-03-200245m

    Ripley comes under fire after Chris Maguire is busted for falsely claiming to have bribed the judge involved with his sister, while Dan sees the whole investigation as a plot to ke...

  • Ep 19

    19.San Diego Padre

    16-04-200245m

    Kathleen defends a man who kidnapped his children and kept them hidden for nine years because he lost custody to his drug-addicted, neglectful ex-wife; Will asks Kathleen to call i...

  • Ep 20

    20.Tall Tales

    23-04-200245m

    Will's client takes him and the judicial system for a ride when he is charged with assault after his girlfriend dumps him on a tabloid TV show for another man. Kathleen faces an u...

  • Ep 21

    21.Thanks For the Mammaries

    23-04-200245m

    Clyde assists Will in proving that a client has been framed for a robbery at the strip club where she works, and discovers evidence that will doom Cabretti's bid for District Attor...

  • Ep 22

    22.Mojo Rising

    28-05-200245m

    Kathleen represents a storeowner who shot and paralyzed the boy who robbed him; Dan wins the race for District Attorney; a mentally unbalanced woman, believing that she is Jack's w...

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