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The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill poster
Directed by
Sharron Miller
Genre
drama
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 34 episodes
Rated
B-15
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A public defender in Los Angeles works to represent her clients inside and outside the courtroom. The show follows her cases and her personal struggles.

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What happens

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill is an American drama television series which aired on CBS from September 17, 1990 to May 30, 1992. The show stars Sharon Gless as Fiona Rose "Rosie" O'Neill, a lawyer working in the public defender's office for the City of Los Angeles. The show marked the return of Gless to series television after her run on Cagney & Lacey. "Rosie" was created by Beth Sullivan and Joe Cacaci, and produced by Cagney & Lacey producer Barney Rosenzweig, whom Gless married in 1991. The writing staff included Beth Sullivan, Joe Cacaci, Josef Anderson, Nicole Yorkin and Dawn Prestwich. The show was cancelled by CBS in 1992. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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