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L.A. Law
S8.E17
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Silence Is Golden

  • Episode aired Apr 14, 1994
  • TV-PG
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Cecil Hoffman in L.A. Law (1986)
Drama

New associate, Patrick Flanagan, throws his weight around the firm, charming everyone with his friendliness and even helps get Brackman and Sheila's son, Alexander, into an exclusive prep sc... Read allNew associate, Patrick Flanagan, throws his weight around the firm, charming everyone with his friendliness and even helps get Brackman and Sheila's son, Alexander, into an exclusive prep school. But he shows his true hidden and unwholesome colors when he crosses Becker while ass... Read allNew associate, Patrick Flanagan, throws his weight around the firm, charming everyone with his friendliness and even helps get Brackman and Sheila's son, Alexander, into an exclusive prep school. But he shows his true hidden and unwholesome colors when he crosses Becker while assisting him in a civil case of a woman suing her ex-husband for allegedly molesting their d... Read all

  • Director
    • Leslie Hill
  • Writers
    • Steven Bochco
    • Terry Louise Fisher
    • Paul Haggis
  • Stars
    • Corbin Bernsen
    • Jill Eikenberry
    • Alan Rachins
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    31
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    • Director
      • Leslie Hill
    • Writers
      • Steven Bochco
      • Terry Louise Fisher
      • Paul Haggis
    • Stars
      • Corbin Bernsen
      • Jill Eikenberry
      • Alan Rachins
    • 2User reviews
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    Corbin Bernsen
    Corbin Bernsen
    • Arnie Becker
    Jill Eikenberry
    Jill Eikenberry
    • Ann Kelsey
    Alan Rachins
    Alan Rachins
    • Douglas Brackman, Jr.
    Michael Tucker
    Michael Tucker
    • Stuart Markowitz
    Blair Underwood
    Blair Underwood
    • Jonathan Rollins
    Larry Drake
    Larry Drake
    • Benny Stulwicz
    • (credit only)
    John Spencer
    John Spencer
    • A.D.A. Tommy Mullaney
    • (credit only)
    Alan Rosenberg
    Alan Rosenberg
    • Eli Levinson
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Denise Iannello
    Alexandra Powers
    Alexandra Powers
    • Jane Halliday
    Richard Dysart
    Richard Dysart
    • Leland McKenzie
    Steven Eckholdt
    Steven Eckholdt
    • Patrick Flanagan
    Joanna Frank
    Joanna Frank
    • Sheila Brackman
    Shannon Wilcox
    Shannon Wilcox
    • Judy Rudolph
    Gregory Alan Williams
    Gregory Alan Williams
    • Ellis Cole
    • (as Gregory Alan-Williams)
    Stephen Root
    Stephen Root
    • Atty. Brandon McCafferty
    Victoria Dillard
    Victoria Dillard
    • Regina Cole
    Paul Sand
    Paul Sand
    • Headmaster Ted Waldron
    • Director
      • Leslie Hill
    • Writers
      • Steven Bochco
      • Terry Louise Fisher
      • Paul Haggis
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    4yaornw

    Worst new cast addition

    Steven Eckholdt is a pale clone of Rosalind Shays and as unpleasant as she made it, he just turns it into a joke. A series on its way out, trying to hard to be relevant again. This last season has been mundane and plain and wholly uninspired and this is just another example of a desperate poor choice by the writers.
    1spunkins

    Pathetic - Final nail in coffin

    Awful is the only word that can describe the new actor and associated plot direction. Smarmy and poorly executed could also be applied to both, respectively..

    Basically, watching this series at this point onwards is like being in a private hospital ward, sitting next to a bed containing a terminally ill relative on life-support waiting for it all to end and finally be over.

    The plots are flailing around, the series is haemorrhaging actors - the turnover of actors is quite astonishing, a veritable revolving door of talent. It's a shame but the heady heights of series 1-4 will never be attained again.

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    • Trivia
      As of 2024, this is last acting role for Joanna Frank.
    • Connections
      Referenced in L.A. Law: Tunnel of Love (1994)

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 5, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • 20th Television
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    • Runtime
      47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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