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Street Legal is a Canadian legal drama television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994 before returning with six new episodes starting March 4, 2019.[1] Street Legal was the longest-running one-hour scripted drama in the history of Canadian television, holding the record for twenty years before being surpassed by Heartland's 139th episode on March 29, 2015.[2]

Street Legal
Season 9 poster
Starring	Sonja Smits C. David Johnson Eric Peterson Cynthia Dale
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	132
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Distributor	CBC TV Program Sales
Release
Original network	CBC Television
Original release	January 6, 1987 (1987-01-06) – April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)

Synopsis

Street Legal focuses on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm. The primary stars are Sonja Smits, Eric Peterson and C. David Johnson, and the cast also includes Julie Khaner, Albert Schultz, Cynthia Dale, Maria del Mar, Ron Lea, Anthony Sherwood and Diane Polley.

The series is distinctively Canadian, in the use of Canadian court customs and procedures. Much of the show's music was composed by Eric Robertson who was nominated for a Gemini Award in 1987 for his work on the show.

Cast and characters

In the early episodes, the show's three core characters were Carrie Barr (Smits), Leon Robinovitch (Peterson) and Chuck Tchobanian (Johnson), partners in the small downtown Toronto law firm of Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian. The three did not necessarily always see eye to eye on things: Tchobanian was a flashy, confident and conservative lawyer who was most interested in taking high-profile cases that would get his name into the media; Robinovitch was an activist labour lawyer who believed in defending the little guy and mounted a campaign for Mayor of Toronto during the series run; Barr was a soft-spoken and initially naïve young lawyer who was sometimes forced to mediate between her more opinionated partners. According to series producer Maryke McEwen, "if you want to label the characters I'd call them Liberal, Conservative and NDP."[3]

Characters introduced later included Mercedes (Sealy-Smith), the firm's no-nonsense office manager; Olivia Novak (Dale), an aggressive, risk-taking new lawyer with the firm who was a foil for Carrie and a love interest for Chuck; Alana Newman (Khaner), a judge who was married to Leon; Rob Diamond (Schultz), who joined the firm as a junior lawyer; Dillon Beck (Sherwood), a crown prosecutor who married Carrie; and Laura Crosby (del Mar), a new lawyer who joined the firm after Carrie was killed by a drunk driver.

In the 2019 revival, Olivia loses her job with a Bay Street firm, and joins RDL Legal, a boutique firm with whom she was formerly competing to land a major case.

Original cast

• Sonja Smits as Carrington "Carrie" Barr
• C. David Johnson as Charles "Chuck" Tchobanian
• Eric Peterson as Leon Robinovitch
• Cynthia Dale as Olivia Novak
• David James Elliott as Nick Del Gado
• Julie Khaner as Alana Newman Robinovitch
• Anthony Sherwood as Dillon Beck
• Albert Schultz as Rob Diamond
• Maria del Mar as Laura Crosby
• Ron Lea as Brian Malony
• Alison Sealy-Smith as Mercedes

2019 revival cast

• Cynthia Dale as Olivia Novak
• Cara Ricketts as Lilly Rue
• Steve Lund as Adam Darling
• Yvonne Chapman as Mina Lee
• Joanne Vannicola as Sam
• Emmanuel Kabongo as Roman Mussi

Show history

The original series pilot aired on CBC Television in 1986 as Shellgame, a television film written by William Deverell which starred Brenda Robins as a lawyer defending accused murderer André (Germain Houde).[4] The film was not well received by audiences or critics, however, and the project was retooled and recast before premiering as a series in 1987.[5]

The series debuted on January 6, 1987, with a six-episode run that season.[3] Maryke McEwen was the executive producer. Early critical response to the series frequently compared it to the contemporaneous American series L.A. Law, with some reviewers even coining the dismissive epithet T.O. Law.[6] The series then returned for a longer second season in September 1987.[7]

From the third through the seventh seasons, Brenda Greenberg was first senior producer, then executive producer, with Nada Harcourt taking over for the final season.

The show's last regular weekly episode aired on February 18, 1994.[8]

Production wrapped up with the two-hour television film Last Rights, which aired on November 6, 1994. Loosely based on the case of Sue Rodriguez, an assisted suicide activist who died a week before Street Legal's final regular episode aired, the film centred on Olivia's criminal trial after helping a terminally ill friend (Brent Carver) commit suicide.[9] The film drew 1.6 million viewers.[10]

Revival

The concept for a 2019 revival of Street Legal was first discussed during a lunch including Cynthia Dale and Sally Catto, CBC's general manager of programming. During a subsequent lunch, producer Bernie Zukerman and Catto began to plan specifics for a relaunch.[11] The revival centres on Olivia Novak (Dale), joining a small boutique law office, RDL Legal, after losing her job with a powerful Bay Street firm.[1] In addition to Dale reprising her original role, the cast also includes Cara Ricketts, Steve Lund and Yvonne Chapman.[2] Eric Peterson and Anthony Sherwood made guest appearances reprising their roles as Leon Robinovitch and Dillon Beck, but were not part of the full-time cast. Actors Allan Hawco, Patrick Labbé, Leni Parker, Rosemary Dunsmore and Tom McCamus also appeared in supporting roles.

The new season of six episodes premiered on March 4, 2019, on CBC Television.[2] After each episode was broadcast, it also became available for viewing on the CBC Gem streaming service. The primary theme of the six episodes is the opioid crisis in Canada,[12] including a class action lawsuit against a major pharmaceutical company that manufactures a highly addictive drug.[2][13]

In April 2019, the CBC announced that the reboot would not be renewed for a second season.[14] The ninth season premiered on June 21, 2021, on Ovation in the United States and was also be released on the Ovation NOW app streaming service in the "Mystery Alley" channel section early before its premiere.[15]

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	6		January 6, 1987 (1987-01-06)	February 17, 1987 (1987-02-17)
2	13		September 27, 1987 (1987-09-27)	December 30, 1987 (1987-12-30)
3	19		October 7, 1988 (1988-10-07)	February 24, 1989 (1989-02-24)
4	16		October 13, 1989 (1989-10-13)	February 9, 1990 (1990-02-09)
5	16		October 5, 1990 (1990-10-05)	February 1, 1991 (1991-02-01)
6	18		October 4, 1991 (1991-10-04)	January 31, 1992 (1992-01-31)
7	18		October 4, 1992 (1992-10-04)	January 31, 1993 (1993-01-31)
8	20		October 8, 1993 (1993-10-08)	November 6, 1994 (1994-11-06)
9	6		March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)	April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)

Season 1 (1987)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Birds of a Feather"	Alan Erlich	Tom Scheinbeck	January 6, 1987 (1987-01-06)
Carrie, Chuck, and Leon try to maintain their practice after losing their most lucrative accounts.
2	2	"Even Lawyers Sing the Blues"	Randy Bradshaw	Larry Gaynor & Don Truckey	January 13, 1987 (1987-01-13)
Leon tries to help an old girlfriend whose illegitimate daughter was fathered by a prominent member of the parliament.
3	3	"A Little Knowledge"	Marc Strange	Ian Sutherland	January 20, 1987 (1987-01-20)
Carrie represents a man accused of killing his wife, but soon finds out about his motives for hiring her.
4	4	"Sting Like a Butterfly"	Sturla Gunnarsson	Don Truckey	January 27, 1987 (1987-01-27)
Chuck's lack of knowledge poses a problem for backing the comeback of an aging Boxer.
5	5	"Matter of Honour"	Mort Ransen	Marc Strange	February 10, 1987 (1987-02-10)[16]
Chuck represents a 12-year-old boy, who is accused of murdering his stepfather, and witnessed the suspicious death of his father.
6	6	"Tango Bellarosa"	Randy Bradshaw	Ian Adams & Marc Strange	February 17, 1987 (1987-02-17)[17]
A shocked Carrie learns that the client applying for U.S. citizenship identifies the immigration official as an Argentine torturer.

Season 2 (1987)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
7	1	"Baby Talk"	Randy Bradshaw	David Cole	September 27, 1987 (1987-09-27)
Carrie represents a surrogate lesbian mother, who chooses to keep her baby.
8	2	"Assault"	Don Truckey	Eleanore Lindo	September 30, 1987 (1987-09-30)[18]
A client's husband, charged with wife beating, sexually assaults Carrie.
9	3	"Desperate Alibi"	Alan Erlich	Paul Aitken	October 7, 1987 (1987-10-07)[19]
Chuck represents a teen accused of killing a gay man, and refuses to disclose the names of the real attackers.
10	4	"Judgement Call"	Allan Kroeker	Marc Strange	October 14, 1987 (1987-10-14)[20]
The suicide of Carrie's client strikes her with guilt.
11	5	"Fever of the Blood"	Steve DiMarco	Brian Kit McLeod	October 21, 1987 (1987-10-21)
Leon represents a Doctor charged with negligence.
12	6	"Star Struck"	Allan Kroeker	Don Truckey	October 28, 1987 (1987-10-28)[21]
Leon's client fights to reclaim her medical research from an American company who intends to use it for a Star Wars program.
13	7	"Mr. Nice Guy"	Don McCutcheon	David Cole	November 4, 1987 (1987-11-04)[22]
Carrie tries to save the lives of her client's family.
14	8	"Just One Kiss"	Paul Shapiro	Robert Sandler	November 18, 1987 (1987-11-18)[23]
Chuck is accused of sleeping with a client's wife.
15	9	"Romeo and Carol"	Eleanore Lindo	Paul Aitken, Peter Mitchell, and Don Truckey Story by: Brenda Greenberg	November 25, 1987 (1987-11-25)[24]
Leon represents a mentally-handicapped couple, who are forbidden from living together.
16	10	"Lost and Lonely Hearts"	James Swan	Jerome McCann	December 2, 1987 (1987-12-02)[25]
Chuck's client sues her dating service.
17	11	"Take My Jokes, Please"	Alan Simmonds	Malcolm MacRury	December 16, 1987 (1987-12-16)[26]
Leon represents a Comic in a divorce case.
18	12	"Gold Rush"	Eleanroe Lindo	Don Truckey	December 23, 1987 (1987-12-23)
Chuck is involved in a shady gold-mining company.
19	13	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Randy Bradshaw	David Cole	December 30, 1987 (1987-12-30)
Leon represents an old client accused of destroying a Christmas display.

Season 3 (1988–89)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
20	1	"A Powerful Prison Story"	Unknown	Unknown	October 7, 1988 (1988-10-07)
21	2	"The Waiting Chair"	Unknown	Unknown	October 14, 1988 (1988-10-14)
22	3	"Elliot vs. McTavish"	Unknown	Unknown	October 21, 1988 (1988-10-21)
23	4	"State of Mind"	Unknown	Unknown	October 28, 1988 (1988-10-28)
24	5	"The Homecoming"	Unknown	Unknown	November 4, 1988 (1988-11-04)
25	6	"Mondo Condo"	Unknown	Unknown	November 11, 1988 (1988-11-11)
26	7	"Murder by Video"	Unknown	Unknown	November 18, 1988 (1988-11-18)
27	8	"Whose Woods Are These"	Unknown	Unknown	November 25, 1988 (1988-11-25)
28	9	"Act of Silence"	Unknown	Unknown	December 2, 1988 (1988-12-02)
29	10	"Equal Partners"	Unknown	Unknown	December 9, 1988 (1988-12-09)
30	11	"Cat and Mouse"	Unknown	Unknown	December 16, 1988 (1988-12-16)
31	12	"Basketball Story"	Unknown	Unknown	January 6, 1989 (1989-01-06)
32	13	"Principles"	Unknown	Unknown	January 13, 1989 (1989-01-13)
33	14	"Brotherhoods"	Unknown	Unknown	January 20, 1989 (1989-01-20)
34	15	"Beauties and Beasts"	Unknown	Unknown	January 27, 1989 (1989-01-27)
35	16	"In Search of a Dream"	Unknown	Unknown	February 3, 1989 (1989-02-03)
36	17	"Slipping Through the Cracks"	Unknown	Unknown	February 10, 1989 (1989-02-10)
37	18	"Conflict of Interest"	Unknown	Unknown	February 17, 1989 (1989-02-17)
38	19	"World-Class City"	Unknown	Unknown	February 24, 1989 (1989-02-24)

Season 4 (1989–90)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
39	1	"Soul Custody"	Unknown	Unknown	October 13, 1989 (1989-10-13)
40	2	"Partners and Other Strangers"	Unknown	Unknown	October 20, 1989 (1989-10-20)
41	3	"Without Prejudice"	Unknown	Unknown	October 27, 1989 (1989-10-27)
42	4	"See No Evil"	Unknown	Unknown	November 3, 1989 (1989-11-03)
43	5	"The Cradle Will Rock"	Unknown	Unknown	November 10, 1989 (1989-11-10)
44	6	"Complex Offer"	Unknown	Unknown	November 17, 1989 (1989-11-17)
45	7	"Film Noir"	Unknown	Unknown	November 24, 1989 (1989-11-24)
46	8	"Confession"	Unknown	Unknown	December 1, 1989 (1989-12-01)
47	9	"Home"	Unknown	Unknown	December 8, 1989 (1989-12-08)
48	10	"Blue Collar"	Unknown	Unknown	December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15)
49	11	"Security Exchange"	Unknown	Unknown	January 5, 1990 (1990-01-05)
50	12	"The Bracelet"	Unknown	Unknown	January 12, 1990 (1990-01-12)
51	13	"Leon's Story"	Unknown	Unknown	January 19, 1990 (1990-01-19)
52	14	"Wedding"	Unknown	Unknown	January 26, 1990 (1990-01-26)
53	15	"Godfather of Mimico"	Unknown	Unknown	February 2, 1990 (1990-02-02)
54	16	"Suite Sixteen"	Unknown	Unknown	February 9, 1990 (1990-02-09)

Season 5 (1990–91)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
55	1	"Holy Thursday"	Unknown	Unknown	October 5, 1990 (1990-10-05)
56	2	"Spare Parts"	Unknown	Unknown	October 12, 1990 (1990-10-12)
57	3	"Double Agenda"	Unknown	Unknown	October 19, 1990 (1990-10-19)
58	4	"Shadow Boxing"	Unknown	Unknown	October 26, 1990 (1990-10-26)
59	5	"Standard of Care"	Unknown	Unknown	November 2, 1990 (1990-11-02)
60	6	"The Psychic"	Unknown	Unknown	November 9, 1990 (1990-11-09)
61	7	"Softsell"	Unknown	Unknown	November 16, 1990 (1990-11-16)
62	8	"Divine Image"	Unknown	Unknown	November 23, 1990 (1990-11-23)
63	9	"Sanctuary"	Unknown	Unknown	November 30, 1990 (1990-11-30)
64	10	"Lies"	Unknown	Unknown	December 7, 1990 (1990-12-07)
65	11	"Tyger, Tyger"	Unknown	Unknown	December 14, 1990 (1990-12-14)
66	12	"Murder"	Unknown	Unknown	January 4, 1991 (1991-01-04)
67	13	"The Cookies Crumble"	Unknown	Unknown	January 11, 1991 (1991-01-11)
68	14	"The Prosecution"	Unknown	Unknown	January 18, 1991 (1991-01-18)
69	15	"Election Day"	Unknown	Unknown	January 25, 1991 (1991-01-25)
70	16	"The Truth"	Unknown	Unknown	February 1, 1991 (1991-02-01)

Season 6 (1991–92)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
71	1	"The Legacy of Stanley Wall"	Unknown	Unknown	October 4, 1991 (1991-10-04)
TBA	2	"The Harley"	Unknown	Unknown	October 11, 1991 (1991-10-11)
72	3	"Presumed Toxic"	Unknown	Unknown	October 18, 1991 (1991-10-18)
73	4	"Reasonable Doubt"	Unknown	Unknown	October 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)
74	5	"Shades of Difference"	Unknown	Unknown	November 1, 1991 (1991-11-01)
75	6	"Questions of Dignity"	Unknown	Unknown	November 8, 1991 (1991-11-08)
76	7	"Sing for Me, Olivia"	Unknown	Unknown	November 15, 1991 (1991-11-15)
77	8	"Keeping Secrets"	Unknown	Unknown	November 22, 1991 (1991-11-22)
78	9	"The Good Lawyer"	Unknown	Unknown	November 29, 1991 (1991-11-29)
79	10	"Hollywood North"	Unknown	Unknown	November 29, 1991 (1991-11-29)
80	11	"Eye of the Beholder"	Unknown	Unknown	December 6, 1991 (1991-12-06)
81	12	"Too Many Cooks"	Unknown	Unknown	December 13, 1991 (1991-12-13)
83	13	"On Women and Independence"	Unknown	Unknown	December 20, 1991 (1991-12-20)
84	14	"Children's Hour"	Unknown	Unknown	January 6, 1992 (1992-01-06)
85	15	"Breach of Trust"	Unknown	Unknown	January 10, 1992 (1992-01-10)
86	16	"November"	Unknown	Unknown	January 17, 1992 (1992-01-17)
87	17	"After the Fall"	Unknown	Unknown	January 24, 1992 (1992-01-24)
88	18	"The Phoenix"	Unknown	Unknown	January 31, 1992 (1992-01-31)

Season 7 (1992–93)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
89	1	"BRT and Associates: A New Beginning"	Unknown	Unknown	October 30, 1992 (1992-10-30)
90	2	"Affairs of the Heart"	Unknown	Unknown	November 6, 1992 (1992-11-06)
91	3	"Break-ups and Mergers"	Unknown	Unknown	November 13, 1992 (1992-11-13)
92	4	"Persistence of Vision"	Unknown	Unknown	November 20, 1992 (1992-11-20)
93	5	"It's a Wise Child"	Unknown	Unknown	November 27, 1992 (1992-11-27)
94	6	"Rules of the Game"	Unknown	Unknown	December 4, 1992 (1992-12-04)
95	7	"Never Say Die"	Unknown	Unknown	December 11, 1992 (1992-12-11)
96	8	"Lefter Than Thou"	Unknown	Unknown	December 18, 1992 (1992-12-18)
97	9	"Believe the Children"	Unknown	Unknown	January 1, 1993 (1993-01-01)
98	10	"Thicker Than Water"	Unknown	Unknown	January 8, 1993 (1993-01-08)
99	11	"Best Interest of the Child"	Unknown	Unknown	January 15, 1993 (1993-01-15)
100	12	"Pride and Prejudice"	Unknown	Unknown	January 22, 1993 (1993-01-22)
101	13	"Forgiveness"	Unknown	Unknown	January 29, 1993 (1993-01-29)
102	14	"Sec and Death"	Unknown	Unknown	February 5, 1993 (1993-02-05)
103	15	"Conduct Unbecoming"	Unknown	Unknown	February 12, 1993 (1993-02-12)
104	16	"The Price"	Unknown	Unknown	February 19, 1993 (1993-02-19)
105	17	"Strange Bedfellows"	Unknown	Unknown	February 26, 1993 (1993-02-26)
106	18	"Faking It"	Unknown	Unknown	March 5, 1993 (1993-03-05)

Season 8 (1993–94)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
107	1	"Strictly Business"	Unknown	Unknown	October 8, 1993 (1993-10-08)
108	2	"Hasta La Vista"	Unknown	Unknown	October 15, 1993 (1993-10-15)
109	3	"Truth or Dare"	Unknown	Unknown	October 22, 1993 (1993-10-22)
110	4	"But Not Forgotten"	Unknown	Unknown	October 29, 1993 (1993-10-29)
111	5	"Black and White in Color"	Unknown	Unknown	November 5, 1993 (1993-11-05)
112	6	"Fit Punishment"	Unknown	Unknown	November 12, 1993 (1993-11-12)
113	7	"What's Love Got to Do with It?"	Unknown	Unknown	November 19, 1993 (1993-11-19)
114	8	"Truth, Lies and Consequences"	Unknown	Unknown	November 26, 1993 (1993-11-26)
115	9	"Do the Right Thing"	Unknown	Unknown	December 3, 1993 (1993-12-03)
116	10	"Feared by the Bad, Loved by the Good"	Unknown	Unknown	December 10, 1993 (1993-12-10)
117	11	"The Cost of Love"	Unknown	Unknown	December 17, 1993 (1993-12-17)
118	12	"Fair Is Foul"	Unknown	Unknown	January 7, 1994 (1994-01-07)
119	13	"The Firm"	Unknown	Unknown	January 14, 1994 (1994-01-14)
120	14	"Persons Living or Dead"	Unknown	Unknown	January 21, 1994 (1994-01-21)
121	15	"Crossroads"	Unknown	Unknown	January 28, 1994 (1994-01-28)
122	16	"The Morning After"	Unknown	Unknown	February 4, 1994 (1994-02-04)
123	17	"No Holds Barred"	Unknown	Unknown	February 11, 1994 (1994-02-11)
124	18	"The Long and Winding Road"	Unknown	Unknown	February 18, 1994 (1994-02-18)
125	19	"Last Rites: Part 1"	Unknown	Unknown	November 6, 1994 (1994-11-06)
126	20	"Last Rites: Part 2"	Unknown	Unknown	November 6, 1994 (1994-11-06)

Season 9 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [27]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [27]	Canada viewers (millions)
127	1	"Glass Floor"	Sturla Gunnarsson	Bruce M. Smith	March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)	0.37[28]
128	2	"Moving Day"	Sturla Gunnarsson	Lynne Kamm	March 11, 2019 (2019-03-11)	0.34[29]
129	3	"Neighbours"	Sturla Gunnarsson	Nikolijne Troubetzkoy	March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)	0.30[30]
130	4	"Homecoming"	Chloé Robichaud	Nicolas Billon	March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)	0.20[31]
131	5	"Cracks"	Chloé Robichaud	Lynne Kamm	April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)	0.27[32]
132	6	"Leap"	Chloé Robichaud	Bruce M. Smith	April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)	0.25[33]

Production

The creators of the 2019 series are Bruce M. Smith and Bernie Zukerman.[34] The series is co-produced by IGP Productions and Broken Clown Company. The executive producers are Zukerman and Smith while the producers are listed as Cynthia Dale and Rayne Zukerman. Filming of the six episodes was completed primarily in Montreal with some work done in Toronto.[2]

References

External links

• Street Legal at IMDb

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