The Trials of O'Brien — Season 1, Episode 1: Over Defense is Out

Episode synopsis

O'Brien represents a client who was charged with murder after being released from prison. Guest star: Vincent Gardenia

About The Trials of O'Brien

The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid Shakespeare-quoting lawyer and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife. The series ran for only 22 episodes. Among its guest stars: Milton Berle, Robert Blake, David Carradine, Faye Dunaway, Britt Ekland, Tammy Grimes, Buddy Hackett, Gene Hackman, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Cloris Leachman, Roger Moore, Rita Moreno, Estelle Parsons, Joanna Pettet, Brock Peters, Tony Roberts and Martin Sheen. Falk often said that he actually liked this financially unsuccessful series much better than his later smash-hit Columbo.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Bargain Day on the Street of Regret
• E3Notes on a Spanish Prisoner
• E4Never Bet on Anything That Talks
• E5What Can Go Wrong
• E6Goodbye and Keep Cool
• E7A Gaggle of Girls
• E8The Trouble with Archie
• E9How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
• E10Charlie Has All the Luck
• E11Picture Me a Murder
• E12Dead End on Flugel Street
• E13No Justice for the Judge