Reasonable Doubts

Reasonable Doubts is an American police drama television series created by Robert Singer, which broadcast in the United States by NBC that ran from August 26, 1991 to April 27, 1993.

Reasonable Doubts
GenrePolice procedural
Created byRobert Singer
StarringMark Harmon
Marlee Matlin
Theme music composerBrad Fiedel
ComposerRoss Levinson
Country of originUSA
Original languages
  • English
  • American Sign Language
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes44
Production
ProducersJim Michaels
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesDecember 3rd Productions
Lorimar Television
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Original releaseSeptember 26, 1991 (1991-09-26) –
April 27, 1993 (1993-04-27)

Synopsis

Reasonable Doubts is primarily about the working relationship between Assistant District Attorney Tess Kaufman (Marlee Matlin), a prosecutor very sensitive to the rights of the accused, and hard-charging, gruff Detective Dicky Cobb (Mark Harmon), an old-fashioned cop with a "bust-the-perps" attitude. The reason that these two are assigned to work together was that Cobb is one of the few available police officers who knows sign language, and Tess, like the actress who portrayed her, is deaf. Dicky is usually more frustrated by Tess' sympathy for the suspects than by her deafness; he also repeats what Tess says back to her to make sure that he understood it (Tess also read lips) and this allowed the audience to understand her part of the dialogue. Dicky also spoke as he signed to Tess.

Both characters are romantically involved with other people when the series opens: Tess is estranged from, but still in contact with, her husband Bruce (Tim Grimm); Dicky had a manipulative girlfriend named Kay Lockman (Nancy Everhard), who is, unsurprisingly, quite jealous of Tess, and not without reason, as a considerable mutual attraction, despite their differences, has developed between Tess and Dicky. The situation becomes more complicated with the death of Kay early in the second season, freeing the characters to pursue the relationship at least somewhat, although its resolution is still up in the air when the program was not renewed for a third season. Cobb was also involved with flinty lawyer Maggie Zombro (Kay Lenz), an early continuing character who became a regular in later seasons.[1]

Executive producer Bob Singer gained some interest from the network in spinning off the show into a straight cop drama starring Harmon and Jim Beaver, who had played Dicky's friend and partner Detective Earl Gaddis from the beginning of the show, but ultimately NBC demurred.

Cast

Episodes

Season 1 (1991–92)
No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Pilot"Robert SingerRobert SingerSeptember 26, 1991 (1991-09-26)
22"Hard Bargains"James QuinnSteven Phillip SmithSeptember 27, 1991 (1991-09-27)
33"Making Dirt Stick"Joe NapolitanoKathy McCormickOctober 4, 1991 (1991-10-04)
44"Daddy's Little Girl"Armand MastroianniStory by : Michael Marks & John Schulian
Teleplay by : Steven Phillip Smith & Kathy McCormick		October 18, 1991 (1991-10-18)
55"...and Sleep Won't Come"Bill D'EliaJohn SchulianOctober 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)
66"The Silent Treatment"Charles Robert CarnerStory by : Robert Singer & Steven Phillip Smith
Teleplay by : John Schulian & Kathy McCormick		November 1, 1991 (1991-11-01)
77"Tangled Up in Blue"Randy ZiskRobert Singer & John SchulianNovember 8, 1991 (1991-11-08)
88"Aftermath"James A. ConterSteven Phillip SmithNovember 15, 1991 (1991-11-15)
99"One Woman's World"Eric LaneuvilleKathy McCormickNovember 29, 1991 (1991-11-29)
1010"Graduation Day"Robert SingerMichael MarksDecember 5, 1991 (1991-12-05)
1111"Pure Gold"Peter LevinJohn SchulianDecember 13, 1991 (1991-12-13)
1212"Dicky's Got the Blues"James QuinnSteven Phillip SmithDecember 20, 1991 (1991-12-20)
1313"The Shadow of Death"TBATBAJanuary 17, 1992 (1992-01-17)
1414"The Discomfort Zone"TBATBAFebruary 4, 1992 (1992-02-04)
1515"Fish Out of Water"TBATBAFebruary 11, 1992 (1992-02-11)
1616"Burning Desire"TBATBAMarch 3, 1992 (1992-03-03)
1717"Love is Strange"TBATBAMarch 17, 1992 (1992-03-17)
1818"Home is Where the Heart is"TBATBAMarch 17, 1992 (1992-03-17)
1919"Maggie Finds Her Soul"TBATBAMarch 24, 1992 (1992-03-24)
2020"Home to Roost"TBATBASeptember 8, 1992 (1992-09-08)
2121"Change of Plans"TBATBASeptember 15, 1992 (1992-09-15)

Season 2 (1992–93)
No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
22
23		1
2		"Lifelines"Randy ZiskSteven Phillip Smith & Kathy McCormickSeptember 29, 1992 (1992-09-29)
243"FAP"TBATBAOctober 6, 1992 (1992-10-06)
254"Moment of Doubt"TBATBAOctober 27, 1992 (1992-10-27)
265"Mercury in Retrograde"TBATBANovember 10, 1992 (1992-11-10)
276"Try to Be Nice, What Does It Get You?"TBATBANovember 17, 1992 (1992-11-17)
287"Brother's Keeper"TBATBADecember 1, 1992 (1992-12-01)
298"Self Defense"TBATBADecember 8, 1992 (1992-12-08)
309"A Rose is a Rose"TBATBADecember 15, 1992 (1992-12-15)
3110"Silence"TBATBADecember 22, 1992 (1992-12-22)
3211"Legacy"Robert SingerMelinda M. SnodgrassJanuary 5, 1993 (1993-01-05)
3312"Two Women"TBATBAJanuary 12, 1993 (1993-01-12)
3413"The Iceman"TBATBAJanuary 19, 1993 (1993-01-19)
3514"Run Through the Jungle"TBATBAJanuary 26, 1993 (1993-01-26)
3615"Thank God, It's Friday"TBATBAJanuary 26, 1993 (1993-01-26)
3716"Sister, Can You Spare a Dime?"TBATBAMarch 13, 1993 (1993-03-13)
3817"Crumbling Systems"TBATBAMarch 20, 1993 (1993-03-20)
3918"Diminished Capacity"TBATBAMarch 27, 1993 (1993-03-27)
4019"Wish You Were Here"TBAEd ZuckermanApril 3, 1993 (1993-04-03)
41
42		20
21		"The Ties That Bind"TBATBAApril 13, 1993 (1993-04-13)
43
44		22
23		"Trust Me on This"TBAKathy McCormick & Ed ZuckermanApril 27, 1993 (1993-04-27)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
1992American Cinema Editors' Eddie AwardOutstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/PilotsRobert PrimesNominated
Golden Globe AwardBest Actor – Television Series DramaMark HarmonNominated
Best Actress – Television Series DramaMarlee MatlinNominated
1993Best Actor – Television Series DramaMark HarmonNominated
Best Actress – Television Series DramaMarlee MatlinNominated
1992Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesKay LenzNominated
1993Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a SeriesRichard M. Rawlings Jr. (For episode "Lifelines")Nominated
1992Viewers for Quality Television AwardBest Actor in a Quality Drama SeriesMark HarmonNominated
Best Actress in a Quality Drama SeriesMarlee MatlinNominated
1993Best Actor in a Quality Drama SeriesMark HarmonNominated
Best Actress in a Quality Drama SeriesMarlee MatlinNominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama SeriesKay LenzWon
Best Specialty PlayerLeslie JordanNominated
1994Writers Guild of America AwardEpisodic DramaEd Zuckerman (For episode "Thank God, It's Friday")Nominated

References
  1. Everett, Todd (November 16, 1992). "Reasonable Doubts Try to Be Nice– What Does It Get You?". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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