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"Ally McBeal" (1997)
[TV-Series 1997-2002]
Directed by
David E. Kelley
Genre: Comedy / Drama (more)
Plot Summary:
Ally McBeal and Billy Thomas were going steady throughout their childhoods. Ally even followed Billy to Harvard law school despite having no interest in law. But when Billy chose to pursue a career in law away from Ally, their relationship came to an end. In the present, an old classmate of Ally's named Richard Fish gives Ally a job at his law firm, where Billy and his new wife are also working. This puts Ally in a predicament since she still has feelings for Billy which she's laboring to get over. At the office, Ally puts up with a nosy, gossiping secretary named Elaine, and an oddball lawyer named John Cage never seems to lose a case. At home, Ally's friend and house-mate Renée regularly advises her on her love life. The series follows Ally's trials and tribulations in life through her eyes, and caricaturizes her personal thoughts and fantasies.
Summary written by Ondre Lombard {olombard@lombard.cyberverse.com}
Ally McBeal is a single young lawyer looking for love and fullfillment in life. She works for a Boston Law firm with her ex-lover and his wife, a money loving boss and an annoying receptionist. With all that is going on she must contend with her feelings and her over active imagination.
Summary written by Losman {losman@express-news.net}
Cast (in credits order)
Calista Flockhart .... Ally McBeal
Courtney Thorne-Smith .... Georgia Thomas (1997-2000)
Greg Germann .... Richard Fish
Lisa Nicole Carson .... Renee Raddick (1997-2001)
Peter MacNicol .... John Cage
Jane Krakowski .... Elaine Vassal
Vonda Shepard .... Vonda Shepard
Portia de Rossi .... Nelle Porter (1998-2002)
Lucy Liu .... Ling Woo (1998-2002)
James LeGros .... Mark Albert (2000-2001)
Bobby Cannavale .... Wilson Jade (2002)
Regina Hall .... Corretta Lipp (2001-2002)
Julianne Nicholson .... Jenny Shaw (2001-2002)
James Marsden .... Glenn Foy (2001-2002)
John Michael Higgins .... Steven Milter (2001-2002)
Josh Hopkins .... Raymond Milbury (2001-2002)
Hayden Panettiere .... Maddie Harrington (2002)
Robert Downey Jr. .... Larry Paul (2000-2001)
Gil Bellows .... Billy Thomas (1997-2000)
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Jon Bon Jov i .... Victor Morrison (2002)
Dyan Cannon .... Jennifer 'Whipper' Cone (1997-2000)
Amy Castle .... Young Ally (1998-2000)
Taye Diggs .... Jackson Duper (2001)
Albert Hall .... Judge Seymour Walsh (1998-2002)
Anne Heche .... Melanie West (2001)
Alexandra Holden .... Jane Wilco (2001)
Barry Humphries .... Claire Otoms (2001-2002) (as Dame Edna Everage)
Jesse L. Martin .... Dr. Greg Butters (1998)
Gina Philips .... Sandy Hingle (1999-2000)
Christina Ricci .... Liza Bump (2002)
Tracey Ullman .... Dr. Tracy Clark (1998-1999)
Runtime: 45 min / Argentina:60 min / USA:60 min (112 episodes)
Country: USA
Language: English
Certification: Argentina:13 / Australia:M (DVD rating)
Filming Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
(exteriors)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
GOOFS
Continuity: In "Pursuit of Loneliness" Sandy buys her coffee from Ally but she doesn't pay. She walks off and the cash register is still on $1.25 from the last purchase.
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