Shannon's Deal

1h

Drama

Shannon's Deal is an American legal drama. The show centers on a successful Philadelphia corporate lawyer named Jack Shannon, who lost his family and his job to a compulsive gambling habit. The saga of Shannon, who leaves a prestigious law firm after years of becoming unhappy with the legal system and being forced to take his clients to court, and whom subsequently opens his own low-rent practice

Production Companies

NBC

Stan Rogow Productions

Episodes

Cast

Words to Music

1. Words to Music

16th Apr 1990

A country singer claims a music-publishing syndicate stole her song.

Inside Straight

2. Inside Straight

23rd Apr 1990

Shannon anticipates working for a paying client, a contractor whose employee is charged with manslaughter.

Art

3. Art

30th Apr 1990

An art-loving burglar asks for a light sentence but ends up the target of a mob hit; Shannon has a blind date with a blabby lush.

Custody

4. Custody

7th May 1990

Shannon gets involved in a small town child-custody dispute in which grandparents have taken a 6-year-old from the aunt attempting an adoption.

Hitting Home

5. Hitting Home

14th May 1990

Shannon's estranged father seeks justice for a disgruntled dockworker friend arrested in a shootout after learning he was cheated out of his union pension.

Sanctuary

6. Sanctuary

21st May 1990

First air date

16th Apr 1990

Last air date

21st May 1991

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks