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Drama

The Guardian

2001-2004 3 seasons 67 episodes
68 Pulse
7.5 IMDb
Long haul 56 hours
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Plot

Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.

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Credits

Created by: David Hollander

Cast: Simon Baker, Dabney Coleman, Alan Rosenberg, Raphael Sbarge, Wendy Moniz, Charles Malik Whitfield

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