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
Shannon's Deal (Season 1)
Words to Music (Episode 1)
Writer: John Sayles
Air date: 1990-04-16
Overview: A country singer claims a music-publishing syndicate stole her song.
Inside Straight (Episode 2)
Air date: 1990-04-23
Overview: Shannon anticipates working for a paying client, a contractor whose employee is charged with manslaughter.
Art (Episode 3)
Air date: 1990-04-30
Overview: 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 (Episode 4)
Writer: John Sayles
Air date: 1990-05-07
Overview: 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 (Episode 5)
Air date: 1990-05-14
Overview: 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 (Episode 6)
Air date: 1990-05-21
Seasons
Episodes 6
Episodes 8