The Mississippi

1983 – 1984
Ended
~1h / ep
2 seasons
6.7/10

The Mississippi was a television series which ran for 2 seasons from 1982 to 1984. The series consisted of 27 episodes, 1 pilot, 6 first season episodes and 17 episodes in the second season. The series was written by Aubrey Solomon and starred Ralph Waite, Linda Miller and Stan Shaw. Ralph Waite played Ben Walker, a successful criminal attorney who after retiring his law practice, sought a more simple life on the mighty Mississippi river as a simple stern-wheel river boat captain. But at every port he would stop at he'd find someone who needed a good attorney and he would end up defending them. His "crew" consisted of Stella McMullen and Lafe Tate, both of whom was more interested in helping people, fighting crime and becoming attorneys than running the tug. Filming occurred in several cities along the Mississippi River including Natchez, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.

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E1. There is a Tiger in the Town
Sep 27, 1983 · 60m
Ben comes to the aid of an elderly newspaper editor who, traumatized by his wife's death, took on the identity of Mark Twain, and is now accused of murdering the man suspected of killing his wife.
E2. Cradle to Grave
Oct 4, 1983 · 60m
Ben seeks to unravel an incriminating web of circumstantial evidence that links a mystery writer and his lover to murder.
E3. The Trial of Ben Walker
Oct 11, 1983 · 60m
Ben gets involved in the case of a teenager who claims that a doctor performed an unnecessary radical mastectomy on her mother.
E4. The Last Voice You Hear
Oct 18, 1983 · 60m
Ben is caught in a legal and emotional crossfire of embattled former spouses over who knows what is best for their nine-year-old child.
E5. The Shooting
Oct 25, 1983 · 60m
Former resident Margaret Hammond writes a best-seller, ""River Town"", about the place where she grew up, and lawyer Ben has to dig deep for a defense that will saver her from a libel charge by the town's most affluent family.
E6. Peace with Honor
Nov 1, 1983 · 60m
Ben returns to his roots as a prosecutor to imprison a man he unsuccessfully attempted to prosecute for murder 25 years ago and who has now committed a similar crime.