Darrow & Darrow
Darrow & Darrow is an American/Canadian series of mystery TV movies created by Phoef Sutton[1] and starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley as idealistic lawyer Claire Darrow and Tom Cavanagh as Miles Strasburg, the Assistant District Attorney. The series airs on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel in the US.[2]
Cast
Main
- Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Claire Darrow, an idealistic lawyer who fights cases she believes in[3][4]
- Tom Cavanagh as Miles Strasburg, Assistant District Attorney
- Wendie Malick as Joanna Darrow, Claire's estranged mother who returns from New York City and re-enters her daughter's life[5]
- Lilah Fitzgerald as Louise "Lou", Claire's young daughter
Recurring
- Barclay Hope as Raymond, a colleague of Claire's at Darrow & Darrow
- Antonio Cayonne as Chester, a computer expert who works at Darrow & Darrow
- Vincent Dangerfield as Scott, an investigator who works at Darrow & Darrow
- Gelsea Mae as Zoey Jihara, an ex-Marine who works at Darrow & Darrow
- Brandi Alexander as Winnie
- MacKenzie Porter as Phoebe, Miles' half sister and a singer[6]
Production and filming
Parts of the first film were shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[7]
Films
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Darrow and Darrow" | Peter DeLuise | Phoef Sutton | October 22, 2017 | |
| A jewelry store owner (Jan Bos) has large gambling debts with a Russian mob. He stages a robbery of his store in order to claim insurance money and tries to frame an ex-con donut shop owner (Kirby Morrow) for the crime. Claire takes his case, while her mother Joanna (Wendy Malick) returns from New York City having been wrongly fired from her law firm and tries to join her daughter's firm. | |||||
| 2 | "Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of Murder" | Mel Damski | Phoef Sutton | May 6, 2018 | |
| Miles seeks Claire's help when his sister, aspiring singer Phoebe (MacKenzie Porter) is arrested for the murder of her controlling, unpopular manager Terry. A damning phone call he made to his wife proves Phoebe may have been the last person to see him before shots were fired and he turned up dead. Claire and Miles look into the matter as even Phoebe's colleagues sound recorder Jonah (Geoff Gustafson) and back-up singer Norah (Leah Cairns) believe that Phoebe may have cracked under Terry's controlling behaviour. | |||||
| 3 | "Darrow & Darrow: Body of Evidence" | Mel Damski | Phoef Sutton | October 14, 2018 | |
| Claire takes the case of Laura Graham (Jordana Largy) who is arrested and the convicted for her husband Tom Graham's alleged murder after she herself reported him missing. It has been a year since the incident but her husband's body remains missing and when the case is brought to Claire, she begins suspecting if he died at all. Claire now seeks to overturn the murder conviction and is assisted by the Laura's former lawyer Guy Hanson (Matthew Harrison) who suggests there may be no leads to follow. As Claire works to develop the defense's case, Miles goes through a period of questioning his career as the ADA, working for the prosecution. Meanwhile, Claire tries to downplay her growing personal relationship with Miles and Joanna strikes an unlikely friendship with Lou's baseball coach, Coach Reed (Paul McGillion). | |||||
| 4 | "Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery" | Michael Robison | Phoef Sutton | September 8, 2019 | |
| Joanna's former colleague, Cassie Piper, who had been instrumental in having Joanna fired and disbarred, seeks the services of Darrow & Darrow after realising her former boss Brian Herriman (Martin Cummins) is now trying to frame her for insider trading like he had done with Joanna. Herriman arranges a meeting with the Darrows who then witness an attack where the shooter injures Herriman and kills his paralegal James Morrison. Cassie now faces murder charges as evidence builds up against her. Claire becomes her defense attorney with Miles being the prosecuting lawyer. Claire realises that James Morrison may have been the real target as she digs deeper. Meanwhile, Claire becomes uncomfortable by the return of Miles' former girlfriend Detective Sara Lang (Michelle Harrison). | |||||
References
- "Darrow and Darrow 2, The Key of Murder: Review/Interview With Series Creator". Kings River Life Magazine. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- Desk, TV News. "Production Underway for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original DARROW & DARROW". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- "Kimberly Williams-Paisley Says Her Latest 'Darrow & Darrow' Flick Is 'Even More Fun' Than the First". TV Insider. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- Ellenbogen, Rachael (2018-05-03). "Kimberly Williams-Paisley Reveals Favorite 'Darrow And Darrow 2' Scenes, New Character". International Business Times. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- "Williamsville's Wendie Malick is in such demand it is hard for her to keep roles straight". The Buffalo News. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- "MacKenzie Porter Talks Darrow & Darrow and Travelers [Exclusive] | TV Goodness". Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- "Hallmark's 'Mystery 101': Cast & Where Filmed". Heavy. 27 January 2019.
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