Series Description

The Guardian TV show was a 60 minute drama series on CBS about Nick Fallin, a lawyer who worked for his father at his uptown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania law firm. He thought his life was just great until he got arrested for possession of Cocaine and was sentenced to 1,500 hours of community serivice as a legal aid attourney representing kids that society has either abandoned, abused or both. Trying to keep up with his already high-pressure legal practice and serve at legal aid was quite the challenge for Nick, especially as he became more involved emotionally with the plight of the kids he was helping.

The Guardian Cast

Simon Baker .... Nick Fallin
Dabney Coleman .... Burton Fallin
Alan Rosenberg .... Alvin Masterson
Erica Leerhsen .... Amanda Bowles
Raphael Sbarge .... Jake Straka
Charles Malik Whitfield .... James Mooney
Rusty Schwimmer .... Barbara Ludzinski
Kathleen Chalfant .... Laurie Solt

The Guardian Opening Narrative

(Judge Speaking:)

"I am sentencing you to 1500 hours of community service, using your skills as a corporate attorney to work as a child advocate."

The Guardian Trivia:

There were 67 episodes of The Guardian TV Show that aired from 2001-2004.