Total Seasons :2Total Episodes : 23
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 s...
When Southern beauty Merilee Worthing is murdered, Ben comes to the defense of free-spirited Cal Woodley, a young activist whom the town would like to see disappear.
Air Date : 1983-03-25
Ben learns that justice in the bayou country for a girl from the other side of the tracks who opposes the town boss, is a feather in a windstorm—but it can be caught.
Air Date : 1983-04-01
Ben is called upon to defend the accused killer of an old friend's wife and learns that things aren't always what they appear to be.
Air Date : 1983-04-08
When Ben comes to the aid of a young cadet at a military academy, he uncovers some disturbing facts which indicate the cadet, an accused murderer, may have been the intended victim.
Air Date : 1983-04-15
Ben is in for some surprises when he defends a longtime family retainer on jewelry theft charges and learns things are not what they seem to be.
Air Date : 1983-04-29
Ben and his black assistant Lafe face a bigoted deposed sheriff, and soon learn that almost two decades cannot heal the wounds suffered during the civil rights movement in the South.
Air Date : 1983-05-06
