The Mississippi
The Mississippi

The Mississippi

1983 2 Seasons 23 Episodes ⭐ 6.7

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Murder at Mt. Parnassus

When Southern beauty Merilee Worthing is murdered, Ben comes to the defense of free-spirited Cal Woodley, a young activi

EP 2

Edge of the River

Ben learns that justice in the bayou country for a girl from the other side of the tracks who opposes the town boss, is

EP 3

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Ben is called upon to defend the accused killer of an old friend's wife and learns that things aren't always what they a

EP 4

We Remember, We Revere

When Ben comes to the aid of a young cadet at a military academy, he uncovers some disturbing facts which indicate the c

EP 5

Mardi Gras

Ben is in for some surprises when he defends a longtime family retainer on jewelry theft charges and learns things are n

EP 6

Old Hatreds Die Hard

Ben and his black assistant Lafe face a bigoted deposed sheriff, and soon learn that almost two decades cannot heal the

EP 1

There is a Tiger in the Town

Ben comes to the aid of an elderly newspaper editor who, traumatized by his wife's death, took on the identity of Mark T

EP 2

Cradle to Grave

Ben seeks to unravel an incriminating web of circumstantial evidence that links a mystery writer and his lover to murder

EP 3

The Trial of Ben Walker

Ben gets involved in the case of a teenager who claims that a doctor performed an unnecessary radical mastectomy on her

EP 4

The Last Voice You Hear

Ben is caught in a legal and emotional crossfire of embattled former spouses over who knows what is best for their nine-

EP 5

The Shooting

Former resident Margaret Hammond writes a best-seller, ""River Town"", about the place where she grew up, and lawyer Ben

EP 6

Peace with Honor

Ben returns to his roots as a prosecutor to imprison a man he unsuccessfully attempted to prosecute for murder 25 years

EP 7

Joey

Ben takes on the medical profession in defense of a midwife who defies the law to practice the craft of child delivery w

EP 8

Crisis of Identity

Ben defends a private nurse who is charged with murder when the wealthy man for whom she was caring dies of a drug overd

EP 9

Town Without Pity

A beautiful woman hires Ben to defend her young, retarded gardener Jerry against murder charges.

EP 10

G.I. Blues

The mother of a man who has been murdered hires Ben to defend his wife, the primary suspect in the shooting death.

EP 11

Between Fathers and Sons

A peaceful activist emerges from hiding to seek Ben's help in exonerating her of a 15-year-old murder charge.

EP 12

The Big Leagues

Ben becomes involved in the defense of a rebellious teenager who maintains his innocence of armed robbery, yet is terrif

EP 13

Going Back to Hannibal

Ben defends the embittered survivor of a German concentration camp who is suspected of murdering a Nazi war criminal hid

EP 14

Wheels of Justice

Ben defends a hot-headed ex-convict suspected of murdering both a foreman who recently fired him and a man who claimed t

EP 15

Informed Consent

Ben is asked by the army to defend a sergeant accused of slugging a fellow officer who he claims was trying to rape his

EP 16

Abigail

An elderly farmer hires Ben to defend a young navy veteran who is accused of killing his father after an explosive argum

EP 17

Home Again

Ben finds himself working with a flamboyant, publicity-seeking attorney when he agrees to represent a professional footb

Popular Cast

Ralph Waite
Ralph Waite
Ben Walker
Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw
Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate
Linda Miller
Linda Miller
Stella McMullen