SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

US legal drama series set in Indianapolis, focusing on prosecutor Annabeth Chase who takes on cases in her suburban neighbourhood. In this episode, teenage siblings Tracy and Scott (an adopted child) are suspected of the murder of their parents. In the course of the investigation it turns out that the motivation for murder was ‘forbidden love’. In prosecutor Annabeth Chase’s words: "It is Romeo and Juliet except in reverse. Why kill yourselves when you can murder your parents and live in their castle?"

Series

Close to Home

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

1 Nov 2005 at 22:00 (Channel: CBS)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Director

Lewis H. Gould

Producer

Jerry Brukheimer; Jill Lopez Danton

Writer

Jim Leonard

Cast

Jackson Rathbone	Scott Fields (Romeo)
Elizabeth Rice	Tracy Fields (Juliet)
Jennifer Finnigan	Annabeth Chase
John Carroll Lynch	Steve Sharpe
Kimberly Elise	Maureen Scotfield

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Keywords

crime; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery

Notes

History

Episode 5 of series 1 was first shown on CBS on November 1, 2005. The pilot episode was shown on CBS on 4 October 2005. Available from amazon.com as part of the CLOSE TO HOME COMPLETE SERIES PACK.

Production Company

Name

Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Name

Warner Brothers Television

Distributor

Name

CBS Inc.

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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