Comedy drama series that focused on thirty something lawyer Ally McBealwho doesn’t know whether she is coming or going or whether she wants to be married and have kids.
Music played a very integral part of the show from the regular performances by Vonda Shepherd to the cast breaking into song (often in the unisex toilet) at the drop of a hat. Barry White’s classic My First, Last, My Everything seemed to be featured on a regular basis.
Another aspect of the show was the regular fantasy scenes Ally indulged in, most famously the image of the dancing baby signifying her ticking biological clock. Big name guest stars were drafted in over the last couple of seasons most notably Robert Downey Jr, Jon Bon Jovi and Dame Edna Everage.
cast
Calista Flockhart as Ally McBeal
Greg Germann as Richard Fish
Jane Krakowski as Elaine Vassal
Vonda Shepard as Vonda Shepard
Peter MacNicol as John Cage
Lisa Nicole Carson as Renee Raddick
Portia de Rossi as Nelle Porter
Lucy Liu as Ling Woo
Courtney Thorne-Smith as Georgia Thomas
Gil Bellows as Billy Thomas
Albert Hall as Judge Seymore Walsh
Tracey Ullman as Dr Tracey Clark (1998-2000)
Jesse L. Martin as Dr Greg Butlers (1998-)
Eric And Steven Cohen as The Dancing Twins
Brooke Burns as Jennifer Higgin (1997)
Dyan Cannon as Jennifer ‘Whipper’ Cone
crew details
Creator and Executive Producer: David E. Kelly
Theme Music: Vonda Shepherd
production details
Country: USA
Network: ABC – Fox – David E. Kelly
Duration: 112×50 minute episodes
Aired From: 1997-2002
