However, since the two characters were polar opposites - Tyler, being the day trader he was, carried himself with more of an aristocratic air while Conrad was more of a blue-collar worker type man- there were some differences in the manner in which Conrad went at his job. Like Tyler, Conrad would go undercover to gather information about the cases at hand. Matlock hired a former young North Carolina deputy sheriff, Conrad McMasters (played by Clarence Gilyard, Jr.) to be his new private eye. With Lizer's departure Julie Sommars became a regular cast member.Īfter season three, Kene Holliday was fired due to his ongoing battle with drugs and alcohol, and Tyler was written out as having quit. Cassie stayed on as file clerk until the end of the second season, when she disappeared for reasons never made clear. After the case was over, Michelle followed Matlock back to the United States and took over Charlene's role as partner. To begin the season, Matlock went over to England to try a case and met Michelle Thomas, a young American lawyer living in London (played by Nancy Stafford), while doing so. After the season was over, Linda Purl departed from the series due to disputes regarding her character and her castmates and Charlene was written out of the series by having moved to Philadelphia to start her own law practice. Toward the end of season one, Matlock also took on Cassie Phillips, a cocky young lawyer (played by Kari Lizer), as an assistant. Although the two had a professional rivalry- with Julie being a prosecutor and Matlock a defense lawyer- their relationship outside of court was very cordial and the two often spent time together outside of court. Matlock's most frequent prosecutorial adversary was Nebraska native Julie March, (played by Julie Sommars, who's also a Nebraskan in real-life). Tyler would often go undercover for Matlock in various guises trying to gather information. Matlock also employed Tyler Hudson, a stock market whiz (played by Kene Holliday), as a private investigator. Originally, the series premiered with Ben Matlock having a law practice with his daughter Charlene (played originally by Lori Lethin in the pilot movie Linda Purl took over the role when the series went to air).
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