The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Law & Harry McGraw is an American mystery crime drama television series created by Peter S. Fischer and a spin-off of Murder, She Wrote. The series stars Jerry Orbach as a Harry McGraw, a loudmouthed, uncouth, old school private detective who continually finds himself solving mysteries on behalf of the prim and proper attorney Ellie Maginnis who has an office across the hall.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (182 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

7.56 avg 16 episodes 7.6 → 8.4 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dead Men Don't Make Phone Calls	7.6	19
2	Murder by Landslide	7.2	20
3	Mr. Chapman, I Presume?	6.9	21
4	The Fallen Arrow	6.9	20
5	Rappaport's Back in Town	7.9	13
6	She's Not Wild About Harry	7.4	12
7	Angela's Secret	8.2	17
8	Solve It Again, Harry	7.5	16
9	State of the Art	7.1	15
10	Yankee Boodle Dandy	7.4	15
11	Old Heroes Never Lie	7.5	15
12	Gilhooley's Is History	7.8	17
13	Beware the Ides of May	7.5	16
14	Waiting Game	8.0	15
15	Harry Does the Hustle	7.6	12
16	Maginnis for the People	8.4	12