Hawkins was a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The mystery, created by Robert Hamner and David Karp, starred James Stewart as lawyer Billy Jim Hawkins, who investigated the cases he was involved in. Despite being critically well received and winning a Golden Globe Award (Best Actor in Telivision Drama Series, Stewart), the series was cancelled after one season.
Seen as part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies, it alternated with the TV movie adaptations of Shaft.
Billy Jim Hawkins was a very clever defense attorney, whose drawl and laid back manner often fooled his adversaries into underestimating his skills as an attorney. Billy Jim's office was located in a small town in West Virginia, although his cases often took him to other places around the country. R.J. was Billy Jim's cousin and associate who did most of Billy Jim's legwork. Written by Marty McKee
