Close to Home (TV series)
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| Format | Crime/Legal drama |
| Created by | Jim Leonard |
| Starring | Jennifer Finnigan Kimberly Elise David James Elliott Cress Williams Jon Seda |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 44 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | October 4, 2005 – May 11, 2007 |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Close to Home is an American crime-drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS. It first aired from October 4, 2005 to May 11, 2007 and starred actress Jennifer Finnigan as Annabeth Chase, a Deputy Prosecutor for Marion County, Indiana. Created by Jim Leonard, the series was primarily filmed in Southern California.
On May 16, 2007, the series was officially cancelled by CBS.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Annabeth Chase is a criminal prosecutor with a near perfect conviction record. Throughout the series, she has lost only one case in the first season's second-to-last episode. She was married to a construction worker, Jack Chase (Christian Kane), and has an infant daughter, Hailey.
The show revolves around her balancing her career and family life, as a prosecutor in the city of Indianapolis.
[edit] First season
In the pilot episode, Chase returns from a 12-week maternity leave to find herself with a new boss, Maureen Scofield (Kimberly Elise), who has been promoted instead of her. Maureen is a no-nonsense woman who sometimes resents Chase's personal life. Above her is County Prosecutor Steve Sharpe (John Carroll Lynch). Chase wins the first case she prosecutes upon her return to work: an abusive husband is sentenced to 25 years in jail without parole.
[edit] Second season
Annabeth returns to work four months after her husband was killed by a drunk driver on the first season finale. Annabeth's coming to terms with her husband's death, her grief, and her struggle to return to normalcy coupled with the guilt and trials of being a single parent are recurring themes throughout the season.
Annabeth and Maureen also face a new boss, Chief Deputy Prosecutor James Conlon (David James Elliott), who has just arrived from New York, and whose methods appear to the two prosecutors to be too forceful and sometimes unethical.
Near the end of the season, Conlon attempts an attorney general campaign which is derailed as police corruption is discovered, resulting in several prosecutions. Scofield is assassinated as a result of these prosecutions. The season (and series) ends with Chase successfully prosecuting Scofield's assassin.
[edit] Cast
- Jennifer Finnigan - Annabeth Chase
- Kimberly Elise - Maureen Scofield
- Jon Seda - Ray Blackwell (Season 2)
- Cress Williams - Detective Ed Williams (Season 2)
- David James Elliott - James Conlon (Season 2)
- John Carroll Lynch - Steve Sharpe (Season 1)
- Christian Kane - Jack Chase (Season 1)
[edit] Recurring roles
- Bruce Davison as Defense Attorney Doug Hellman
[edit] International broadcasting
| Country | Title | Station | Premiere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Close to Home | telefe | 2006 |
| Australia | Close to Home | Nine Network | 2006 |
| Austria | Close to Home | ORF 1 | April 13, 2007 |
| Belgium | Close to Home | VijfTV | June 8, 2006 |
| Brazil | Em Nome da Justiça (on SBT, Portuguese for In Name of Justice; Warner Channel uses the original title) | Warner Channel and SBT (dubbed) | November 7, 2005 |
| Bulgaria | В опасна близост (Latin alphabet: V Opasna Blizost) | Nova Television | 2006 |
| Canada | Close to Home | CTV | |
| Czech Republic | Zločiny ze sousedství (Crimes from Neighbourhood) | TV Prima | 2007 |
| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Close to Home | OBN | 2008 |
| Finland | Kodinpuolustaja | MTV3 | |
| France | Close to Home - Juste cause | TF1 and TMC | September 6, 2006 |
| Germany | Close to Home | VOX | 09 February 2007 |
| Ireland | Close to Home | RTÉ One | |
| Italy | Close to Home - Giustizia ad ogni costo | RaiDue | 11 June 2007 |
| Korea, South | 클로스 투 홈 (RR: Keulloseu tu Hom, MR: K'ŭllosŭ t'u Hom; vocal transliteration of the English title Close to Home) | On Style | |
| Latin America | Close to Home | Warner Channel | |
| Malaysia | Close to Home | RTM 2 | 2008 |
| Netherlands | Close to Home | SBS 6 | September 13, 2007 |
| New Zealand | Close to Home | TV One | |
| Norway | Close to Home | TV3 | |
| Philippines | Close to Home | C/S on RPN (after C/S made a test broadcast on local and sister channel RPN, they effectively became a local channel from being a cable channel on New Year's Day 2008) | |
| Poland | Krok od domu | TVN | December 19, 2006 |
| Portugal | Perto de Casa | FOX, RTP2 | |
| Quebec | Juste Cause | Séries + | |
| South Africa | SABC 2 | ||
| Sweden | TV3 | ||
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI1 | ||
| Spain | Fiscal Chase | Fox | October 2006 |
| Spain (Catalonia) | Fiscal Chase | TV3 | January 9, 2006 |
| Thailand | Close to Home | True Series | September 28, 2006 |
| Turkey | Mymax | March 23, 2007 | |
| United Kingdom | Close to Home | Living and Ftn | January 23, 2006 |
| Israel | קרוב לבית | Extra HOT | 2006 |
