Ally (Calista Flockhart) is brilliant, erratic, and deeply romantic. She joins the firm Cage & Fish, run by her law school nemesis/ex-boyfriend, Richard Fish (Greg Germann), and the "odd" but brilliant John Cage (Peter MacNicol). Also in the mix? Her former flame, Billy (Gil Bellows), and his new wife, Georgia (Courtney Thorne-Smith).
Series 1 of Ally McBeal consists of 23 episodes, which aired from October 8, 1997, to May 18, 1998. The show revolves around the life of Ally McBeal, a young and talented lawyer who joins the Boston-based law firm of Fish & Baird.
Performances
In Season 1, we are introduced to Ally’s hallucinations. She doesn’t just feel like the room is tilting; we see the camera angle tilt. She doesn’t just want to throttle a witness; we see her head explode or grow to giant proportions.
