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The Best Episodes of For the People

Every episode of For the People ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of For the People!

For the People is an American Legal drama that aired from January 31 until May 9, 1965.
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Best Episodes Summary

"Act of Violence (2)" is the best rated episode of "For the People". It scored 9.8/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Sam Wanamaker and written by N/A, it aired on 2/28/1965. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Secure Any Special Privilege or Advantage".

  • Act of Violence (2)
    9.8/108 votes
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    #1 - Act of Violence (2)

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/1965

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    Director: Sam Wanamaker

    Writer: N/A

  • Secure Any Special Privilege or Advantage
    9.8/108 votes
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    #2 - Secure Any Special Privilege or Advantage

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/28/1965

    Ernie Garatella is an actor by trade and apparently played his part just a little too well. He gets arrested for the impersonation of a police officer.

    Director: Herbert Hirschman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Killing Of One Human Being
    9.6/1011 votes
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    #3 - The Killing Of One Human Being

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/14/1965

    ADA David Koster is puzzled why Louis Cahane, charged with first degree murder, is very confident he'll easily get off.

    Director: Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer: N/A

  • Any Benevolent Purpose
    9.5/1010 votes
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    #4 - Any Benevolent Purpose

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/2/1965

    The director of a large charity gets a finger pointed at him for embezzlement of donations after a low level hood gets arrested and wants to make a deal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Guilt Shall Not Escape nor Innocence Suffer
    9.4/1011 votes
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    #5 - Guilt Shall Not Escape nor Innocence Suffer

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/1965

    A bum is charged with burglary and assault and battery on a police officer and Koster is sure his case is airtight. The vagrant confesses to the assault but swears he had nothing to do with the theft.

    Director: Daniel Petrie

    Writer: N/A

  • Dangerous to the Public Peace and Safety
    9.2/1012 votes
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    #6 - Dangerous to the Public Peace and Safety

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/21/1965

    An emotionally disturbed teen-ager is on the run from police who suspect the boy is a serial killer of six young women.

    Director: Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer: N/A

  • Seized, Confined and Detained
    9.2/1013 votes
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    #7 - Seized, Confined and Detained

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/25/1965

    Bobby Haviland is in great danger, not just from the kidnappers who have seized him, but from the diabetic shock he may go into from the lack of insulin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Influence of Fear
    9.0/1013 votes
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    #8 - The Influence of Fear

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/1965

    The public is demanding the death penalty for a Puerto Rican boy charged with the murder of an old woman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Prosecute All Crimes
    8.9/1014 votes
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    #9 - To Prosecute All Crimes

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/1965

    Assistant New York District Attorney Cliff Sellers takes his cases to the street to find out the truth.

    Director: David Greene

    Writer: N/A

  • Between Candor and Shame
    8.8/1012 votes
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    #10 - Between Candor and Shame

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/7/1965

    A bookstore owner files suit against a police officer for defamation and false arrest after he displays a dirty book in his store.

    Director: Tom Gries

    Writer: N/A

  • The Right to Kill
    NaN/100 votes
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    #11 - The Right to Kill

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/4/1965

    Unfortunately, the evidence does not seem to support a prison guard's claim that he had to kill in self defense.

    Director: Robert Stevens

    Writer: N/A

  • With Intent to Influence
    NaN/100 votes
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    #12 - With Intent to Influence

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/11/1965

    If evidence of a government official's involvement in a past political scandal is made public, the nomination for state assemblyman will quickly go away.

    Director: Herschel Daugherty

    Writer: N/A

  • A Competent Witness
    NaN/100 votes
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    #13 - A Competent Witness

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/9/1965

    Koster has a witness who can identify the killer of a cop, only the witness is an ex-con and will be ripped apart on the stand because of his background.

    Director: Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer: Ernest Kinoy