Meet Ally McBeal, a single lawyer both blessed and cursed with eccentric colleagues, a now-married-to-someone-else childhood sweetheart, and an incredibly overactive imagination. Played by award-winning Broadway actress Calista Flockhart, Ally McBeal was a sensation that brought new meaning to the term “Must-see TV”.
Created by multiple Emmy Award-winner David E. Kelley (Chicago Hope, Picket Fences, The Practice) Ally McBeal broke new ground with an innovative hour of drama overlaid with the humour of real life and love.
Ally is single, although for most of her life she was deeply involved with Billy Alan Thomas, who have had on-again off-again romance since they were seven years old. Circumstances force Ally to join a small but powerful Boston firm headed by her law school nemesis, Richard Fish, a litigious shark. On her first day at the office, Ally meets her new colleague: Billy. Yes, that Billy, only he is now married to the beautiful and engaging Georgia (Courtney Thorne-Smith, Melrose Place). Ally wants to hate her but she can't; in fact, the two become friends. Ally and Billy are now thrown into an awkward situation.
Infused with Kelley's brand of humour and insight and nominated for, and won, many awards (including wins for American Comedy Awards, multiple Emmy Awards, Golden Globes to name a few) Ally McBeal offers a romantic love triangle, a rich fantasy life, and a contemporary look at the drama and anxiety of real-life office situations.