Markham (TV series)
Markham is an American crime drama series starring Ray Milland, which aired on CBS from May 2, 1959 until September 22, 1960, following Gunsmoke on Saturday nights, under the sponsorship of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. At the beginning of the second season, Liggett & Myers became an alternate sponsor, succeeded by Renault when the series moved to Thursdays.
Plot
Milland played private investigator and attorney Roy Markham. In that Markham had been a successful lawyer, he had the leisure to take detective cases based on his own interest. His fees could vary from the very considerable for his wealthier and corporate clients, to nothing for those who desperately needed his services but had few financial means. Markham's cases could take him almost anywhere in the world, although he was based in New York City.In the early episodes of this program, Markham had an assistant, John Riggs, but the Riggs character was written out after only eight programs had aired, leaving Markham to solve crimes solo.