Not really necessary to present New York, special unit, only surviving series of the franchise signed Dick Wolf, which displays 23 seasons on the counter and of which Amazon Prime offers eight (from 14 to 21). The principle is simple and above all implacable: the viewer follows a detective story from beginning to end. From the murder – generally sordid –, through its investigation – always well put together –, to the outcome of the case in court and the sometimes unfair verdict. Implacable you are told. As a result, we become as attached to these cops as to the magistrates. If in the eight seasons offered on the platform, the members of the special unit are the same, on the magistrates’ side, three assistant prosecutors have succeeded each other.
Who was the father of Peter Stone, the assistant district attorney who replaced Barba?
During his 23 seasons, New York, special unit featured several assistant prosecutors, some more striking than others. Among them, Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March), Casey Novak (Diane Neal) and Rafael Barba (Raúl Esparza), recurring substitute from season 14 to 19 precisely. After having pleaded hundreds of cases and come close to prison, the character, very popular with the public, believes that it is time for him to move on. Just like his interpreter, Raúl Esparza, who explained that he wanted to devote himself to the theater. It is therefore Peter Stone (Philip Winchester) who succeeds him.
But this Peter Stone is not just anyone since he is the son of Benjamin Stone, the very first deputy prosecutor of the franchise. The one who opened the ball and officiated in New York District, become New York: judicial police from season 5. A must-have character for early fans whose funeral takes place in episode 13 of season 19. A sad event nevertheless allowing to introduce Peter Sloane (introduced to all by Jack McCoy, another striking prosecutor of New York: judicial police), who takes over from Barba in the following episode.
Ben Stone, the same French voice as another series hero of the 1980s
Like his successors in the various spin-offs, Ben Stone had an innate sense of the law and fought, with his weapons, to bring justice to the victims. If he inspired them with confidence, he proved formidable in a court of law in the face of presumed culprits and recalcitrant witnesses. An embodied character Michael Moriarty, an actor with a nice physique and whose voice – French – was reassuring. In the series, the actor is dubbed by Yves-Marie Maurin (one of Patrick Dewaere’s brothers), who also hides behind certain cartoon characters, such as The Mysterious City of Gold, Ulysses 31 or The lost worlds, as well as other fictional heroes. It is for example he who lends his voice to Larry Manetti, who played Rick, Magnum’s best friend in the original eponymous series, but also – and above all – to David Hasselhoff in K 2000 et Baywatch.
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