THINGS COME TO A HEAD WHEN SHORE RETAINS THE SERVICES OF A HIGH-PROFILE LAW FIRM TO TAKE ON YOUNG, FRUTT & BERLUTI IN THE FACE OF HIS ABRUPT DISMISSAL, ON ABC'S "THE PRACTICE"

William Shatner to Portray Denny Crane, an Eccentric, Well Connected, Power-Drunk Legal Legend, in a Four-Episode Arc

"War of the Roses" - Tensions between Shore and Eugene rise to the boiling point when Shore retains the services of a high-profile law firm to go head-to-head with Young, Frutt & Berluti in the face of his abrupt firing from the firm, on "The Practice," SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/21/04)

Starring in "The Practice" are Michael Badalucco as Jimmy Berluti, Jessica Capshaw as Jamie Stringer, Steve Harris as Eugene Young, Camryn Manheim as Ellenor Frutt, Rhona Mitra as Tara Wilson and James Spader as Alan Shore.

Guest starring in "War of the Roses" are Marla Sokoloff as Lucy Hatcher, William Shatner as Denny Crane, Vince Colosimo as Matthew Billings, Stan Ivar as Judge Harvey Gleason, Sherri Parker Lee as Carrie Moses, James Hornbeck as Judge Clarke, Conor O'Farrell as D.A. Albert Bellamy, David L. Crowley as Police Officer Lawrence Kale, Moira Price as foreperson, Phillip Palmer as newscaster, Jim Jansen as Stephen Gould and Joey Shea as Stanley Brenner.

"War of the Roses" was written by David E. Kelley and directed by Joseph Berger-Davis.

"The Practice" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

This program carries a TV-PG,D,L,V parental guideline.