Dragnet (1951)
Synopsis
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
First Air Date: 1951-12-16
Last Air Date: 1959-08-23
Number of Seasons: 8
Number of Episodes: 276
Created By: Jack Webb
Networks: NBC
Top Cast
- Jack Webb as Joe Friday
- Ben Alexander as Frank Smith
- Olan Soule as N/A
- Vic Perrin as N/A
- Jack Kruschen as N/A
- Art Balinger as Capt. Glavas
- Harry Bartell as Frank Salazar
- Art Gilmore as N/A
- Herb Vigran as N/A
- Virginia Gregg as (voice)
Seasons
Season 1 (1951)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Human Bomb
A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
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Ep. 2: The Big Actor
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
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Ep. 3: The Big Death
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
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Ep. 4: The Big Mother
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
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Ep. 5: The Big Cast
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
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Ep. 6: The Big Speech
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
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Ep. 7: The Big Parrot
A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
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Ep. 8: The Big Moody
No overview for this episode.
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Ep. 9: The Big Blast
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
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Ep. 10: The Big Trial
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
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Ep. 11: The Big September Man
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
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Ep. 12: The Big Phone Call
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
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Ep. 13: The Big Casing
A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
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Ep. 14: The Big Lamp
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.
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