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Dragnet

Dragnet

1951 - 1959

The Human Bomb

16th December 1951
Episode 1
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.

The Big Actor

3rd January 1952
Episode 2
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.

The Big Death

17th January 1952
Episode 3
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.

The Big Mother

31st January 1952
Episode 4
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.

The Big Cast

14th February 1952
Episode 5
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.

The Big Speech

28th February 1952
Episode 6
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

The Big Parrot

13th March 1952
Episode 7
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.

The Big Moody

27th March 1952
Episode 8
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The Big Blast

10th April 1952
Episode 9
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.

The Big Trial

24th April 1952
Episode 10
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.

The Big September Man

8th May 1952
Episode 11
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.

The Big Phone Call

22nd May 1952
Episode 12
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.

The Big Casing

5th June 1952
Episode 13
A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

The Big Lamp

19th June 1952
Episode 14
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.
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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.

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