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Police Story

Police Story

1973 - 1988

Slow Boy (1)

20th March 1973
Episode 1
A special surveillance detail set up to catch criminals in the act finally nabs Slow Boy while he is robbing a supermarket. Complications arise when the robber takes a hostage before the police can detain him.

Slow Boy (2)

20th March 1973
Episode 2
A tough cop in charge of a special felony squad goes after the vicious son of a Mafia chief who is pulling a string of strong-arm robberies.

Dangerous Games

2nd October 1973
Episode 3
Undercover cop Charlie Czonka tries to catch the big man behind a ring of prostitution, dope and extortion

Requiem for an Informer

9th October 1973
Episode 4
A down-and-out addict becomes an informer for the bank robbery detail and wins the friendship of a cop.

The Ten Year Honeymoon

23rd October 1973
Episode 5
Two partners on the police force start getting on each other's nerves after ten years together when one begins acting strange.

The Violent Homecoming

30th October 1973
Episode 6
A Mexican-American police sergeant who's been assigned to his original neighborhood leads the Juvenile Division in an attempt to head off a gang war.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail

6th November 1973
Episode 7
An undercover cop nearly loses his life trying to crack a big-time drug-selling operation.

Collision Course

20th November 1973
Episode 8
The question of whether or not policewomen should be assigned to ride in patrol cars is brought to the head in a gun battle with two killers.

Death on Credit

27th November 1973
Episode 9
Sergeant Rick Calvelli works undercover in order to crack a phony credit card ring that plays dangerously.

The Big Walk

4th December 1973
Episode 10
A beat cop has his newly established authority challenged when a wealthy girl he arrests avoids retribution in court.

Man on the Rack

11th December 1973
Episode 11
An unauthodox cop accidentally kills a fellow officer and is put under investigation by Internal Affairs.

Line of Fire

18th December 1973
Episode 12
A young police officer joins a special unit and must learn to cope with killing.

Chain of Command

8th January 1974
Episode 13
The possibility of a conspiracy to murder cops creates a war between a black community and the police.

Countdown (1)

15th January 1974
Episode 14
When policeman Joe LaFrieda kills a member of an underworld family during a robbery attempt; a contract is put out on his life.

Countdown (2)

22nd January 1974
Episode 15
The police clash head-on with the Mob when a contract is taken out on Officer Joe LaFrieda's life.

Cop in the Middle

29th January 1974
Episode 16
A cop on the take devises a plan to save himself from disgrace.

The Ripper

12th February 1974
Episode 17
Two officers from Robbery-Homicide attempt to track down a killer of homosexuals who mutilates the bodies of his victims.

Country Boy

19th February 1974
Episode 18
A young recruit from a rural community attempts to defy his background by completing the tough Police Academy training to become a cop.

The Hunters

26th February 1974
Episode 19
Two detectives become emotionally involved in a case when a friend is the victim of a robber/rapist/murderer.

Wyatt Earp Syndrome

5th March 1974
Episode 20
As an officer tracks down a rapist, his marriage dissolves in favor of his badge.

Fingerprint

12th March 1974
Episode 21
A police veteran in the Latent Prints Division is discouraged with his job until some unexpected combat gives him a new perspective.

Chief

19th March 1974
Episode 22
A police chief must overcome an assissination plot and political games in order to speak at a local meeting of police-haters.

The Gamble

26th March 1974
Episode 23
The transfer of desk officer Lisa Beaumont to the vice squad leads to a series of explosive developments.
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Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV. Although it was an anthology, there were certain things that all episodes had in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles and the characters always worked for some branch of the LAPD. Notwithstanding the anthology format, there were recurring characters. Scott Brady appeared in more than a dozen episodes as "Vinnie," a former cop who, upon retirement, had opened a bar catering to police officers, and who acted as a sort of Greek chorus during the run of the series, commenting on the characters and plots.

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Stanley Kallis

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Christopher Morgan

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Mel Swope

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David Gerber

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Liam O'Brien

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