Dragnet
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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Dragnet 1951
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Human Bomb
10.016-12-195130 minA man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
- Ep 2
2.The Big Actor
10.003-01-195230 minFriday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
- Ep 3
3.The Big Death
17-01-195230 minFriday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
- Ep 4
4.The Big Mother
4.031-01-195230 minA new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
- Ep 5
5.The Big Cast
10.014-02-195230 minThe police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
- Ep 6
6.The Big Speech
28-02-195230 minA doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
- Ep 7
7.The Big Parrot
13-03-195230 minA 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.
- Ep 8
8.The Big Moody
27-03-195230 min - Ep 9
9.The Big Blast
10-04-195230 minA divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
- Ep 10
10.The Big Trial
24-04-195230 minFriday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
- Ep 11
11.The Big September Man
7.008-05-195230 minA secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
- Ep 12
12.The Big Phone Call
10.022-05-195230 minFriday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
- Ep 13
13.The Big Casing
10.005-06-195230 minA man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
- Ep 14
14.The Big Lamp
19-06-195230 minFriday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.
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