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.
First Aired
1951-12-16
Status
Ended
Network
NBC
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
Watch All →E1. 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.
★ 10.0
E2. The Big Actor
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
★ 10.0
E3. The Big Death
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
E4. The Big Mother
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
★ 4.0
E5. The Big Cast
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
★ 10.0
E6. The Big Speech
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
Cast
Jack Webb
Joe Friday
Ben Alexander
Frank Smith
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