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Dragnet

  • TV-PG
  • 1951–1959
  • 8 seasons
  • Drama, Crime
  • 6.5

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.

Episodes

14 episodes
  1. 1The Human Bomb

    30 minDec 16, 1951

    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.

  2. 2The Big Actor

    30 minJan 3, 1952

    Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.

  3. 3The Big Death

    30 minJan 17, 1952

    Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.

  4. 4The Big Mother

    30 minJan 31, 1952

    A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.

  5. 5The Big Cast

    30 minFeb 14, 1952

    The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.

  6. 6The Big Speech

    30 minFeb 28, 1952

    A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

  7. 7The Big Parrot

    30 minMar 13, 1952

    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.

  8. 8The Big Moody

    30 minMar 27, 1952

  9. 9The Big Blast

    30 minApr 10, 1952

    A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.

  10. 10The Big Trial

    30 minApr 24, 1952

    Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.

  11. 11The Big September Man

    30 minMay 8, 1952

    A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.

  12. 12The Big Phone Call

    30 minMay 22, 1952

    Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.

  13. 13The Big Casing

    30 minJun 5, 1952

    A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

  14. 14The Big Lamp

    30 minJun 19, 1952

    Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.

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Series cast

Jack WebbJoe Friday276 episodes
Ben AlexanderFrank Smith276 episodes
Olan Soule15 episodes
Vic Perrin15 episodes
Jack KruschenElevator Operator12 episodes
Art BalingerCapt. Barnard12 episodes
Harry BartellFrank Salazar11 episodes
Art Gilmore11 episodes
Herb VigranEugene Murray11 episodes
Virginia GreggMrs. Doris Roth10 episodes
Natalie MastersJean Dunbar7 episodes
Helen Kleeb6 episodes
Paul Richards6 episodes
Sam Edwards6 episodes
Martin MilnerStephen Banner6 episodes
Don C. HarveyCapt. Donahoe6 episodes
William BoyettLarry Thompson6 episodes
Harlan Warde5 episodes

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