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Dragnet.

6.5 / 1019518 seasons276 episodesEnded

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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Created by Jack Webb

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Season 1.

The Human Bomb

1951-12-16 · 30m10.0

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

1952-01-03 · 30m10.0

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

The Big Death

1952-01-17 · 30m

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

The Big Mother

1952-01-31 · 30m4.0

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

The Big Cast

1952-02-14 · 30m10.0

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

The Big Speech

1952-02-28 · 30m

A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

The Big Parrot

1952-03-13 · 30m

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

1952-03-27 · 30m

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The Big Blast

1952-04-10 · 30m

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

The Big Trial

1952-04-24 · 30m

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

1952-05-08 · 30m7.0

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

The Big Phone Call

1952-05-22 · 30m10.0

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

The Big Casing

1952-06-05 · 30m10.0

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

The Big Lamp

1952-06-19 · 30m

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

Cast.

Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Joe Friday

Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Frank Smith

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