Distributor:
Universal Home Entertainment Certificate: M15+ | 18
hrs 35 mins| Region 4 Available to buy 13 July 2005 Extras: No
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
Telly
Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
Lt
Theo Kojak (Savalas) works out
of
Manhattan
’s 13th precinct
and helped by Lt Bobby Crocker
(Kevin Dobson) and Detective
Stavros (played by Telly’s
real life brother George Savalas)
he does his best to keep the
streets of
New York crime free….
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
When
the TV Movie the Marcus Nelson Murders appeared in 1973 it was obvious
that the lead character of Lt Theo Kojak as played by the iconic Telly
Savalas was something special, a series built around the star power of
“Kojak” quickly followed. This brilliant new release from Universal
brings us all 22 episodes of season one, Kojak the series is like a
kindred spirit of UK show The Sweeney, its gritty, honest and doesn’t
shy away from telling it like it is but what also gives it that super
touch of quality is the characterization of the leads, Kojak’s
relationship with his immediate boss Frank McNeil is very well drawn,
the pair had started out together in the NYPD and whilst McNeil had
risen to become chief of detectives the cynical Theo preferred the
realities of life on the street, also adding greatly to the overall feel
of the series is a pre Knots Landing Kevin Dobson as Kojak’s most
regular partner Bobby Crocker.
Even
back in the day Kojak seemed to be more realistic than his counterparts
like Starsky and Hutch or the boys from SWAT and that is certainly more
than true when watching episodes today, Savalas though is what makes the
show truly special, already a movie star before the show started Kojak
turned him into a bona fide icon with the capacity to turn one of the
world's worst recordings (his version of the David Gates song If) into a
worldwide smash. Who Loves Ya Baby indeed!!
