The 1972-1976 hit Spelling/Goldberg Production police drama about three rookie cops fresh out of the academy. All three rookies come from different backgrounds but share one common goal which is a more humane approach to law enforcement. Under the watchful eye of their mentor and boss Lieutenant Ryker the rookies are faced with many challenges and social issues prevalent to that time period.
production details
cast
Georg Stanford Brown As Officer Terry Webster
Sam Melville As Officer Mike Danko
Michael Ontkean As Officer Willie Gillis (S01-S02)
Bruce Fairbairn As Officer Chris Owens (S03-S04)
Kate Jackson As Jill Danko
Gerald S. O’Loughlin As Lt. Eddie Ryker
recurring
Jared Martin as Buzz (4 eps)
Robert Harland as Unknown (4 eps)
Robert Walden as Mark Haines (4 eps)
Tyne Daly as Marly (4 eps)
Dick Van Patten as Fullmer (3 eps)
Bill Williams (1) as Capt. Whitfield (3 eps)
Hank Brandt as First Reporter (3 eps)
Mitzi Hoag as Mrs. Reynolds (3 eps)
Darleen Carr as Nancy Leigh (3 eps)
Mark Slade as Don Richardson (3 eps)
crew
Creator: Rita Lakin
Developer: William Blinn
Executive Producer: Aaron Spelling, Leonard Goldberg
Producer: Paul Junger Witt, William Blinn, Douglas Benton, Hal Sitowitz, Rick Husky, Skip Webster
Associate Producer: Shelley Hull
USA | ABC – Spelling Goldberg | x60 minutes | Premiered: September 11, 1972 | Ended: June 29, 1976
