Airing on NBC from '73-'78, this anthology series (based on the work of ex-cop turned author Joseph Wambaugh) became the archetype for many critically-acclaimed cop shows that followed-including "Hill Street Blues," "NYPD Blue," and "Homicide: Life on the Streets." With no regular cast, the show rotated actors and further distinguished itself from its predecessors by its multidimensional portrayal of its protagonists. Its gripping episodes took on difficult issues like police corruption and the stresses that can come with a cop's life.
Stars: Don Meredith, Scott Brady, Joe Santos, Robert Forster, Laraine Stephens. Notable Season 1guest stars include Jerry Lee Lewis, Lloyd Bridges, Dean Stockwell, Angie Dickinson (in the episode which spun off into Police Woman), Kurt Russell, John Forsythe, Smokey Robinson, Ed Asner, Vic Morrow and more!
On
September 6th, Shout! Factory is preparing to distribute the long-awaited DVD debut of
Police Story - Season 1. Never before available on home video at all, this 6-disc set will contain all 21 hour-long episodes, including "The Gamble" with Angie Dickinson...which the following year was spun off into her own show,
Police Woman (the first of three spin-offs generated by this program: a second season episode led to Lloyd Bridges as
Joe Forrester, and the fifth and final season had an episode which became David Cassidy's program
Man Undercover).
Retailers have been informed that the price on
Police Story - Season 1 is $39.97 SRP, and that it includes extras such as the 90 minute Pilot Movie "Slow Boy," a Video interview and commentary with Creator Joseph Wambaugh, and a Short Essay by Wambaugh. Amazon.com's listing (see button link below) isn't accepting pre-orders just yet, but they do provide us with the package art image we've posted underneath:
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