Dragnet

6.4
195130m

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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Dragnet 1951

Seasons

14 Episodes • Premiered 1951

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1. The Human Bomb

10.0

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.

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2. The Big Actor

10.0

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

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3. The Big Death

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

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4. The Big Mother

4.0

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

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5. The Big Cast

10.0

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

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6. The Big Speech

A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

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7. The Big Parrot

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.

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8. The Big Moody

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9. The Big Blast

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

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10. The Big Trial

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

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11. The Big September Man

7.0

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

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12. The Big Phone Call

10.0

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

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13. The Big Casing

10.0

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

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14. The Big Lamp

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

Cast

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Jack Webb

Joe Friday

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Ben Alexander

Frank Smith

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