Dragnet (1951)
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.
Dragnet: Season 1 - 14 Episode s
1x1 - The Human Bomb
December 16, 1951
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.
1x2 - The Big Actor
January 3, 1952
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
1x3 - The Big Death
January 17, 1952
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
1x4 - The Big Mother
January 31, 1952
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
1x5 - The Big Cast
February 14, 1952
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
1x6 - The Big Speech
February 28, 1952
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
1x7 - The Big Parrot
March 13, 1952
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.
1x8 - The Big Moody
March 27, 1952
1x9 - The Big Blast
April 10, 1952
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
1x10 - The Big Trial
April 24, 1952
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
1x11 - The Big September Man
May 8, 1952
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
1x12 - The Big Phone Call
May 22, 1952
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
1x13 - The Big Casing
June 5, 1952
A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
1x14 - The Big Lamp
June 19, 1952
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.
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