
Hill Street Blues(1981)
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.


The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.

Georg Stanford Brown
Terry Webster

Sam Melville
Mike Danko

Bruce Fairbairn
Chris Owens

Kate Jackson
Jill Danko

Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Lt. Ed Ryker
The Rookies is a drama, crime series that first aired in 1972. Created by Aaron Spelling, it stars Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn. The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.
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