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The Rookies

The Rookies

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Overview

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.

Created by Aaron Spelling
Produced by Leonard Goldberg, Paul Junger Witt
NetworksABC

Top Cast

Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown

Terry Webster

Sam Melville

Sam Melville

Mike Danko

Bruce Fairbairn

Bruce Fairbairn

Chris Owens

Kate Jackson

Kate Jackson

Jill Danko

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Lt. Ed Ryker

About The Rookies

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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