Dragnet

★6.5(36)·1951·30m·Ended·Drama · Crime

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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Episodes

Episode 1

30m

1. The Human Bomb

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.

Episode 2

30m

2. The Big Actor

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

Episode 3

30m

3. The Big Death

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

Episode 4

30m

4. The Big Mother

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

Episode 5

30m

5. The Big Cast

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

Episode 6

30m

6. The Big Speech

A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

Episode 7

30m

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.

Episode 8

30m

8. The Big Moody

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Episode 9

30m

9. The Big Blast

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

Episode 10

30m

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.

Episode 11

30m

11. The Big September Man

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

Episode 12

30m

12. The Big Phone Call

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

Episode 13

30m

13. The Big Casing

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

Episode 14

30m

14. The Big Lamp

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

Cast & Crew

Jack Webb

Joe Friday

Ben Alexander

Frank Smith

Story & Production Details

Created ByJack Webb

Release DateDec 16, 1951

Original Languageen

Total Episodes276 Episodes

ProductionMark VII · Universal Television

Dragnet

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Episodes

1. The Human Bomb

2. The Big Actor

3. The Big Death

4. The Big Mother

5. The Big Cast

6. The Big Speech

7. The Big Parrot

8. The Big Moody

9. The Big Blast

10. The Big Trial

11. The Big September Man

12. The Big Phone Call

13. The Big Casing

14. The Big Lamp

Cast & Crew

Story & Production Details

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