Jack Webb made a gritty cop show that lasted ONE season. What went wrong?
A special police unit goes after a cop-killer in this pilot film to the short-lived series.
Production
Jack Webb's signature tight framing and clipped dialogue.
Acting
Mitchell Ryan's weary authority before Nightmare on Elm Street.
Director
Jack Webb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jack Webb produced this as a companion to his Emergency! series, hoping to dominate NBC's schedule. The network aired only 23 episodes.
This represents Webb's final attempt at the hard-edged police procedural before his 1982 death—his aesthetic froze in 1950s radio but kept trying to evolve.
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