Season 8 • Episode 39
LatestAn informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.
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.
Production
Shot on location in 1950s LA — a time capsule with badges.
Sound
DUM-da-DUM-DUM. You know the theme. It's living in your bones.
Creator
Jack Webb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jack Webb was so obsessed with authenticity that he bought 600 police badges at auction for props. The LAPD eventually made him an honorary sergeant.
Dragnet invented the police procedural as we know it — without it, no Law & Order, no The Wire, no 'dun dun'.
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