Amy Prentiss
Amy Prentiss is an American police drama television series which aired on NBC. It is a spinoff of Ironside, and aired as part of the NBC Mystery Movie from 1974-1975. Jessica Walter stars as Amy Prentiss, a relatively young investigator who becomes the first female Chief of Detectives for the San Francisco Police Department. Helen Hunt, in an early role, played Prentiss' pre-teen daughter, Jill. Four 2-hour episodes were aired. Guest stars in the series' brief run included William Shatner, Cameron Mitchell, Don Murray, Joyce Van Patten and Jamie Farr.
- Created By
Francine Carroll
- First Aired on
Dec 01, 1974
- Popularity: 0.9659
- 1 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
Universal Television (US)Francy Productions
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Feb 02, 1975
Last episode: Profile in Evil
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 3 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Baptism of Fire120 min
Amy assumes her duties as San Francisco's first female police chief. Her first assignment: an old friend is suspected of murder, and a mad bomber is striking the city.
Episode 2The Desperate World of Jane Doe120 min
A party host passes out to find a strange, very dead, woman in his apartment and himself as the prime suspect. Amy also takes on some phony checks and a cat burglar.
Episode 3Profile in Evil120 min
Amy's quarry is a renegade cop who killed a drug dealer and the fellow officer who witnessed his crime.
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