Police Story

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV. Although it was an anthology, there were certain things that all episodes had in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles and the characters always worked for some branch of the LAPD. Notwithstanding the anthology format, there were recurring characters. Scott Brady appeared in more than a dozen episodes as "Vinnie," a former cop who, upon retirement, had opened a bar catering to police officers, and who acted as a sort of Greek chorus during the run of the series, commenting on the characters and plots.

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Action & Adventure
Crime
Drama
Created By

Joseph Wambaugh

First Aired on

Mar 20, 1973

6 seaons till Dec 03, 1988

Popularity: 11.1882
17 votes
Networks
(US)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Monster Manor (remake)

Seasons & episodes

Total 6 seasons, 104 episodes

Specials

Aired

1 Episodes
  • Episode 1Cop Talk - Interview with Joseph Wambaugh60 min

    Overview not available

Top Cast

Crew & Team

David Gerber

Executive Producer

Mel Swope

Producer

Liam O'Brien

Producer

Stanley Kallis

Executive Producer

Carl Pingitore

Producer

Christopher Morgan

Producer

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