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The Detectives
Overview
The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television.
Key Crew
Producer: Jules V. Levy
Top Cast
Robert Taylor
Captain Matt Holbrook
Ursula Thiess
Lisa Bonay
Mark Goddard
Sgt. Chris Ballard
Tige Andrews
Lt. Johnny Russo
Adam West
Sgt. Steve Nelson
Seasons
Season 1 (1959)
No overview available.
33 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Streger Affair
1959-10-16Holbrook and his aides are assigned to investigate a murder involving a trio of safecrackers.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Shot in the Dark
1959-10-23Episode 3: The Hiding Place
1959-10-30Episode 4: Decoy
1959-11-06Episode 5: Murderous Deadline
1959-11-13Episode 6: The Bait
1959-11-20Episode 7: My Name is Tommy
1959-11-27Episode 8: Back-Seat Driver
1959-12-04When Detective Russo and his son, while on vacation, are kidnapped by an escaping hoodlum, Russo's colleagues must work fast to prevent murder at the end of the trip.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 9: Two-Time Loser
1959-12-11Episode 10: The Long Drive
1959-12-18Episode 11: Masquerade
1959-12-25Episode 12: Life in the Balance
1960-01-01Episode 13: Karate
1960-01-08Episode 14: Blue Fire
1960-01-15Episode 15: My Brother`s Keeper
1960-01-22Episode 16: House Call
1960-01-29Episode 17: The Trap
1960-02-05Episode 18: Conspiracy of Silence
1960-02-12Episode 19: Twelve Hours to Live
1960-02-19Episode 20: Anatomy of Fear
1960-02-26Episode 21: Armed and Dangerous
1960-03-04Episode 22: The Bad Eye of Rose Rosetti
1960-03-11Episode 23: Time and Tide
1960-03-18Episode 24: Little Girl Lost
1960-03-25Episode 25: The Chameleon Truck
1960-04-01Episode 26: The Old Gang
1960-04-08Episode 27: The Bodyguards
1960-04-15Episode 28: The Prowler
1960-04-22Episode 29: Face Down,Floating
1960-04-29Episode 30: The Long Jump
1960-05-06Episode 31: Trial by Fire
1960-05-13Episode 32: The Retirement of Maria Muir
1960-05-20Episode 33: Song of Songs
1960-05-27Season 2 (1960)
No overview available.
35 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The New Man
1960-09-16Episode 2: Longshot
1960-09-23Episode 3: The Sports Job
1960-09-30Episode 4: Alibis
1960-10-07Episode 5: Shuttle
1960-10-14Matt and Chris are returning from a fishing trip via a small shuttle airline. They're jolted back to business when two gun-wielding thugs named Krom and Daniels take control of the plane.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: Cop on Trial
1960-11-04Episode 7: The Little Witness
1960-11-11Episode 8: You Only Die Once
1960-11-18Episode 9: Adopted
1960-11-25Episode 10: The Other Side
1960-12-02Episode 11: The Scalpel
1960-12-09Episode 12: Big Poison
1960-12-16Episode 13: The Informer
1960-12-23Episode 14: Razor`s Edge
1960-12-30Episode 15: The Frightened Ones
1961-01-06Episode 16: Power Failure
1961-01-13Robbers cause a blackout in order to rob a fur store.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 17: Kinfolk
1961-01-20Episode 18: Quiet Night
1961-01-27Episode 19: See No Evil
1961-02-03Episode 20: Personal Enemy
1961-02-10Episode 21: Matt`s Woman
1961-02-17Episode 22: An Eye For An Eye
1961-02-24Episode 23: Bad Apple
1961-03-03Episode 24: Not So Long Ago
1961-03-10Episode 25: The Reason
1961-03-17Episode 26: Never the Twain
1961-03-23Episode 27: Secret Assignment
1961-03-24Episode 28: Time For Decision
1961-03-31Episode 29: Terror on Ice
1961-04-07Episode 30: Little Boy Clue
1961-04-14Episode 31: The Short Way Home
1961-04-21Episode 32: Other Cheek
1961-04-28Episode 33: The Airtight Case
1961-05-05Episode 34: Duty Date
1961-05-12Episode 35: The Champ
1961-05-19Season 3 (1961)
No overview available.
29 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Tobey`s Place
1961-09-29Holbrook finds Detective Sergeant Nelson engaged in a very un-policemanlike activity, he is reciting his own poetry at a beatnik coffee house.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: The Legend of Jim Riva
1961-10-06Episode 3: Shadow of his Brother
1961-10-13Episode 4: A Barrell Full of Monkeys
1961-10-27Episode 5: One Lucky Break
1961-11-03Episode 6: A Piece of Tomorrow
1961-11-10Episode 7: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1961-11-17Episode 8: Hit and Miss
1961-12-01Episode 9: Song of the Guilty Heart
1961-12-08Episode 10: Escort
1961-12-15Episode 11: The Queen of Craven Point
1961-12-22Episode 12: Act of God
1961-12-29Episode 13: Point of no Return
1962-01-12Episode 14: Crossed Wires
1962-01-19Eleanor Curran overhears part of a telephone conversation between two men plotting a murder. She contacts the police, but Holbrook is stymied when she can't identify the men or their intended victim.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 15: Night on the Town
1962-01-26Episode 16: Pandora's Box
1962-02-02Episode 17: The Jagged Edge
1962-02-09Episode 18: The Outsider
1962-02-16Episode 19: Walk a Crooked Line
1962-02-23Episode 20: Night Boat
1962-03-02Episode 21: One Lousy Wednesday
1962-03-09Episode 22: The Con Man
1962-03-16Episode 23: Never the Twain
1962-03-23Episode 24: Three Blind Mice (2)
1962-04-06Episode 25: Finders keepers
1962-04-13Detective Sergeant Chris Ballard and policewoman Stacey Newcombe, accompany strong willed 10 year old Candy to a Mexican border town to see if she can identify a suspect in her kidnapping. The suspect escapes and Candy goes missing.
Runtime: N/A min
