"N.Y.P.D." (1967) TV series 1967-1969

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Creators:

Arnold Perl
David Susskind

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

5 September 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

The three detectives fight every kind of criminal all over New York City. The show featured many actual New York locations...

Plot Keywords:

Police

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Jack Warden	...	Lt. Mike Haines (49 episodes, 1967-1969)
Robert Hooks	...	Det. Jeff Ward (49 episodes, 1967-1969)
Frank Converse	...	Det. Johnny Corso (49 episodes, 1967-1969)

Runtime:

30 min (49 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Talent Associates

Movie Connections:

Featured in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)

Just Add on a Color and a half hour

The recent demise of Jack Warden put me in mind of this good, but forgotten show. I well remember it from the late sixties. It was a tough and rather realistic look at the life in the precinct squad of the NYPD.

All three of the regulars here went on to have good careers and other television series. Frank Converse and Robert Hooks as the two detectives and their supervisor Jack Warden belong on anyone's A list of players.

NYPD ran for two seasons, got so-so ratings and got the axe. My guess is that it was a generation ahead of its time. It also suffered from the half an hour format. When shows like Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue came on the scene, they were an hour length and there was more time to develop the characters.

But those shows and many others owe a debt to NYPD. Hopefully some cable channel will pick it for reruns.