Dragnet

Dragnet

1951
6.4
8 Seasons
Drama Crime

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.

Season

Episodes

Ep 1

The Human Bomb

A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.

Ep 2

The Big Actor

Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.

Ep 3

The Big Death

Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.

Ep 4

The Big Mother

A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.

Ep 5

The Big Cast

The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.

Ep 6

The Big Speech

A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

Ep 7

The Big Parrot

A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.

Ep 8

The Big Moody

Ep 9

The Big Blast

A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.

Ep 10

The Big Trial

Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.

Ep 11

The Big September Man

A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.

Ep 12

The Big Phone Call

Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.

Ep 13

The Big Casing

A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

Ep 14

The Big Lamp

Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.

Cast

Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Joe Friday

Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Frank Smith