Name: Hill Street Blues
Released: 1981-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren

TV Show · Drama · Crime

Before "NYPD Blue" and "The Shield" came "Hill Street Blues," the series that revolutionized the TV cop show by giving television viewers a realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station. Earning 98 Emmy nominations over its seven-year run, "Hill Street Blues" was one of the most innovative and critically acclaimed shows of the 1980s.

1981 · 1h 36m

Starring Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren

EPISODE 1

Hill Street Station

Captain Frank Furillo of the Hill Street police station has his hands full handling his ex-wife, an explosive hostage standoff, and a shooting that involves two of his best cops.

46m
EPISODE 2

Presidential Fever

Captain Furillo summons the heads of the various local gangs in an attempt to ensure their peaceful "cooperation" during a visit by the President of the United States.

47m
EPISODE 3

Politics As Usual

As the gang negotiations continue, cop Johnny LaRue gets in trouble after accepting a bribe from a drug-dealing fellow cop, and Furillo's ex-wife is busted for possession of marijuana.

47m
EPISODE 4

Can World War III Be an Attitude?

The cops on the Hill face the possibility of an all-out assault from the local gangs after the President cancels his visit and then the electricity goes out and the phones go dead.

46m
EPISODE 5

Double Jeopardy

As Furillo continues to try to exonerate Johnny LaRue, Officer Hill and Officer Belker go undercover in drag in order to catch a rapist terrorizing a local park.

46m
EPISODE 6

Film At Eleven

Furillo continues to search for the suspect who wounded Hill and Renko even as the two officers deal with a voodoo-spouting woman, and Belker confronts a man who claims he's a vampire.

47m