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Hill street blues s01e01 hill street station pilot by patxidxd. Created by steven bochco and michael kozoll and originally broadcast on nbc from 1981 to 1987, these 144 episodes represent compelling and groundbreaking television at its finest. The characters were believable, and so were the storylines. Originally broadcast on nbc from 1981 to 1987, these 144 episodes represent compelling and groundbreaking television at its finest. Hill street blues was set in an anonymous northern city the exteriors were actually filmed in chicago and was the first real attempt by television to portray police officers as fallible human. Apr 29, 2014 for the first time ever, the complete series of the landmark drama hill street blues has arrived on dvd. In its first season, hill street blues show finished 87th out of 96 shows, making it the lowestrated drama in television history to get a second season. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Hill street blues transcends its era to remain tremendous tv. Hill street blues was the first 10pm anchor of nbcs must see tv thursday night lineup, to be followed by such heavyhitters and critically. Veronica hamel born november 20, 1943 is an american actress and model. Travanti, taurean blacque, bruce weitz, joe spano, kiel martin directors. The year rookie cop series hill street blues hijacked the emmys the gritty show was collapsing in the ratings and the cast were despondent but.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Check out this clip from the cult classic police series hill street blues. Hill street station writing by the seat of your pants. It focuses more on those within the precinct than on the cases they were trying to solve. The blues is a slang term used for the police officers. We were the lowestrated drama in the history of television ever to get a. Coffey and bates interrupt a fight between two female mud wrestlers and their male spectators, leading to a double date for joe. Travanti as a police captain, and the program presented a grittier, more realistic look at police life than any show up to that point in television history. Hill street blues is an american serial police drama television series that aired on nbc in primetime from january 15, 1981, to may 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. Hill street clip sew my hand back on joke by ciriel. Cagney and lacey season 7 sharon gless first duration. Watch hill street blues online full episodes of season 7. The show chronicled the lives of the staff of a single police station located on the fictional hill street, in an unnamed large city, with blues being a. Rent hill street blues 1981 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
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