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Dragnet
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.
- Created by:
- Jack Webb
- Cast:
- Jack Webb, Ben Alexander
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- NBC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
Episode 1
★ 10.0The Big Jump
1952-09-11 · 30mA man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.
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★ 8.0The Big Sorrow
1952-09-25 · 30mFriday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
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The Big Elevator
1952-10-09 · 30mFriday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.
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The Big Seventeen
1952-11-06 · 30mFriday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
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The Big Trio
1952-11-20 · 30mFriday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.
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The Big Imposter
1952-12-04 · 30mA missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.
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★ 6.7The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
1952-12-18 · 30mTwo small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
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The Big Cop
1953-01-02 · 30mFriday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
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★ 7.0The Big Grandma
1953-01-08 · 30mAn elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
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The Big Whiff
1953-01-15 · 30mA woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.
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★ 5.0The Big Show
1953-01-22 · 30mA seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.
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The Big Safe
1953-01-29 · 30mFriday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
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The Big Church
1953-02-05 · 30mA woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.
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★ 7.0The Big Hate
1953-02-12 · 30mGordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He claims he has killed her.
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The Big Shakedown
1953-02-20 · 30mFriday is looking for a crooked cop.
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The Big Rose
1953-02-26 · 30mFriday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.
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The Big Building
1953-03-05 · 30mA prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
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The Big Run
1953-03-12 · 30mTwo elderly women are struck down by a hit-and-run driver.
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★ 10.0The Big Break
1953-03-19 · 30mFriday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
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★ 8.0The Big Light
1953-03-26 · 30mFriday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling light.
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The Big Waiter
1953-04-02 · 30mAn immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.
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The Big Test
1953-04-09 · 30mA young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
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The Big Lay-Out
1953-04-16 · 30mA friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as well.
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The Big Fire
1953-04-23 · 30mA land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
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The Big Ray
1953-04-30 · 30mA man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
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★ 10.0The Big Frank
1953-05-07 · 30mWhile investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.
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The Big Lease
1953-05-14 · 30mAn elderly widower is missing, so Friday and Smith retrace his actions before his disappearance. Things point to a long vacation until the story of Mrs. Banner, who rented the man's house, doesn't add up.
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The Big Hands
1953-05-21 · 30mFriday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.
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The Big Fourth
1953-05-28 · 30mSeveral babies are stolen in the city.
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The Big Market
1953-06-04 · 30mA bandit starts robbing people at local markets.
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The Big Friend
1953-06-11 · 30mFriday and Smith are torn between two suspects when a man reports that his wife has been strangled.
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The Big Barrette
1953-06-18 · 30mFriday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.
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The Big Dance
1953-06-25 · 30mFriday and Smith are looking for two thugs that seem to have disappeared from the city.
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Jack Webb
Joe Friday
Ben Alexander
Frank Smith
