A crime drama show in two parts that, in the first 45-minute section, saw Detective Sergeant Nick Anderson of the LAPD (Ben Gazzara) capture a crook and, in the second half, defence lawyer John Egan (Chuck Connors) attempted to get the ‘perp’ off the hook.
Using Los Angeles as its base locale, the series dramatised a criminal case each week.
The combination of crime caper/cop show and courtroom melodrama has been widely imitated since, not least by Law And Order.
Det Sgt Nick Anderson Ben Gazzara
Attorney John Egan
Chuck Connors Deputy DA Jerry Miller
John Larch Assistant Deputy DA Barry Pine
John Kerr Det Sgt Dan Kirby
Roger Perry Det Lt Bone
Noah Keen Jake Shakespeare
Joe Higgins Mitchell Harris
Don Galloway Janet Okada
Jo Anne Miya
Det Sgt Nick Anderson
