The Streets of San Francisco

1h

Crime

Drama

Action & Adventure

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

Production Companies

Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

Warner Bros. Television

Episodes

Cast

The Thirty-Year Pin

1. The Thirty-Year Pin

49min

23rd Sep 1972

When a police officer is fatally shot 3 days before he is due to retire, Stone undertakes a relentless search for the killer.

The First Day of Forever

2. The First Day of Forever

51min

30th Sep 1972

Stone and Keller finally get a lead on a serial killer who has been knifing prostitutes when one of the victims survives the attack.

45 Minutes from Home

3. 45 Minutes from Home

50min

7th Oct 1972

A salesman attending a convention wrongly believes that he is responsible for the death of an attractive female hitchhiker who had lured him to her houseboat.

Whose Little Boy Are You?

4. Whose Little Boy Are You?

50min

14th Oct 1972

A Vietnam veteran goes AWOL from the army in order to kidnap the son he has never seen.

Tower Beyond Tragedy

5. Tower Beyond Tragedy

51min

28th Oct 1972

Stone and Keller face off against Gilliam, a wealthy executive who transforms women into his own special image of perfection, then kills them when they inevitably fail to live up to every demented standard of his.

Hall of Mirrors

6. Hall of Mirrors

51min

4th Nov 1972

Keller, temporarily partnered with a hotshot detective, sets out to discover why his new partner seems to be absolutely convinced of a murder suspect's guilt for no apparent reason.

Timelock

7. Timelock

51min

11th Nov 1972

Stone appears to be the only one willing to give the benefit of the doubt to a convict who is accused of a murder while out of prison on a 36-hour pass.

In the Midst of Strangers

8. In the Midst of Strangers

50min

25th Nov 1972

When a corner newspaper vendor goes after the muggers who stole his life savings, Stone and Keller discover that the crime is linked to the murder of a housing commissioner.

The Takers

9. The Takers

51min

2nd Dec 1972

The murders of a flight attendant and a nurse who were rooming together lead Stone and Keller to suspect a jewelry salesman and his wife.

The Year of the Locusts

10. The Year of the Locusts

51min

9th Dec 1972

In their attempt to bring down a family of con artists who victimize entire neighborhoods, Stone and Keller are aided by dissension among the gang members.

The Bullet

11. The Bullet

51min

16th Dec 1972

A college professor, shot accidentally while trying to pay off a blackmailer, refuses to co-operate with Stone's investigation for fear that the publicity will lose him an upcoming promotion.

Bitter Wine

12. Bitter Wine

51min

23rd Dec 1972

A man who served 12 years in prison to protect his brother gets out only to find that the brother never told their father, a Greek restaurant owner, the truth about who should have gone to jail.

A Trout in the Milk

13. A Trout in the Milk

51min

6th Jan 1973

Stone and Keller suspect that an artist's fatal fall from his studio window was not an accident.

Deathwatch

14. Deathwatch

51min

13th Jan 1973

Two fishermen (Colasanto and Caruso) decide to keep quiet after witnessing a human smuggling ring.

Act of Duty

15. Act of Duty

52min

18th Jan 1973

After a female detective is killed by the rapist she had been bait for, her roommate (played by Brenda Vaccaro) goes on the warpath to catch him. After Mike Stone kicks her off the case, she continues on her own, hurtling headlong into peril.

The Set-Up

16. The Set-Up

51min

25th Jan 1973

A retired hit man returns to San Francisco, not knowing that he will be the target of a hit.

A Collection of Eagles

17. A Collection of Eagles

51min

1st Feb 1973

A murder brings to light a coin dealer's plan to substitute fakes for the rare coins in a collection.

A Room With a View

18. A Room With a View

52min

8th Feb 1973

One witness in a racketeering trial is killed with a booby-trapped car, and Stone worries that the remaining witness, Roy Chaffee, will be picked off by a hit man if he surfaces.

Deadline

19. Deadline

52min

15th Feb 1973

Stone discovers that a murdered woman was involved with both a famous newspaper reporter and his son.

Trail of the Serpent

20. Trail of the Serpent

52min

22nd Feb 1973

A gang takes Mike Stone hostage after killing a policeman in an attempt to flee from a grocery store robbery. They want to trade Stone in for their leader, Buddy Sims.

The House on Hyde Street

21. The House on Hyde Street

52min

1st Mar 1973

When a boy disappears after school, suspicion falls on the neighborhood recluse, who is popularly known as a pedophile, although never convicted.

Beyond Vengeance

22. Beyond Vengeance

52min

8th Mar 1973

After spending a "lousy" 12 years in prison for a brutal sexual assault and murder, a young punk returns to San Francisco to seek revenge against Mike Stone (who was the arresting officer). And he's not picky about how he'll take that revenge -- or on who.

The Albatross

23. The Albatross

52min

15th Mar 1973

A father finds out that the man who murdered his deaf son is released on a technicality.

Shattered Image

24. Shattered Image

52min

22nd Mar 1973

Mike Stone has reason to believe that the death of a politician is no accident.

The Unicorn

25. The Unicorn

52min

5th Apr 1973

A priest (Fr. Scarne) won't tell Stone where a murderer (Abel Hoffman) is hiding. Stakes are raised by drug smugglers looking for a stolen shipment of heroin.

Legion of the Lost

26. Legion of the Lost

51min

12th Apr 1973

Stone goes undercover as a bum to investigate the beating death of three homeless men.

First air date

23rd Sep 1972

Last air date

9th Jun 1977

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks