Bronk

1h

Drama

Crime

Bronk is an American television series starring Jack Palance as Detective Lieutenant Alex Bronkov. The series is set in the fictional Ocean City, California. 24 episodes were aired from September 21, 1975 to March 28, 1976 on CBS. The series lasted only one season.

Episodes

Cast

Pilot

1. Pilot

1h 30min

17th Apr 1975

Alex Bronkov has been police officer in Ocean city for 20 years. Although his wife died in a car accident and therapy for his paralyzed daughter is expensive, he remained incorruptible. When a former friend asks him to help him out of a heroin deal, it turns out to be a trap. His partner is shot, and Bronk suspended. But he won't give up and starts to fight alone against the drug connection and corrupt municipality.

Open Contract

2. Open Contract

1h

21st Sep 1975

A known mob gunman is arrested, bailed out, then murdered. Bronk realizes a ""hit man"" is double-crossing his associates and using the police to lead him to his intended victim, Mitchell. Mitchell's ex-mistress, Marni, tries to help Brink find him. But Bronk suspects a triple-cross and jeopardizes his own life to thwart the killer.

Wheel of Death

3. Wheel of Death

1h

28th Sep 1975

A young assistant city attorney is murdered while investigating an illegal alien smuggling ring. Later 12 Mexican national farm workers are found dead in a submerged truck. Bronk's investigation leads to a sadistic daredevil motorcycle racer, Quillery, but Bronk can't prove anything. With the help of a Mexican cop, Bronk infiltrates Quillery's operation disguised as an alien farmhand, setting the stage for a final confrontation with the warped killer.

The Gauntlet

4. The Gauntlet

1h

5th Oct 1975

Romance develops when Bronk is assigned to protect Kate, who plans to turn state's evidence against her ex-boyfriend, syndicate boss Ben Capote. As the mob closes in, a fast game of hide-and-seek begins with Bronk beginning to suspect a set-up.

Echo of Danger

5. Echo of Danger

1h

12th Oct 1975

The slaying of a fugitive forger in Los Angeles is linked to a wealthy widow in Ocean City and Bronk digs back to a World War II romance to unravel the mystery.

Terror

6. Terror

1h

19th Oct 1975

Bronk investigates a 15-year-old unsolved kidnapping case after a teenage girl keeps having nightmares stemming from a harrowing childhood experience.

The Fifth Victim

7. The Fifth Victim

1h

26th Oct 1975

Ocean City is terrorized by a killer who has strangled several women, mostly prostitutes. Bronk flushes out the strangler, who dies in a fall following a rooftop chase. However, Bronk is convinced there is another murderer, who used the strangler's killing spree as a screen. He digs deeper and uncovers a strange mystery involving a case of altered identity.

Short Fuse

8. Short Fuse

1h

2nd Nov 1975

Charles Bisantz, a fleeing mob ""bag man,"" puts an unsuspecting ringer, Nathan Lewis, aboard an Ocean City commuter flight with a bomb. Because of delay in taking off, the plane explodes earlier than the killer had planned and he is forced to steal Lewis' body and dump it in a quarry. Lewis' widow becomes a willing decoy in an effort to trap the elusive Bisantz.

Line of Fire

9. Line of Fire

1h

9th Nov 1975

Veteran Patrolman Frank Bossick, a widower and longtime friend of Bronkov, joins him in hunting down Frank's son Ron, who helped rob a supermarket and kill a box boy with the getaway car.

Bargain in Blood

10. Bargain in Blood

1h

16th Nov 1975

Bronk risks his life to thwart a crazed bomber to prevent District Attorney Richard Yarrow from making a deal with accused murderer Jimmy Grebo, who knows the bomber's identity.

The Pickoff

11. The Pickoff

1h

23rd Nov 1975

Three people die and the lives of other civic leaders, including Mayor Santori and wealthy Arnold Cutler, are jeopardized as terrorists set fire to an Ocean City hotel during a hospital benefit party. Bronk captures the ringleader, but his girl associates kidnap Cutler's son and offer Bronk a deal. The Cutlers reject the offer and Bronk and his partner set out to thwart the gang's deadly intentions.

Crackback

12. Crackback

1h

30th Nov 1975

Phil Barrow, a would-be bank robber, is slain and his accomplice girlfriend, Cara, is captured. She links Barrow to the auto accident that killed Bronk's wife and crippled his daughter, Ellie. Bronk has always felt the so-called accident was the result of a contract on him and the mayor and district attorney feel this killer hunt is more emotional than objective. In his overzealous attempt to avenge his wife's death, Bronk jeopardizes his career and his life.

Deception

13. Deception

1h

7th Dec 1975

Betrayal

14. Betrayal

1h

14th Dec 1975

Bronk discovers a web of intrigue within a Mafia ""family"" after his partner, Sgt. John Webber, is accused of slaying slumlord Paul Tedesco. With the help of Paul's bereaved widow, Bronk sniffs out the truth to clear Webber.

There's Gonna Be a War

15. There's Gonna Be a War

1h

21st Dec 1975

Two civil rights activists are killed by men pretending to be police and Bronk has to move swiftly to avert a race riot.

Next of Kin

16. Next of Kin

1h

4th Jan 1976

While investigating the senseless murder of a young woman, Bronk realizes he is the next intended victim of the killer.

The Deadlier Sex

17. The Deadlier Sex

1h

18th Jan 1976

Sara Mitchell is the first policewoman assigned to patrol duty in Bronk's department. After arresting an apparently drugged young woman on her first night on patrol duty, Sara is accused of attacking her prisoner and finds her new career in danger when no one can disprove the charges. Bronk believes she is innocent and sets out to clear her of the charges.

Jackson Blue

18. Jackson Blue

1h

25th Jan 1976

A family is ripped apart by a young mother's death and Bronk has to break the news that the ""accident"" was murder.

Long Time Dying

19. Long Time Dying

1h

1st Feb 1976

The deadly vendetta of a disturbed young woman leaves a city prosecutor murdered, and Bronk is frustrated in his attempt to piece together the motive for her revenge. A bizarre message left for him leaves no doubt the murderess is relieving a twisted grudge, but the message leaves only more questions as to when she will kill again and who. Bronk works to unravel the mystery before she can strike again.

Target: Unknown

20. Target: Unknown

1h

8th Feb 1976

The Minister of Finance of a tiny Caribbean nation is marked for assassination by a wealthy businessman and suspected go-between for the underworld.

Jailbreak

21. Jailbreak

1h

15th Feb 1976

Bronk is taken hostage during a violent jailbreak attempt by prisoners who have nothing to lose, including one who has his own murderous grudge against him.

Vengeance

22. Vengeance

1h

22nd Feb 1976

New York City Detective Patrick O'Flanagan comes to Ocean City to extradite a mercenary terrorist-bomber and will stop at nothing to get his man. When the terrorist escapes, O'Flanagan goes looking for him and Bronk is faced with a desperate double manhunt.

The Ordeal

23. The Ordeal

1h

7th Mar 1976

Bronk is targeted by diamond smugglers who believe he learned the location of some gems from a dying man who double-crossed them.

Death with Honor

24. Death with Honor

1h

21st Mar 1976

When a longtime police officer is killed in a shootout with a bank robber, Bronk discovers the officer's sad plight and clears the name of the rookie patrolman who served as his partner.

The Vigilante

25. The Vigilante

1h

28th Mar 1976

Bronk investigates the death of a veteran cop who was killed in a shoot-out.

First air date

17th Apr 1975

Last air date

28th Mar 1976

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks