Dragnet

30min

Drama

Crime

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.

Production Companies

Mark VII Ltd.

Universal Television

Episodes

Cast

The Human Bomb

1. The Human Bomb

30min

16th Dec 1951

A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.

The Big Actor

2. The Big Actor

30min

3rd Jan 1952

Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.

The Big Death

3. The Big Death

30min

17th Jan 1952

Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.

The Big Mother

4. The Big Mother

30min

31st Jan 1952

A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.

The Big Cast

5. The Big Cast

30min

14th Feb 1952

The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.

The Big Speech

6. The Big Speech

30min

28th Feb 1952

A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

The Big Parrot

7. The Big Parrot

30min

13th Mar 1952

A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.

The Big Moody

8. The Big Moody

30min

27th Mar 1952

The Big Blast

9. The Big Blast

30min

10th Apr 1952

A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.

The Big Trial

10. The Big Trial

30min

24th Apr 1952

Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.

The Big September Man

11. The Big September Man

30min

8th May 1952

A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.

The Big Phone Call

12. The Big Phone Call

30min

22nd May 1952

Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.

The Big Casing

13. The Big Casing

30min

5th Jun 1952

A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

The Big Lamp

14. The Big Lamp

30min

19th Jun 1952

Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.

First air date

16th Dec 1951

Last air date

23rd Aug 1959

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks