Hill Street Blues
A ground-breaking police drama that was an immediate critical success because of its realistic and gritty portrayal of life in an urban judicial system.
Complex storylines featured characters like Captain “Frank” Furillo (Daniel J. Travanti); his ex-wife Fay Furillo (Barbara Bosson); public defender Joyce Davenport (Veronica Hamel); Detectives “Mick” Belker (Bruce Weitz), J.D. LaRue (Kiel Martin) and Neal Washington (Taurean Blacque); Lieutenants Ray Calletano (Rene Enri?quez), Norman Buntz (Dennis Franz), and Howard Hunter (James B. Sikking); Sergeants Henry Goldblume (Joe Spano) and “Phil” Esterhaus (Michael Conrad); and Officers “Bobby” Hill (Michael Warren), “Andy” Renko (Charles Haid), “Lucy” Bates (Betty Thomas), and Joe Coffey (Ed Marinaro).
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