1970s Detective Shows, 11 Forgotten Tv Detectives And Crime Solvers Of The 1970s

In fact i credit shows like baretta charlies angels and starsky hutch for inspiring my initial desire to become a writer.

Nice to meet you korean drama. Starsky and hutch was also a popular 70s crime series. Columbo renamed to kate columbo then kate the detective then kate loves a mystery 1979 1980 nakia 1974 the name of the game 1968 1971 nashville 99 1977 the new adventures of perry mason or simply the new perry mason 1973 1974 o r. Top 100 must watch 1970s crime shows up to date.

The most influential television shows from my childhood were the police dramas of the 1970s. Most popular 1970s american crime shows. Special branch tv series spyders web.

List of the best crime tv series and detective shows. Throughout the 1970s peter falk starred as the incomparable homicide detective columbo on the tv series of the same name. Following is an ever evolving list of the best crime tv series.

Highest rated crime shows. Top 1000 and more of the best 70s crime tv series made in hollywood. Silver lady by david soul is one of my favorite late 70s early 80s tracks.

Starsky and hutch was adapted into a 2004 film starring ben stiller and owen wilson. 1970s american crime drama television series 2 c 37 p k kojak 13 p p 1970s american police procedural television series 12 p pages in category 1970s american crime television series the following 18 pages are in this category out of 18 total. I wanted to recreate those tough no nonsense crime fighters i grew up with in my own fiction.

Tv crime shows are usually built around fictional characters but many of the plot lines are pulled straight from newspaper headlines of the times. There were just so many great detective shows with great characters staring in each show. Other good shows that appear on this top 1970s crime drama tv shows list include ironside the streets of san francisco and police story.

The series follows adrian monk a brilliant former san francisco detective who now consults the police as a private consultant who battles with an obsessive compulsive disorder. Good 1970s crime tv shows to watch from united states top 10. Tele savalas who played kojak and david soul who played hutch also launched music careers as well as there acting.

A memorable catch phrase from the show that other cop shows and movies have endlessly recycled came from michael conrads character sgt. Its a pretty straightforward day in the life of a cop show. The show takes place in an un named american city it was chicago where the cops and detectives fight gang violence and other crimes.

Most of the season episodes are available on dvd and to stream at amazon video. Tony shalhoub jason gray stanford ted levine traylor howard. Top rated greatest crime tv shows series from 1970s.