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The Detectives
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The Detectives

1959
The Detectives
The Detectives

The Detectives

7.5 | en | Drama

The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP29  Saturday Edition
May. 18,1962
Saturday Edition

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EP28  Strangers in the House
May. 04,1962
Strangers in the House

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EP27  The Walls Have Eyes
Apr. 27,1962
The Walls Have Eyes

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EP26  The Fourth Commandment
Apr. 20,1962
The Fourth Commandment

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EP25  Finders keepers
Apr. 13,1962
Finders keepers

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EP24  Three Blind Mice (2)
Apr. 06,1962
Three Blind Mice (2)

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EP23  Never the Twain
Mar. 23,1962
Never the Twain

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EP22  The Con Man
Mar. 16,1962
The Con Man

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EP21  One Lousy Wednesday
Mar. 09,1962
One Lousy Wednesday

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EP20  Night Boat
Mar. 02,1962
Night Boat

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EP19  Walk a Crooked Line
Feb. 23,1962
Walk a Crooked Line

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EP18  The Outsider
Feb. 16,1962
The Outsider

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EP17  The Jagged Edge
Feb. 09,1962
The Jagged Edge

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EP16  Pandora's Box
Feb. 02,1962
Pandora's Box

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EP15  Night on the Town
Jan. 26,1962
Night on the Town

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EP14  Crossed Wires
Jan. 19,1962
Crossed Wires

Eleanor Curran overhears part of a telephone conversation between two men plotting a murder. She contacts the police, but Holbrook is stymied when she can't identify the men or their intended victim.

EP13  Point of no Return
Jan. 12,1962
Point of no Return

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EP12  Act of God
Dec. 29,1961
Act of God

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EP11  The Queen of Craven Point
Dec. 22,1961
The Queen of Craven Point

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EP10  Escort
Dec. 15,1961
Escort

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EP9  Song of the Guilty Heart
Dec. 08,1961
Song of the Guilty Heart

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EP8  Hit and Miss
Dec. 01,1961
Hit and Miss

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EP7  Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Nov. 17,1961
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

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EP6  A Piece of Tomorrow
Nov. 10,1961
A Piece of Tomorrow

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EP5  One Lucky Break
Nov. 03,1961
One Lucky Break

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EP4  A Barrell Full of Monkeys
Oct. 27,1961
A Barrell Full of Monkeys

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EP3  Shadow of his Brother
Oct. 13,1961
Shadow of his Brother

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EP2  The Legend of Jim Riva
Oct. 06,1961
The Legend of Jim Riva

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EP1  Tobey`s Place
Sep. 29,1961
Tobey`s Place

Holbrook finds Detective Sergeant Nelson engaged in a very un-policemanlike activity, he is reciting his own poetry at a beatnik coffee house.

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Released: 1959-10-16 | Released Producted By: , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television.

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Cast

Robert Taylor , Ursula Thiess , Mark Goddard

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Reviews

bkoganbing After his contract with MGM ran its course, Robert Taylor like a lot of the stars of the studio system, was not getting a whole lot of good film offers, mainly because fewer films were being made. What work was to be had was in television for a lot of stars and that trend would become more pronounced as time went on.Taylor tried his hand at the small screen and the result was two very successful television series, The Detectives and Death Valley Days. His work in television in the last decade of his life was probably better than most of the films he was doing.I recently saw a few episodes of The Detectives and it was nice to recollect what a quality show that was. The men on Taylor's squad were three dimensional people, you did get to see them and their immediate families and circle of friends. Tige Andrews and Mark Goddard who later went on to The Mod Squad and Lost in Space respectively were on the squad as was radio actor Russell Thorsen.Taylor was Captain Matt Holbrook, a tough no-nonsense commander, who went by the book. I was fortunate to see some episodes with Ursula Thiess as a reporter who was Taylor's lady friend. They seem to have a Marshal Dillon/Kitty Russell relationship, nice to see a little romance for mature folks. As Mr.&Mrs. Taylor never worked together on the big screen, these episodes of The Detectives were a real treat.The Detectives seemed very much a transitional show between shows like the documentary style Dragnet and a show like NYPD Blue where we got to know all the members of the 15th precinct squad as three dimensional characters. Sad it didn't run longer than three years, but I understand Taylor was tired of the weekly grind of turning out over 30 episodes a season. Half that constitutes a season today.Catch the show if any of the cable channels run it.
Garry Silver A good cop show from the 60's with Robert Taylor leading his band of cops against the evildoers of the USA. I found the shows pretty predictable but always enjoyable. Taylor was wooden but it was great to see Adam (Batman ) West, Mark ( Lost in Space ) Goddard and Tige ( Mod Squad ) Andrews as the other detectives.The 30 minute shows never seem to air which is a pity as the ones I did see were great, but the 60 minute shows are a little padded but better on characters. Always worth a watch and better than the stuff TV churns out today.For my money I agree with the first comment that Tige Andrews was the best character in the series. His stories were generally the most believable.
zebulonguy The Detectives was a pretty good cop show that ran 3 seasons, the first two were 30 minute episodes but the last season expanded to 60 minute shows. When you read the above cast list it credits the leads of the series at the very bottom and as only having one episode each. Of course this is incorrect. From the start it was obviously going to be Robert Taylor's show but he had fine support especially from the excellent Tige Andrews who was the only other lead to stay the course of the show. In the first two seasons we had Russell Thorson as the aged experienced detective but when the third season went to 60 minutes he was dropped and two young guys were bought in, Mark Goddard and Adam West.We had an excellent, strong cast and good, gritty stories. High points had to be The Legend Of Jim Riva starring Edward G. Robinson and the wonderfully, evocative, poignant episode Song of the guilty heart starring Inger Stevens and providing an excellent episode for Tige Andrews who has the pivotal, compassionate lead role in that episode.Robert Taylor really disliked t.v but he gave an authoritative performance each week and along with Tige Andrews and of course Adam West, Mark Goddard and Russell Thorson's fine performances this ensured it became a believable show that had some excellent writing. It remains a series that lingers in one's memory. Doubt we will ever get a DVD release but it can still be found playing the cable channels.As a footnote to this review I would like to say that I corresponded with one of Tige Andrew's sons- Tony - a few years ago, he is a real nice guy and to top it all I had a very nice hand written letter from Tige plus a great signed photo, he told me that would be the last time he sent an autographed photo as he had generally stopped working then, it was a very nice personal letter, rest in peace Tige Andrews, a fine actor, a fine person.