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Amy Prentiss
1974–1975 · 1 season, 3 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes Amy Prentiss
Season 1
1974 · 3 episodes · about 6h
1. Baptism of Fire120 min
Amy assumes her duties as San Francisco's first female police chief. Her first assignment: an old friend is suspected of murder, and a mad bomber is striking the city.
2. The Desperate World of Jane Doe120 min
A party host passes out to find a strange, very dead, woman in his apartment and himself as the prime suspect. Amy also takes on some phony checks and a cat burglar.
3. Profile in Evil120 min
Amy's quarry is a renegade cop who killed a drug dealer and the fellow officer who witnessed his crime.
Season summaries1 season, 3 episodes
Season 1
1974 · 3 episodes · about 6h
1 season, 3 episodes, about 6h in total, from December 1, 1974 to February 2, 1975. Episodes run about 120 min.
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What is it about? Amy Prentiss
Amy Prentiss is an American police drama television series which aired on NBC. It is a spinoff of Ironside, and aired as part of the NBC Mystery Movie from 1974-1975.
Jessica Walter stars as Amy Prentiss, a relatively young investigator who becomes the first female Chief of Detectives for the San Francisco Police Department. Helen Hunt, in an early role, played Prentiss' pre-teen daughter, Jill. Four 2-hour episodes were aired.
Guest stars in the series' brief run included William Shatner, Cameron Mitchell, Don Murray, Joyce Van Patten and Jamie Farr.
Genre: drama. Themes: san francisco, california, police detective, female detective.
Cast and crew Amy Prentiss
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Creators
- Created byFrancine Carroll
- MusicJohn Cacavas
- NetworkNBC
Full cast17 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Jessica Walter · Amy Prentiss · 3 ep.
- Helen Hunt · Jill Prentiss · 3 ep.
- Johnny Seven · Detective Contreras · 3 ep.
- Steve Sandor · Detective Tony Russell · 3 ep.
- William Shatner · 1 ep.
- Don Murray · Connors · 1 ep.
- Jack Soo · 1 ep.
- Peter Haskell · 1 ep.
- Harvey Jason · 1 ep.
- Tige Andrews · 1 ep.
- Hector Elias · 1 ep.
- Andrew Prine · 1 ep.
- Edy Williams · 1 ep.
- Cameron Mitchell · 1 ep.
- Jamie Farr · 1 ep.
- Michael Pataki · 1 ep.
- Barbara Anderson · 1 ep.
Crew:
- John Cacavas · Original Music Composer
- Gordon Hessler · Director
- Andrew V. McLaglen · Director
- Jeffrey Hayden · Director
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Details Amy Prentiss
- First episode
- December 1, 1974
- Last episode
- February 2, 1975
- Status
- ended
- Network
- NBC
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Universal Television, Francy Productions
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Amy Prentiss have?
1 season, 3 episodes. The last episode aired February 2, 1975.
Who’s in Amy Prentiss?
Jessica Walter, Helen Hunt, Johnny Seven, Steve Sandor, William Shatner, Don Murray, Jack Soo, Peter Haskell, Harvey Jason, and Tige Andrews. Created by Francine Carroll.
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