I read that Paul Michael Glaser, he of Starsky (& Hutch) fame is 80 today (25 March). It reminded me of what I think is a golden decade of American cop and private investigator television shows.
There were quite a few that did not make it from the US to the UK, but there were plenty to keep us entertained.
Here's an incomplete list as I salute several of my favourites. The actors with stars against their names are ones I admired most. James Garner gets a double portion!
Charlie's Angels (1976 to 1981) - Kate Jackson (massive crush), Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, etc
5 seasons and 115 episodes.
CHiPS (1977 to 1983) - Larry Wilcox, Erik Estrada, Robert Pine
6 seasons and 139 episodes
Columbo (1971 to 1978 including later specials and revivals) - Peter Falk 💫💫💫💫💫 and a glorious list of guest stars
10 seasons and 69 episodes
Griff (1973 to 1974) - Lorne Greene, Ben Murphy, Vic Tayback, Patricia Stich
1 season and 13 episodes
Hart to Hart (1979 to 1984, and revived later in TV movies) - Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers (crush), Lionel Stander, Freeway the dog
5 seasons and 110 episodes
Hawaii Five - O (1968 to 1980) - Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong
12 seasons and 281 episodes
Hec Ramsay (1972 to 1974) - Richard Boone, Harry Morgan
2 seasons and 10 episodes
Ironside (1967 to 1975) - Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Barbara Anderson, Don Mitchell
8 seasons and 199 episodes
Kojak (1973 to 1978) - Telly Savalas 💫💫💫💫💫, Kevin Dobson, Dan Frazer, George Savalas
5 seasons and 118 episodes
McCloud (1970 to 1977) - Dennis Weaver, J D Cannon
7 seasons and 45 episodes
McMillan & Wife (1971 to 1977) - Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James (crush)
6 seasons and 40 episodes
O'Hara, US Treasury (1971 to 1972) - David Janssen 💫💫💫💫💫
1 season and 41 episodes
Quincey, ME (1976 to 1983) - Jack Klugman, Robert Ito, Garry Walberg
8 seasons and 148 episodes
The Rockford Files (1974 to 1980 + TV movies) - James Garner 💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫
Noah Beery Jr, Joe Santos, Stuart Margolin, Gretchen Corbett
6 seasons and 124 episodes
Starsky & Hutch (1975 to 1979) - David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
4 seasons and 93 episodes
The Streets of San Francisco (1972 to 1977) - Karl Malden 💫💫💫💫💫, Michael Douglas
5 seasons and 121 episodes
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