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The Best Episodes of Police Story

Every episode of Police Story ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Police Story!

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Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Police Story Season 2 Episode 8 - Wolf
    8.6/10(57 votes)

    #1 - Wolf

    S2:E8

    Sgt. Wolf Bozeman, a gung ho street cop who lives through his job, tries to cope with the prospect of losing that job due to his deteriorating health.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Police Story Season 5 Episode 1 - Trigger Point
    8.6/10(71 votes)

    #2 - Trigger Point

    S5:E1

    Veteran Sergeant Wilson can't escape the burdens of being mother hen to, among others, a green lieutenant, an alcoholic superior, and an officer who's becoming dangerously paranoid.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Police Story Season 2 Episode 11 - Capt. Hook
    8.5/10(40 votes)

    #3 - Capt. Hook

    S2:E11

    A police officer fights the brass to keep his spot as a beat cop after he loses his right hand to a package bomb.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Police Story Season 3 Episode 9 - Little Boy Lost
    8.5/10(38 votes)

    #4 - Little Boy Lost

    S3:E9

    Detective Brennar fatally sends a 4y.o boy away from the neighborhood. On the home-front, this detective is experiencing a broader sending away of loved-ones only to reap inner confusion and heartache.

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Police Story Season 3 Episode 14 - Odyssey of Death (1)
    8.4/10(44 votes)

    #5 - Odyssey of Death (1)

    S3:E14

    Detectives Stoddard and Bagney look for a man involved in an armed grocery store robbery after he shoots and maims Officer Phillips, a personal friend of Stoddard.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Police Story Season 4 Episode 8 - Monster Manor
    8.4/10(32 votes)

    #6 - Monster Manor

    S4:E8

    Gene (Santos) has a falling out with his wife and moves into a temporary bachelor's apartment, which becomes a party hangout for his buddies and attracts a lot of unwanted attention from others.

    Director:Barry Shear
    Writer:John Sacret Young

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  7. Police Story Season 4 Episode 11 - The Jar (2)
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #7 - The Jar (2)

    S4:E11

    Hagen and Triplett are reassigned to an out-of-the-way detail to keep them out of the public eye pending their manslaughter trial.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Police Story Season 4 Episode 2 - Bought and Paid For
    8.3/10(35 votes)

    #8 - Bought and Paid For

    S4:E2

    Detectives Belmont and Melino want the three men involved when a patrolman, the son of a Lieutenant, is killed when he interrupts a bank robbery. The one they need is the psychopath who recruits amateurs in his capers.

    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Police Story Season 2 Episode 13 - Headhunter
    8.2/10(45 votes)

    #9 - Headhunter

    S2:E13

    IA Det. Sgt. Stiles investigates an indecent exposure charge against a veteran officer, resulting in the officer's dismissal. Months later, the exposure complainant confesses to a years-old murder, and subsequently raises doubt on his original testimony.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Police Story Season 2 Episode 22 - The Return of Joe Forrester
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #10 - The Return of Joe Forrester

    S2:E22

    Detective Joe Forrester must go back to the rough area that was his old beat to try and catch a serial rapist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Police Story Season 3 Episode 15 - Odyssey of Death (2)
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    #11 - Odyssey of Death (2)

    S3:E15

    Detectives close in on the multi-generational hill-country family responsible for a series of armed robberies, rapes, and murders.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Police Story Season 4 Episode 10 - The Jar (1)
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #12 - The Jar (1)

    S4:E10

    Two detectives are called before the grand jury after a man is shot and killed when they attempt to arrest him.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Police Story Season 5 Episode 7 - A Chance to Live
    8.2/10(64 votes)

    #13 - A Chance to Live

    S5:E7

    The head of an undercover narcotics division assigns a young policeman to infiltrate a high-school drug ring.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Larry Brody

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  14. Police Story Season 2 Episode 6 - Glamour Boy
    8.1/10(51 votes)

    #14 - Glamour Boy

    S2:E6

    Detectives Tony Calabrese and Bert Jameson try to hold onto a charming bank robber, which proves to be more difficult than actually catching him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Police Story Season 3 Episode 8 - Empty Weapon
    8.1/10(51 votes)

    #15 - Empty Weapon

    S3:E8

    On his first day out of the academy, Officer David Singer fails to fire his weapon when a juvenile delinquent he is pursuing pulls a gun on him, with tragic consequences later.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Police Story Season 4 Episode 15 - The Malflores
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #16 - The Malflores

    S4:E15

    Officers Webber and Cheruco discover a violent new gang on the streets, the Malflores, comprised entirely of Latinas.

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:John Sacret Young

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  17. Police Story Season 4 Episode 18 - End of the Line
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #17 - End of the Line

    S4:E18

    Detectives Gerard and Panelli try to catch a pair of armed robbers who hit a supermarket, and are joined by a one-armed former detective, who is now an investigator for the store's insurance company.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Police Story Season 3 Episode 21 - Officer Dooly
    8.0/10(43 votes)

    #18 - Officer Dooly

    S3:E21

    Despite his best intentions, Dooly is a poor guy who can't seem to do anything right, at least not in his commanding officer's eyes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Police Story Season 4 Episode 21 - The Six Foot Stretch
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #19 - The Six Foot Stretch

    S4:E21

    Detectives DeHart and Ward go up against another team of officers Riggs and Salter in tracking down a criminal. A psychotic man is targeting elderly women and time is of the essence.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Police Story Season 5 Episode 4 - Day of Terror, Night of Fear
    8.0/10(41 votes)

    #20 - Day of Terror, Night of Fear

    S5:E4

    Officer Ron Tice engages hostage-taker Richey Neptune in protracted negotiations, a task complicated by the fact that one of the five hostages is the Deputy Chief's daughter-in-law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Police Story Season 5 Episode 5 - The Broken Badge
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    #21 - The Broken Badge

    S5:E5

    IA Sergeants Bivins and Petrelli investigate the fatal shooting of a prostitute by a veteran beat cop with a history of bending the rules. The cop is then convicted and sent to the same prison that holds some of the men he sent there.

    Director:Lee H. Katzin
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Police Story Season 2 Episode 9 - Love, Mabel
    7.9/10(53 votes)

    #22 - Love, Mabel

    S2:E9

    Detectives investigate a series of murders of homeless men along the piers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Police Story Season 2 Episode 12 - Incident in the Kill Zone
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #23 - Incident in the Kill Zone

    S2:E12

    Sergeant King Sherman endangers the public and the SWAT team he commands while preparing for his Lieutenant exams. His wife convinces him he'll pass his orals if he shows confidence in his leadership skills by projecting total authority.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Police Story Season 2 Episode 14 - Year of the Dragon (1)
    7.9/10(38 votes)

    #24 - Year of the Dragon (1)

    S2:E14

    Det. John Darrin uses his experience in Chinatown to find the gang members who robbed a restaurant and killed one of the employees.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Police Story Season 2 Episode 15 - Year of the Dragon (2)
    7.9/10(37 votes)

    #25 - Year of the Dragon (2)

    S2:E15

    Det. John Darrin has to keep his primary witness to the restaurant shooting alive, while searching for his Chinese gang snitch, who has been snatched by a rival gang.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Wolf" is the best rated episode of "Police Story". It scored 8.6/10 based on 57 votes. Directed by Barry Shear and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/19/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Trigger Point".