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The Best Episodes of Police Story Season 1

Every episode of Police Story Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Police Story Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Police Story Season 1

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...

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  1. 8.2/10(53 votes)

    #1 - Cop in the Middle

    S1:E16

    A cop on the take devises a plan to save himself from disgrace.

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    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.1/10(64 votes)

    #2 - Slow Boy (2)

    S1:E2

    A special surveillance detail set up to catch criminals in the act finally nabs Slow Boy while he is robbing a supermarket. Complications arise when the robber takes a hostage before the police can detain him.

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  3. 8.1/10(62 votes)

    #3 - Dangerous Games

    S1:E3

    Undercover cop Charlie Czonka tries to catch the big man behind a ring of prostitution, dope and extortion

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  4. 8.1/10(43 votes)

    #4 - Line of Fire

    S1:E12

    A young police officer joins a special unit and must learn to cope with killing.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.1/10(42 votes)

    #5 - Chain of Command

    S1:E13

    The possibility of a conspiracy to murder cops creates a war between a black community and the police.

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    Director:Leo Penn
  6. 8.1/10(50 votes)

    #6 - Big John Morrison

    S1:E19

    Two detectives become emotionally involved in a case when a friend is the victim of a robber/rapist/murderer.

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    Writer:N/A
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  8. 8.0/10(60 votes)

    #7 - Country Boy

    S1:E18

    A young recruit from a rural community attempts to defy his background by completing the tough Police Academy training to become a cop.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.9/10(75 votes)

    #8 - Slow Boy (1)

    S1:E1

    A special surveillance detail set up to catch criminals in the act finally nabs Slow Boy while he is robbing a supermarket. Complications arise when the robber takes a hostage before the police can detain him.

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  10. 7.9/10(57 votes)

    #9 - The Ten Year Honeymoon

    S1:E5

    Two partners on the police force start getting on each other's nerves after ten years together when one begins acting strange.

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    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.9/10(52 votes)

    #10 - Man on the Rack

    S1:E11

    An unauthodox cop accidentally kills a fellow officer and is put under investigation by Internal Affairs.

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  12. 7.9/10(33 votes)

    #11 - The Ripper

    S1:E17

    Two officers from Robbery-Homicide attempt to track down a killer of homosexuals who mutilates the bodies of his victims.

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    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.8/10(62 votes)

    #12 - The Ho Chi Minh Trail

    S1:E7

    An undercover cop nearly loses his life trying to crack a big-time drug-selling operation.

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  14. 7.8/10(69 votes)

    #13 - Countdown (2)

    S1:E15

    The police clash head-on with the Mob when a contract is taken out on Officer Joe LaFrieda's life.

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  15. 7.7/10(49 votes)

    #14 - Death on Credit

    S1:E9

    Sergeant Rick Calvelli works undercover in order to crack a phony credit card ring that plays dangerously.

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  16. 7.7/10(49 votes)

    #15 - Countdown (1)

    S1:E14

    When policeman Joe LaFrieda kills a member of an underworld family during a robbery attempt; a contract is put out on his life.

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  17. 7.6/10(47 votes)

    #16 - The Big Walk

    S1:E10

    A beat cop has his newly established authority challenged when a wealthy girl he arrests avoids retribution in court.

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    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.6/10(36 votes)

    #17 - Wyatt Earp Syndrome

    S1:E20

    As an officer tracks down a rapist, his marriage dissolves in favor of his badge.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.4/10(67 votes)

    #18 - The Violent Homecoming

    S1:E6

    A Mexican-American police sergeant who's been assigned to his original neighborhood leads the Juvenile Division in an attempt to head off a gang war.

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    Director:N/A
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  20. 7.4/10(45 votes)

    #19 - Collision Course

    S1:E8

    The question of whether or not policewomen should be assigned to ride in patrol cars is brought to the head in a gun battle with two killers.

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  21. 7.3/10(79 votes)

    #20 - Fingerprint

    S1:E21

    A police veteran in the Latent Prints Division is discouraged with his job until some unexpected combat gives him a new perspective.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:N/A
  22. 6.9/10(50 votes)

    #21 - Requiem for an Informer

    S1:E4

    A down-and-out addict becomes an informer for the bank robbery detail and wins the friendship of a cop.

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  23. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Chief

    S1:E22

    A police chief must overcome an assissination plot and political games in order to speak at a local meeting of police-haters.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
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    #23 - The Gamble

    S1:E23

    The transfer of desk officer Lisa Beaumont to the vice squad leads to a series of explosive developments.

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    Writer:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Cop in the Middle" is the best rated episode of "Police Story" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Gary Nelson and written by N/A, it aired on 1/29/1974. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Slow Boy (2)".