The Best Episodes of Police Story Season 1

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7.9/10(79 votes)
#1 - Slow Boy (1)
S1:E13/20/1973
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.
Director:William A. Graham
Writer:E. Jack Neuman
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Director:William A. Graham
Writer:E. Jack Neuman
8.1/10(67 votes)
#2 - Slow Boy (2)
S1:E23/20/1973
A tough cop in charge of a special felony squad goes after the vicious son of a Mafia chief who is pulling a string of strong-arm robberies.
Director:William A. Graham
Writer:E. Jack Neuman
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Director:William A. Graham
Writer:E. Jack Neuman
8.1/10(64 votes)
#3 - Dangerous Games
S1:E310/2/1973
Undercover cop Charlie Czonka tries to catch the big man behind a ring of prostitution, dope and extortion
Director:John Badham
Writers:E. Jack Neuman, Robert L. Collins
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Director:John Badham
Writers:E. Jack Neuman, Robert L. Collins
7.0/10(52 votes)
#4 - Requiem for an Informer
S1:E410/9/1973
A down-and-out addict becomes an informer for the bank robbery detail and wins the friendship of a cop.
Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(58 votes)
#5 - The Ten Year Honeymoon
S1:E510/23/1973
Two partners on the police force start getting on each other's nerves after ten years together when one begins acting strange.
Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Marvin J. Chomsky
Writer:Unknown
7.4/10(71 votes)
#6 - The Violent Homecoming
S1:E610/30/1973
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.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.0/10(67 votes)
#7 - The Ho Chi Minh Trail
S1:E711/6/1973
An undercover cop nearly loses his life trying to crack a big-time drug-selling operation.
Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
7.5/10(48 votes)
#8 - Collision Course
S1:E811/20/1973
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.
Director:David Friedkin
Writer:Unknown
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Director:David Friedkin
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(52 votes)
#9 - Death on Credit
S1:E911/27/1973
Sergeant Rick Calvelli works undercover in order to crack a phony credit card ring that plays dangerously.
Director:Edward M. Abroms
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Edward M. Abroms
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(50 votes)
#10 - The Big Walk
S1:E1012/4/1973
A beat cop has his newly established authority challenged when a wealthy girl he arrests avoids retribution in court.
Director:Robert Day
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Robert Day
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(55 votes)
#11 - Man on the Rack
S1:E1112/11/1973
An unauthodox cop accidentally kills a fellow officer and is put under investigation by Internal Affairs.
Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
Writer:Adrian Spies
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Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
Writer:Adrian Spies
8.1/10(48 votes)
#12 - Line of Fire
S1:E1212/18/1973
A young police officer joins a special unit and must learn to cope with killing.
Director:Barry Crane
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Barry Crane
Writer:Unknown
8.2/10(47 votes)
#13 - Chain of Command
S1:E131/8/1974
The possibility of a conspiracy to murder cops creates a war between a black community and the police.
Director:Leo Penn
Writer:Morton S. Fine
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Director:Leo Penn
Writer:Morton S. Fine
7.9/10(52 votes)
#14 - Countdown (1)
S1:E141/15/1974
When policeman Joe LaFrieda kills a member of an underworld family during a robbery attempt; a contract is put out on his life.
Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(72 votes)
#15 - Countdown (2)
S1:E151/22/1974
The police clash head-on with the Mob when a contract is taken out on Officer Joe LaFrieda's life.
Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
8.2/10(57 votes)
#16 - Cop in the Middle
S1:E161/29/1974
A cop on the take devises a plan to save himself from disgrace.
Director:Gary Nelson
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Gary Nelson
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(37 votes)
#17 - The Ripper
S1:E172/12/1974
Two officers from Robbery-Homicide attempt to track down a killer of homosexuals who mutilates the bodies of his victims.
Director:Gary Nelson
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Gary Nelson
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(63 votes)
#18 - Country Boy
S1:E182/19/1974
A young recruit from a rural community attempts to defy his background by completing the tough Police Academy training to become a cop.
Director:Barry Crane
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Barry Crane
Writer:Unknown
8.2/10(54 votes)
#19 - The Hunters
S1:E192/26/1974
Two detectives become emotionally involved in a case when a friend is the victim of a robber/rapist/murderer.
Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
7.4/10(43 votes)
#20 - Wyatt Earp Syndrome
S1:E203/5/1974
As an officer tracks down a rapist, his marriage dissolves in favor of his badge.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
7.3/10(85 votes)
#21 - Fingerprint
S1:E213/12/1974
A police veteran in the Latent Prints Division is discouraged with his job until some unexpected combat gives him a new perspective.
Director:Barry Crane
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Barry Crane
Writer:Unknown
0.0/10(0 votes)
#22 - Chief
S1:E223/19/1974
A police chief must overcome an assissination plot and political games in order to speak at a local meeting of police-haters.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
0.0/10(0 votes)
#23 - The Gamble
S1:E233/26/1974
The transfer of desk officer Lisa Beaumont to the vice squad leads to a series of explosive developments.
Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Richard Benedict
Writer:Unknown