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The Best Episodes of Police Story Season 1

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Every episode of Police Story Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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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  • Cop in the Middle
    8.2/10(51)
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    #1 - Cop in the Middle

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/29/1974

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

    Director: Gary Nelson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Slow Boy (2)
    8.1/10(62)
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    #2 - Slow Boy (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 3/20/1973

    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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  • Line of Fire
    8.1/10(40)
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    #3 - Line of Fire

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/18/1973

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

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: N/A

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  • Chain of Command
    8.1/10(39)
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    #4 - Chain of Command

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/8/1974

    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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  • Big John Morrison
    8.1/10(48)
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    #5 - Big John Morrison

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/26/1974

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

    Director: Richard Benedict

    Writer: N/A

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  • Dangerous Games
    8.0/10(58)
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    #6 - Dangerous Games

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/2/1973

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

    Director: John Badham

    Writer: E. Jack Neuman, Robert L. Collins

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  • Country Boy
    8.0/10(58)
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    #7 - Country Boy

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/19/1974

    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: N/A

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  • Slow Boy (1)
    7.9/10(71)
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    #8 - Slow Boy (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 3/20/1973

    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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  • The Ten Year Honeymoon
    7.9/10(53)
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    #9 - The Ten Year Honeymoon

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/23/1973

    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: N/A

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  • Man on the Rack
    7.9/10(48)
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    #10 - Man on the Rack

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/11/1973

    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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  • Countdown (2)
    7.9/10(66)
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    #11 - Countdown (2)

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/22/1974

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

    Director: Richard Benedict

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Ho Chi Minh Trail
    7.8/10(57)
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    #12 - The Ho Chi Minh Trail

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/6/1973

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

    Director: Richard Benedict

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Ripper
    7.8/10(30)
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    #13 - The Ripper

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 2/12/1974

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

    Director: Gary Nelson

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Big Walk
    7.7/10(44)
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    #14 - The Big Walk

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/4/1973

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

    Director: Robert Day

    Writer: N/A

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  • Countdown (1)
    7.7/10(46)
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    #15 - Countdown (1)

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/15/1974

    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: N/A

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  • Death on Credit
    7.6/10(45)
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    #16 - Death on Credit

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/27/1973

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

    Director: Edward M. Abroms

    Writer: N/A

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  • Wyatt Earp Syndrome
    7.6/10(34)
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    #17 - Wyatt Earp Syndrome

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 3/5/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Violent Homecoming
    7.5/10(63)
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    #18 - The Violent Homecoming

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/30/1973

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Collision Course
    7.4/10(42)
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    #19 - Collision Course

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/20/1973

    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: N/A

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  • Fingerprint
    7.3/10(77)
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    #20 - Fingerprint

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 3/12/1974

    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: N/A

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  • Requiem for an Informer
    6.9/10(47)
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    #21 - Requiem for an Informer

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/9/1973

    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: N/A

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  • Chief
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    #22 - Chief

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 3/19/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Gamble
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    #23 - The Gamble

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 3/26/1974

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

    Director: Richard Benedict

    Writer: N/A

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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 51 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)".