Police Story (Season 5)

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 on network TV. Although it was an anthology, there were certain things that all episodes had in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles and the characters always worked for some branch of the LAPD. Notwithstanding the anthology format, there were recurring characters. Scott Brady appeared in more than a dozen episodes as "Vinnie," a former cop who, upon retirement, had opened a bar catering to police officers, and who acted as a sort of Greek chorus during the run of the series, commenting on the characters and plots.

Pressure Point 0.0
Air date: 1977-09-27
Runtime: 120 min
Stigma 0.0
Air date: 1977-11-09
Runtime: 120 min
River of Promises 0.0
Air date: 1978-01-14
Runtime: 120 min
Day of Terror, Night of Fear 0.0
Air date: 1978-03-04
Runtime: 120 min
The Broken Badge 0.0
Air date: 1978-03-19
Runtime: 120 min
No Margin for Error 0.0
Air date: 1978-04-30
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: A cop is consumed by guilt after innocent bystanders are killed in police shoot-outs.
A Chance to Live 0.0
Air date: 1978-05-28
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: The head of an undercover narcotics division assigns a young policeman to infiltrate a high-school drug ring.
A Cry for Justice 0.0
Air date: 1979-05-23
Runtime: 120 min
Confessions of a Lady Cop 0.0
Air date: 1980-04-02
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: Career and personal pressures bring a vice investigator to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
The Freeway Killings 0.0
Air date: 1987-05-03
Overview: Police officers deal with personal and professional dilemmas as they search Los Angeles for a highway killer.