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Dragnet

Dragnet 51-03-15 ep092 The Big Ben

Dragnet

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Drama, Society & Culture, Fiction

5.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the danger and heroism of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting; he achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media..

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The story you are about to hear is true.

0:10.0

Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

0:19.4

Here a detective sergeant, you're assigned to robbery detail.

0:22.6

A man is pulled from his car on a deserted street.

0:26.6

He's robbed, beaten viciously, his car is stolen.

0:30.6

A criminal makes good his escape.

0:32.6

Your job. Find him.

0:34.6

Drag net. find him.

0:43.3

Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime.

0:47.6

For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department,

0:50.4

you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files.

0:54.4

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action.

1:03.0

It was Monday, July 9th. It was warm in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of robbery detail.

1:08.7

My partner's Ben Romero, the boss is Thad Brown, Sheeper Detectives.

1:12.1

My name's Friday.

1:13.4

It was 9.55 a.m.

1:15.1

when we got to the Stacey Hollywood Department store.

1:18.2

Personnel Department.

1:24.8

Stacey Hollywood.

1:26.3

That would be the Yardish Department

1:27.9

Yes, now I'll connect you

1:29.5

Yes sir, can I help you

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