Dragnet 53-12-29 ep228 The Big Steal

Dragnet

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Drama, Society & Culture, Fiction

5.0 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2020

⏱️ 27 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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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.8	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:13.0	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
0:18.7	their peak in the afternoon.
0:23.0	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:25.8	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:28.7	Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.
0:32.8	Dragnet.
0:40.3	Ladies and gentlemen, the story you were about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:43.3	You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to burglary detail.
0:57.1	An organized gang of thieves is working in your city.
0:59.8	Their method of operation is clever and fast.
1:01.7	There's no lead to their identity.
1:03.9	Your job? Stop them.
1:11.5	It was Tuesday, May 7th.
1:12.6	It was warm in Los Angeles.
1:14.4	We were working the day watch out of burglary detail.
1:15.5	My partner is Frank Smith.
1:16.5	The boss is Captain Bernard.
1:17.4	My name's Friday.
1:18.9	We're on our way out from the office,
1:20.3	and it was 9.46 a.m. when we got to the corner of Beverly Boulevard and Fountain Streets,
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