Dragnet 55-04-12 ep295 The Big Tie

Dragnet

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Society & Culture, Fiction, Drama

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2020

⏱️ 25 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	Dragnet
0:03.0	Ladies and gentlemen, the story you were about to hear is true.
0:11.0	The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:23.4	You're a detective sergeant.
0:25.3	You're assigned to burglary detail.
0:29.0	You get a call that someone has broken into a necktie manufacturers.
0:32.2	A large supply of hand-painted ties have been stolen.
0:34.8	Your job? Check it out.
0:40.9	It was Saturday, September 10th.
0:41.9	It was hot in Los Angeles.
0:43.6	We were working the day watch out of burglary detail.
0:45.6	My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Bernard.
0:46.9	My name's Friday.
0:49.4	I was on my way into the office, and it was 8.31 a.m.
0:50.5	when I got to room 45.
0:51.4	Burgery.
0:53.3	Hi, John.
0:54.7	Plank. Anything for us?
0:58.4	A patrol car picked up a couple of high school kids about 3 a.m.
0:58.7	Oh?
1:01.3	Found him hanging around a filling station over on Jefferson.
1:01.8	Mm-hmm.
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