Dragnet 55-06-21 ep305 The Big Grab

Dragnet

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Society & Culture, Fiction, Drama

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 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.
0:08.0	Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true.
0:12.0	The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:18.0	You're a detective sergeant.
0:24.1	You're assigned to homicide detail.
0:26.4	A six-year-old girl has been taken from the streets of your city.
0:29.7	There's no lead to her whereabouts or to the identity of the kidnapper.
0:33.6	Your job? Find them.
0:39.2	It was Monday, May 1st. It was warm in Los Angeles.
0:41.7	We were working the day, watch out of homicide detail.
0:43.6	My partner's Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Warman.
0:45.8	My name's Friday.
0:46.9	I was on my way back from the business office, and it was 7.28 p.m.
0:49.5	when I got to room 42, Homicide squad room.
0:52.6	No, the hair was a little thicker.
0:55.0	You know, more of it.
0:56.1	More like this?
0:56.8	Yeah.
0:58.7	Yeah, that's about it. It's short, real short.
0:59.6	Mm-hmm.
1:00.5	Now, what about the eyes?
1:01.7	Well, they were kind of close together.
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