Subgenre Sampler
Television > Policier: 202 Films to Buy & Rent
Cannon (TV Series) (1971-1976)
- Feat. William Conrad
- Popular 70s cop show that pitched itself somewhere between COLUMBO and THE STREETS OF SAN FRANSISCO, memorably featured big guy William Conrad as LA…
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) (1971-1977)
- Feat. Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James
- Mild crime series centred on a husband and wife detective team solving crime and bringing felons to justice on the streets of San Francisco. More…
McCloud (TV Series) (1970-1977)
- Feat. Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Ken Lynch…
- Nicely executed crime series following an ex–sheriff from "out west" that joins up with a New York City police squadron to nab the baddies by…
Public Eye (TV Series) (1969-1971)
- Feat. Alfred Burke
- British drama series starring Alfred Burke as Frank Marker, a jaded private investigator who deals with a variety of cases. A more realistic and…
Special Branch (TV Series) (1969-1974)
- Feat. Derren Nesbitt, Fulton MacKay
- Brit detective series revolving around England's finest police duo tackling the bad guys of the local district. This series still holds appeal to a…
Strange Report (TV Series) (1969)
- Feat. Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills
- Wily Anthony Quayle is Adam Strange, ex–police officer turned criminologist charged with cleaning up murder sprees and other unsolvable cases…
Adam-12 (TV Series) (1968-1975)
- Feat. Kent McCord, Martin Milner, William Boyett
- Cult cop show following the lives of two LAPD officers shot in a gritty docudrama style, and distinguished by a strict adherence to realism that…
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) (1968)
- Feat. Jack Lord, James MacArthur
- Cult policier set in the sunny underworld of Hawaii with a special task force assigned to combat crime in paradise. While best remembered for its…
Mod Squad, The (TV Series) (1968-1969)
- Feat. Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III
- Love beads, afros and hipster pants abound in this jive–talkin' police series that tapped into the excitement and paranoia of the 60's youth…
Dragnet (TV Series) (1967)
- Feat. Jack Webb, Harry Morgan
- The classic hard–case, ultra–realistic sixties police procedural, with officers Friday and Gannon cleaning up the mean streets of…