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The Streets of San Francisco

1972 · TV Series · TV-PG · 60 min · ★ 7.0

CrimeDramaAction

In San Francisco, a seasoned police lieutenant and a driven young inspector team up to solve murders and other major crimes. As they work cases across the city, the veteran mentor guides his partner through the demands and discipline of detective work.

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Details
Years
1972–1977
Release date
1972-09-23
Network
ABC
Language
English
Rated
TV-PG
Runtime
60 min
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (102 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want classic, case-of-the-week crime stories with a mentor-and-rookie partnership and a strong sense of place, similar to Kojak or Adam-12; Not for you if you need fast, serialized plotting.

Pros: classic crime cases; strong mentor dynamic; San Francisco setting | Cons: episodic formula; slower pacing; dated TV style

Themes

  • police
  • police detective
  • older man younger man relationship
  • police inspector
  • homicide detective
  • police lieutenant
  • cops

Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Douglas, Nicholas Colasanto, William Wiard +24 more

Episodes5 seasons · 119 episodes

Season 126 episodes
  • S1E1The Thirty-Year Pin49m
  • S1E2The First Day of Forever51m
  • S1E345 Minutes from Home50m
  • S1E4Whose Little Boy Are You?50m
  • S1E5Tower Beyond Tragedy51m
  • S1E6Hall of Mirrors51m
  • S1E7Timelock51m
  • S1E8In the Midst of Strangers50m
  • S1E9The Takers51m
  • S1E10The Year of the Locusts51m
  • S1E11The Bullet51m
  • S1E12Bitter Wine51m
  • S1E13A Trout in the Milk51m
  • S1E14Deathwatch51m
  • S1E15Act of Duty52m
  • S1E16The Set-Up51m
  • S1E17A Collection of Eagles51m
  • S1E18A Room With a View52m
  • S1E19Deadline52m
  • S1E20Trail of the Serpent52m
  • S1E21The House on Hyde Street52m
  • S1E22Beyond Vengeance52m
  • S1E23The Albatross52m
  • S1E24Shattered Image52m
  • S1E25The Unicorn52m
  • S1E26Legion of the Lost51m
Season 223 episodes
  • S2E1A Wrongful Death60m
  • S2E2Betrayed60m
  • S2E3For the Love of God60m
  • S2E4Before I Die60m
  • S2E5Going Home60m
  • S2E6The Stamp of Death60m
  • S2E7Harem60m
  • S2E8No Badge For Benjy60m
  • S2E9The Twenty-Four Karat Plague60m
  • S2E10Shield of Honor60m
  • S2E11The Victims60m
  • S2E12The Runaways60m
  • S2E13Winterkill60m
  • S2E14Most Feared in the Jungle60m
  • S2E15Commitment60m
  • S2E16Chapel of the Damned60m
  • S2E17Blockade60m
  • S2E18Crossfire60m
  • S2E19A String of Puppets60m
  • S2E20Inferno60m
  • S2E21The Hard Breed60m
  • S2E22Rampage60m
  • S2E23Death and the Favored Few60m
Season 323 episodes
  • S3E1One Last Shot60m
  • S3E2The Most Deadly Species60m
  • S3E3Target: Red60m
  • S3E4Mask of Death60m
  • S3E5I Ain't Marchin' Anymore60m
  • S3E6One Chance to Live60m
  • S3E7Jacob's Boy60m
  • S3E8Flags of Terror60m
  • S3E9Cry Help!60m
  • S3E10For Good or Evil60m
  • S3E11Bird of Prey60m
  • S3E12License to Kill60m
  • S3E13The Twenty-Five Caliber Plague60m
  • S3E14Mister Nobody60m
  • S3E15False Witness60m
  • S3E16Letters from the Grave60m
  • S3E17Endgame60m
  • S3E18Ten Dollar Murder60m
  • S3E19The Programming of Charlie Blake60m
  • S3E20River of Fear60m
  • S3E21Asylum60m
  • S3E22Labyrinth60m
  • S3E23Solitaire60m
Season 423 episodes
  • S4E1Poisoned Snow60m
  • S4E2The Glass Dart Board60m
  • S4E3No Place to Hide60m
  • S4E4Men Will Die60m
  • S4E5School of Fear60m
  • S4E6Deadly Silence60m
  • S4E7Murder by Proxy60m
  • S4E8Trail of Terror60m
  • S4E9Web of Lies60m
  • S4E10Dead Air60m
  • S4E11Merchants of Death60m
  • S4E12The Cat's Paw60m
  • S4E13Spooks for Sale60m
  • S4E14Most Likely to Succeed60m
  • S4E15Police Buff60m
  • S4E16The Honorable Profession60m
  • S4E17Requiem for Murder60m
  • S4E18Underground60m
  • S4E19Judgment Day60m
  • S4E20Clown of Death60m
  • S4E21Superstar60m
  • S4E22Alien Country60m
  • S4E23Runaway60m
Season 524 episodes
  • S5E1The Thrill Killers (1)60m
  • S5E2The Thrill Killers (2)60m
  • S5E3Dead or Alive60m
  • S5E4The Drop60m
  • S5E5No Minor Vices60m
  • S5E6In Case of Madness60m
  • S5E7Till Death Do Us Part60m
  • S5E8Child of Anger60m
  • S5E9Hot Dog60m
  • S5E10Castle of Fear60m
  • S5E11One Last Trick60m
  • S5E12Monkey is Back60m
  • S5E13The Cannibals60m
  • S5E14Who Killed Helen French?60m
  • S5E15A Good Cop...But60m
  • S5E16Hang Tough60m
  • S5E17Innocent No More60m
  • S5E18Once a Con60m
  • S5E19Interlude60m
  • S5E20Dead Lift60m
  • S5E21Breakup60m
  • S5E22Let's Pretend We're Strangers60m
  • S5E23Time Out60m
  • S5E24The Canine Collar60m