Dec 1951 - Aug 1959
6.7
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Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
S3 Ep35
10.0
29th Apr 1954
A woman disappears and her husband is the prime suspect, but Friday and Smith will have a hard time getting past his fierce guard dogs.
S2 Ep32
10.0
18th Jun 1953
Friday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.
S2 Ep22
10.0
9th Apr 1953
A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
S1 Ep11
9.0
8th May 1952
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
S2 Ep9
8.5
8th Jan 1953
An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
S3 Ep29
8.3
18th Mar 1954
A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
S3 Ep31
8.3
1st Apr 1954
Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.
S8 Ep39
8.0
23rd Aug 1959
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.
S7 Ep28
8.0
10th Apr 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a report of a teen gang war in the middle of Los Angeles.
S4 Ep20
8.0
13th Jan 1955
Local businessman John Keith Jarrett disappears and evidence of suicide is discovered. Friday and Smith check on the surviving members of his family and find them not the least concerned about their father's death, with his son a tennis bum, his daughter promiscuous, and his wife drunken. The case gets even murkier when a report comes in of a traffic incident upstate involving a camper in which the driver was using Jarrett's license.
S4 Ep3
8.0
9th Sep 1954
Four-year-old twin girls are abducted from the local park.
S3 Ep34
8.0
22nd Apr 1954
A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.
S3 Ep28
8.0
11th Mar 1954
Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.
S3 Ep21
8.0
21st Jan 1954
The cops must stake out a hotel lobby and deal with a drunken desk clerk as they wait for four juvenile armed robbers to show up.
S3 Ep17
8.0
24th Dec 1953
A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Christmas morning.
S2 Ep26
8.0
7th May 1953
While investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.
S2 Ep7
8.0
18th Dec 1952
Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
S1 Ep5
8.0
14th Feb 1952
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
S2 Ep4
7.8
6th Nov 1952
Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
S3 Ep4
7.7
24th Sep 1953
Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
S2 Ep19
7.7
19th Mar 1953
Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
S4 Ep8
7.5
14th Oct 1954
A holdup man is sticking up bars. After he takes the money he kills many of his victims. Sergeant Friday has few leads other than that the holdup man likes a certain song on the jukebox.
S1 Ep2
7.2
3rd Jan 1952
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
S1 Ep3
6.0
17th Jan 1952
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
S1 Ep4
6.0
31st Jan 1952
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
S1 Ep6
6.0
28th Feb 1952
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
S1 Ep7
6.0
13th Mar 1952
A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
S1 Ep10
6.0
24th Apr 1952
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
S2 Ep2
6.0
25th Sep 1952
Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
S2 Ep6
6.0
4th Dec 1952
A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.
S2 Ep8
6.0
2nd Jan 1953
Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
S2 Ep12
6.0
29th Jan 1953
Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
S2 Ep17
6.0
5th Mar 1953
A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
S2 Ep23
6.0
16th Apr 1953
A friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as well.
S2 Ep24
6.0
23rd Apr 1953
A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
S2 Ep25
6.0
30th Apr 1953
A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
S3 Ep2
6.0
10th Sep 1953
A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
S3 Ep5
6.0
1st Oct 1953
A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
S3 Ep6
6.0
8th Oct 1953
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
S3 Ep8
6.0
22nd Oct 1953
A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
S3 Ep9
6.0
29th Oct 1953
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
S3 Ep11
6.0
12th Nov 1953
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
S3 Ep15
6.0
10th Dec 1953
Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
S3 Ep18
6.0
31st Dec 1953
Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
S3 Ep23
6.0
4th Feb 1954
Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
S4 Ep10
6.0
28th Oct 1954
An attempt is made on the life of a gang leader. Friday and Smith must find the shooters before his followers seek revenge.
S1 Ep1
7.0
16th Dec 1951
A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
S1 Ep2
7.2
3rd Jan 1952
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
S1 Ep3
6.0
17th Jan 1952
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
S1 Ep4
6.0
31st Jan 1952
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
S1 Ep5
8.0
14th Feb 1952
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
S1 Ep6
6.0
28th Feb 1952
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
S1 Ep7
6.0
13th Mar 1952
A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
S1 Ep9
7.0
10th Apr 1952
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
S1 Ep10
6.0
24th Apr 1952
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
S1 Ep11
9.0
8th May 1952
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
S1 Ep12
7.0
22nd May 1952
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
S1 Ep13
7.0
5th Jun 1952
A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
S1 Ep14
7.0
19th Jun 1952
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.
