"Hill Street Blues" (1981) TV series 1981-1987

Creators:

Steven Bochco
Michael Kozoll

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

15 January 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.

Plot Keywords:

Inner City | Police | Cult TV | Gang Warfare | Policewoman

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 51 wins & 95 nominations

Cast

Bruce Weitz	...	Sgt. Mick Belker (116 episodes, 1981-1987)
Daniel J. Travanti	...	Capt. Frank Furillo (115 episodes, 1981-1987)
Betty Thomas	...	Sgt. Lucy Bates / ... (115 episodes, 1981-1987)
Michael Warren	...	Officer Robert 'Bobby' Hill / ... (114 episodes, 1981-1987)
James Sikking	...	Lt. Howard Hunter (114 episodes, 1981-1987)
Taurean Blacque	...	Det. Neal Washington (114 episodes, 1981-1987)
Kiel Martin	...	Officer John 'J.D.' LaRue / ... (114 episodes, 1981-1987)
Charles Haid	...	Officer Andrew Renko (114 episodes, 1981-1987)
Veronica Hamel	...	Joyce Davenport (114 episodes, 1981-1987)
Joe Spano	...	Det. Henry Goldblume (113 episodes, 1981-1987)
René Enríquez	...	Lt. Ray Calletano (98 episodes, 1981-1985)
Barbara Bosson	...	Fay Furillo (96 episodes, 1981-1987)
Ed Marinaro	...	Officer Joe Coffey (95 episodes, 1981-1986)
Robert Hirschfeld	...	Officer Leo Schnitz / ... (86 episodes, 1981-1985)
Michael Conrad	...	Sgt. Phil Esterhaus / ... (71 episodes, 1981-1984)
Jon Cypher	...	Chief Fletcher Daniels / ... (54 episodes, 1981-1987)

Also Known As:

Balada de Hill Street (Portugal) [pt]
Canción triste de Hill street (Spain) [es]
Capitaine Furillo (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
El precio del deber (Venezuela) [es]
Hill Street Blues (Finland) [fi]
Hill Street giorno e notte (Italy) [it]
Los azules de Hill Street (Spain) (review title) [es]
Polizeirevier Hill Street (West Germany) [de]
Spanarna på Hill Street (Sweden) [sv]
To astynomiko tmima tis Hill Street (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

60 min (146 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

MTM Enterprises

Trivia:

Originally, Hill and Renko were supposed to die in the shooting in the drug house in the first episode. When it was decided that the series needed more uniformed cops to justify its title, several finished or in-production episodes were reworked to show that they had survived and to bring them back; other uniforms' parts were expanded as well.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the various characters speak into the radio microphone in their patrol cars, they seldom press the "transmit" switch, and Andy Renko is occasionally seen speaking into the back of the microphone.

Quotes:

Furillo: [commenting on an arrest by a female officer] Nice bust, officer.
Daniels: [to the Deputy Chief] That's the most accurate thing Furillo's said today.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV)

Unsurpassed

An American cop show - who'd have thought an American cop show of all things could exemplify the best of television. From the land that gave us the pits of tv (have you seen Donahue?) there comes, once in a while, a beacon of greatness. The last episode of M*A*S*H, and the whole of HSB make the invention of television worthwhile.