Episodes (15)

Hill Street Station
S01E01 · Hill Street Station

Jan 15, 1981

"Hill Street Station" introduces us to the many stories on the street, in the squad room, and in the homes of both the uniform and plainclothes officers at Hill Street. After Sergeant Phil Esterhaus completes Roll Call, we begin to learn something of the regulars. John "J.D." LaRue goes out of his way to hit on Assistant DA Joyce Davenport. She's at the Hill and livid with Captain Frank Furillo and his sergeants, who explain that they have "temporarily misplaced" the suspect she is supposed to have in court in just a few minutes. Meanwhile, while on patrol, street ...

Presidential Fever
S01E02 · Presidential Fever

Jan 17, 1981

The President of the United States wants to visit the Hill, and the station has to deal with how to make it happen.

Politics as Usual
S01E03 · Politics as Usual

Jan 22, 1981

Things heat up between the gangs on the hill as the president plans his walking tour.

Can World War III Be an Attitude?
S01E04 · Can World War III Be an Attitude?

Jan 24, 1981

Hill Street finds the precinct under siege when the gangs react to the president canceling his walking tour. Hill and Renko arrest a car thief who has a knack for fixing things around the station. Frank asks Joyce to represent LaRue who is facing bribery charges.

Double Jeopardy
S01E05 · Double Jeopardy

Jan 31, 1981

Davenport begins to assist Furillo and Washington in their attempt to clear Larue's name. They probe deep into Macafee's personal life but are having difficulty finding anything dirty on him. 'Operation Duckling' puts many of the officers in drag as they go undercover to apprehend the St. James Park rapist. After responding to a call on a jumper Henry has a flat tire in a bad neighborhood and is harassed by a gang of youths and Phil is beginning to show signs of weariness trying to keep up with two women.

Film at Eleven
S01E06 · Film at Eleven

Feb 07, 1981

Furillo agrees to let a local news crew film the precinct. Belker brings in a suspect who believes that he is Dracula. Washington and LaRue capture a woman who is in possession of the gun that shot Hill and Renko.

Choice Cut
S01E07 · Choice Cut

Feb 14, 1981

Frank is forced to deal with a hostage situation at a grocery store. The precinct continues to investigate the shooting of Hill and Renko.

Up in Arms
S01E08 · Up in Arms

Feb 21, 1981

Renko gets upset when the lie detector test for his shooting suspect comes up inconclusive. Esterhaus meets with a criminal that he helped put away. Furillo feels that the news crew is to blame for convincing local merchants form a crime watch union.

Your Kind, My Kind, Humankind
S01E09 · Your Kind, My Kind, Humankind

Feb 28, 1981

LaRue asks a television reporter to go with him on a stakeout. Furillo has trouble finding a home for the juvenile who held up a grocery store. Renko begins to exhibit bizarre behavior. After witnessing his partner's death, Santini has second thoughts about being a police office

Gatorbait
S01E10 · Gatorbait

Mar 07, 1981

Furillo considers leaving the station to run for commander. Renko and Hill investigate the murder of a 15-year old prostitute. LaRue and Washington decide to play a practical joke on Hunter.

Life, Death, Eternity
S01E11 · Life, Death, Eternity

Mar 14, 1981

Frank risks a promotion to commander by pursuing an investigation that links a city councilman from another district to the murder of a prostitute. Belker is harassed by a new anti-Semitic cop.

I Never Promised You a Rose, Marvin
S01E12 · I Never Promised You a Rose, Marvin

Mar 21, 1981

Furillo continues to push the investigation of a well-respected city councilman even after it become apparent that it will cost him a promotion. LaRue's dream for a business gets destroyed. Hunter gets Chief Daniel's approval to use an "urban tank". Belker considers a transfer.

Fecund Hand Rose
S01E13 · Fecund Hand Rose

Mar 25, 1981

Furillo angrily agrees to use his men to protect corrupt cop turned informant Ralph Macafee from a possible assassination attempt. Esterhaus has second thoughts about his upcoming marriage to Cindy after Grace Gardner pays him a visit at the station house.

Rites of Spring
S01E14 · Rites of Spring

May 19, 1981

An undercover narc with a history of racism is accused of shooting an unarmed black man. LaRue's drinking starts to affect his job performance. Hill goes out of his way to help a woman who neglected her children. Goldblume's son lands in the hospital.

Jungle Madness
S01E15 · Jungle Madness

May 26, 1981

Washington unearths evidence to clear vicious racist narcotics cop Charlie Weeks in a back alley shooting of a black youth while Furillo clashes with Chief Fletcher Daniels over the investigation. LaRue's alcoholism undermines his ability to do his job and causes his life to fall apart. Hill comes down hard on a teenage mother who continually neglects her two children. Bates and her new partner Coffey get to know each other better.

About

Hill Street Blues Season 1 (1981) is released on Jan 15, 1981 and the latest season 7 of Hill Street Blues is released in 1986. Watch Hill Street Blues online - the English Crime TV series from United States. Hill Street Blues is directed by Gregory Hoblit,Christian I. Nyby II,David Anspaugh,Rick Wallace and created by Steven Bochco with Daniel J. Travanti and Michael Warren. Hill Street Blues is available online on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu.

The original "ensemble drama," this is the story of an overworked, under-staffed police precinct in an anonymous inner city patterned after Chicago. We follow the lives of many characters, from the lowly beat and traffic cops to the captain of the precinct himself. This is the show that blazed the trail followed later by such notable ensemble dramas as "St. Elsewhere" and "L.A. Law."

As know as:

El precio del deber, Hill Street giorno e notte, Posterunek przy Hill Street, Balada de Hill Street, Zsarublues

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Stream Service:

NBC

Production Companies:

MTM Enterprises

Reviews

Jack Thomas
Boston Globe
Hill Street Blues is the best cop story in a long time, a skillfull drama blending the horror of police work with the Barney Miller humor that cops sometimes need to preserve their sanity.
by rottentomatoes, Jan 06, 2021
Tom Shales
Washington Post
It is a pleasure to encounter an hour of television that seems overflowing with ideas, rather than the usual attempt to inflate one or two near-ideas into passable fluff.
by rottentomatoes, Jan 06, 2021
Marilynn Preston
Chicago Tribune
But seriously, folks, if you like action and comedy and satire and soap and sex and violence and human drama -- And who doesn't? -- you might grow to like Hill Street Blues.
by rottentomatoes, Jan 06, 2021

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