Hill Street Blues

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American television series police drama television series television series

Hill Street Blues is an influential American police drama television series that aired in the 1980s, renowned for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and innovative, serialized storytelling.

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instanceOf American television series →
police drama television series →
television series →
awardReceived Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama →
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series →
castMember Barbara Bosson →
Betty Thomas →
Bruce Weitz →
Charles Haid →
Daniel J. Travanti →
Dennis Franz →
James Sikking →
Joe Spano →
Michael Conrad →
Taurean Blacque →
Veronica Hamel →
composer Larry Carlton →
Mike Post →
countryOfOrigin United States →
creator Michael Kozoll →
Steven Bochco →
executiveProducer Greg Hoblit →
Steven Bochco →
firstAired 1981 →
January 15, 1981 →
formatInnovation handheld camera work →
multi-plot narrative structure →
overlapping dialogue →
genre crime drama →
police drama →
serial drama →
influenced ER →
Homicide: Life on the Street →
NYPD Blue →
The Wire →
lastAired 1987 →
May 12, 1987 →
leadActor Daniel J. Travanti →
leadCharacter Captain Frank Furillo →
notableFor ensemble cast →
gritty realism →
multiple overlapping storylines →
serialized storytelling →
numberOfEpisodes 146 →
numberOfSeasons 7 →
openingTheme "Hill Street Blues" →
originalLanguage English →
originalNetwork NBC →
originalRunDecade 1980s →
productionCompany MTM Enterprises →
setIn fictional city →
settingType urban police precinct →
themeMusicComposer Larry Carlton →
Mike Post →
timePeriod 1980s television →
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Dennis Franz →
Mykelti Williamson →
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series →
notableWinner
Lindsay Crouse →
notableWork
Hill Street Blues (""Hill Street Blues"") →
openingTheme
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series →
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