Joe Forrester
Joe Forrester is an American crime/drama television series, starring Lloyd Bridges as a uniformed foot patrol officer in a run-down neighborhood of Los Angeles. Patricia Crowley co-starred as Georgia Cameron, Joe's romantic interest. Former NYPD Detective Eddie Egan played Sgt. Bernie Vincent, Joe's supervisor. Dwan Smith played Jolene, a resident of the neighborhood Joe patrolled.
| Joe Forrester | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police procedural |
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges |
| Composer | Robert Drasnin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Gerber |
| Running time | 44 minutes (per episode) |
| Production companies | David Gerber Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor | Colex Enterprises |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 9, 1975 – May 3, 1976 |
Character
Joe Forrester's character was introduced on the TV series Police Story, in a special 90-minute episode "The Return of Joe Forrester", written by Mark Rodgers and directed by Virgil W. Vogel, later retitled Cop on the Beat (1975), and syndicated as a TV-movie. In this pilot, Forrester, a second generation policeman, is a plainclothes officer in LAPD's Metro Division who convinces his superiors to put him back in uniform, and back on a foot beat, in a neighborhood beset by a series of armed robberies which are invariably followed by a vicious rape. When the case is solved, Forrester elects to stay in uniform, and on his foot beat, leading to the subsequent series.
Plot
Forrester is a veteran cop in Los Angeles, assigned to a foot beat. He is a highly respected officer in the community, effectively fighting crime every day because, as a foot patrolman, he is able to keep personal contact with the people he protects, building trust and empathy. Like other cops, he busts thieves, drug dealers, murderers, and other criminals who threaten the residents of his beat.
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Return of Joe Forrester | May 6, 1975 |
| 2 | Stake Out | September 9, 1975 |
| 3 | The Witness | September 16, 1975 |
| 4 | Bus Station | September 23, 1975 |
| 5 | Welcome to the Gardens | September 30, 1975 |
| 6 | Deadly Weekend: Part 1 | November 4, 1975 |
| 7 | Deadly Weekend: Part 2 | November 11, 1975 |
| 8 | Powder Blue | October 21, 1975 |
| 9 | Target: Mexican Syndicate | November 25, 1975 |
| 10 | No Probable Cause | December 2, 1975 |
| 11 | The Best Laid Schemes | December 9, 1975 |
| 12 | The End of Summer | December 16, 1975 |
| 13 | Fashion Mart | December 23, 1975 |
| 14 | Fire Power | January 6, 1976 |
| 15 | An Act of Violence | January 13, 1976 |
| 16 | The Answer | February 2, 1976 |
| 17 | Squeeze Play | February 9, 1976 |
| 18 | A Game of Love | February 16, 1976 |
| 19 | The Invaders | February 23, 1976 |
| 20 | Girl on a String | March 1, 1976 |
| 21 | The Promised Land | March 8, 1976 |
| 22 | Pressure Point | March 22, 1976 |
| 23 | The Boy Next Door | May 3, 1976 |
References
The Review of the news, Vol 12