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Paris(TV show/series, 1979-1980)

1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 13 episodes

ParisRating: 2.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Paris is an American police procedural that aired on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. The show is notable as the first appearance of actor James Earl Jones in a television lead role. Paris was created and executive produced by Steven Bochco, and produced by Edward DeBlasio for MTM Enterprises. ()
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About Paris

Paris is an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the show is notable as the first-ever appearance of renowned actor James Earl Jones in a lead role on television and was created by Steven Bochco, who later achieved fame for Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, also served as executive producer. The program told the story of Los Angeles Police Captain Woody Paris, who supervised a team of young detectives. The rookie investigators were led by Sergeant Stacy Erickson and included officers Charlie Bogart, Ernesto Villas, and Willie Miller. Hank Garrett portrayed Deputy Chief Jerome Bench, Paris' superior, and, in an unusual turn for police dramas of that era, Paris' home and off-duty life was given considerable attention in the plots, with Lee Chamberlin playing his wife, Barbara. Paris was also shown moonlighting as a professor of criminology at a local university. Although Paris was critically acclaimed for its portrayal of the tension between the professional Paris character and his often impetuous underlings, CBS scheduled the show in one of the worst possible timeslots on a weekly schedule: Saturdays at 10 p.m./9 Central. All three networks debuted new shows for the 1979-80 season in that slot; only ABC's Hart to Hart survived its first 13 weeks. Toward the end of its run, CBS moved it to Tuesdays at 10/9, but to no avail. Edward DeBlasio produced the show for MTM Enterprises, which would unveil, during the next season, executive producer Bochco's landmark Hill Street Blues, on NBC.

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Paris Seasons and Episodes

09/29/1979Season 1 - 13 episodes
#1 | 09/29/1979Pilot
Captain Woodrow Paris is brought in to solve the murder of a prominent councilman's wife.
#2 | 10/06/1979Dear John
After his mother is crippled by muggers, a rookie cop under the command of Captain Paris tries to take the law into his own hands.
#3 | 10/13/1979Pawn
Paris finds that identifying a killer-rapist is a lot easier than coming up with evidence to convict him.
#4 | 10/20/1979Friends and Enemies
Paris investigates the slaying of an unarmed restaurant owner by a policeman.
#5 | 10/27/1979Once More for Free
Two quite different police philosophies cause conflict between Paris and his old mentor in a case of an elusive drug dealer.
#6 | 12/04/1979Dead Men Don't Kill
In a desperate effort to save a possibly innocent man on death row, Paris searches for evidence linking a suave robber to a six-year-old cop killing.
#7 | 12/11/1979Burnout
Paris' delicate investigation of a gun-running gang is jeopardized by the insatiable ambition of a fellow officer.
#8 | 12/18/1979Decisions
Paris' conscience is deeply troubled when an innocent man is killed by hijackers in the course of an undercover investigation.
#9 | 01/01/1980The Price Is Right
With a juicy political appointment on the line, Paris persists in his investigation of crooks who are driving elderly people from their beach-front homes.
#10 | 01/08/1980The Ghost Maker
Paris locks horns with federal agents when he tries to prosecute a killer who, as star witness in a gangland trial, is being protected by the government.
#11 | 01/15/1980Fitz's Boys
Paris becomes an honorary Irishman when he and his squad investigate thefts from the docks and the suspicious death of an old stevedore.
#12 | 01/22/1980America the Beautiful
When a good friend is framed for murder due to an extortionist's plot, Paris works to exonerate the innocent man.
#13 | 01/29/1980Pay the Two Bucks
Paris finds himself caught in the middle when violence erupts between a neighbourhood association and American Nazis on the eve of a 4th of July rally.

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/29/1979
Last episode released on: 01/29/1980
Creator: Steven Bochco
Executive Producer: Steven Bochco
Composer: Fred Karlin

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