Episode 1
The Big Jump
30m10.0 / 10
A man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.
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Guest stars Milburn Stone
TV series
Dragnet
1951TV-PG8 seasons6.5 / 10
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
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Synopsis
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
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Episode 2
The Big Sorrow
30m8.0 / 10
Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Cliff Arquette
Episode 3
The Big Elevator
30m
Friday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.
Where to watch DragnetEpisode 4
The Big Seventeen
30m
Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Herbert Ellis, Willis Bouchey, Herb Vigran
Episode 5
The Big Trio
30m
Friday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.
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Guest stars Gil Stratton, Cliff Arquette, Vic Perrin, Don Gibson, Virginia Gregg
Episode 6
The Big Imposter
30m
A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.
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Guest stars Smith Cho, Helen Kleeb
Episode 7
The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
30m6.7 / 10
Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Milburn Stone, Olan Soule, Virginia Christine
Episode 8
The Big Cop
30m
Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Walter Reed, Herb Vigran, Virginia Christine
Episode 9
The Big Grandma
30m7.0 / 10
An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
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Guest stars Dorothy Abbott
Episode 10
The Big Whiff
30m
A woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.
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Guest stars Vic Perrin, Robert Clarke, Lee Marvin
Episode 11
The Big Show
30m5.0 / 10
A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Virginia Gregg, Frank Mills
Episode 12
The Big Safe
30m
Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
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Guest stars Junius Matthews, Eddie Firestone, Aaron Spelling
Episode 13
The Big Church
30m
A woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.
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Directed by Jack Webb
Episode 14
The Big Hate
30m7.0 / 10
Gordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He claims he has killed her.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars George Sawaya, Herb Vigran, Sam Edwards
Episode 15
The Big Shakedown
30m
Friday is looking for a crooked cop.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Frances Bavier, Paul Bryar
Episode 16
The Big Rose
30m
Friday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.
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Guest stars George Sawaya, John Larch
Episode 17
The Big Building
30m
A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Willis Bouchey, John Larch
Episode 18
The Big Run
30m
Two elderly women are struck down by a hit-and-run driver.
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Guest stars Dorothy Abbott, Art Gilmore, Paul Bryar
Episode 19
The Big Break
30m10.0 / 10
Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
Where to watch DragnetEpisode 20
The Big Light
30m8.0 / 10
Friday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling light.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Herb Vigran
Episode 21
The Big Waiter
30m
An immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Carolyn Jones, Robert Bray
Episode 22
The Big Test
30m
A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
Where to watch DragnetEpisode 23
The Big Lay-Out
30m
A friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as well.
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Guest stars Harry Bartell
Episode 24
The Big Fire
30m
A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars John Qualen, Frances Rafferty
Episode 25
The Big Ray
30m
A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
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Guest stars Olive Carey
Episode 26
The Big Frank
30m10.0 / 10
While investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.
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Guest stars Jack Kruschen
Episode 27
The Big Lease
30m
An elderly widower is missing, so Friday and Smith retrace his actions before his disappearance. Things point to a long vacation until the story of Mrs. Banner, who rented the man's house, doesn't add up.
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Guest stars Paul Bryar, Russ Conway
Episode 28
The Big Hands
30m
Friday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Helen Kleeb, Tom McKee, Frank Mills
Episode 29
The Big Fourth
30m
Several babies are stolen in the city.
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Guest stars Virginia Christine, Art Gilmore, Virginia Gregg
Episode 30
The Big Market
30m
A bandit starts robbing people at local markets.
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Guest stars Martin Milner, William Boyett, Art Gilmore
Episode 31
The Big Friend
30m
Friday and Smith are torn between two suspects when a man reports that his wife has been strangled.
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Guest stars Kenneth Tobey, Paul Richards
Episode 32
The Big Barrette
30m
Friday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.
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Guest stars Allene Roberts, Olan Soule, Stacy Harris, Dan Riss, Joseph Mell, Herbert Ellis
Episode 33
The Big Dance
30mfinale
Friday and Smith are looking for two thugs that seem to have disappeared from the city.
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Directed by Jack WebbGuest stars Gene Reynolds
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
More about Dragnet
Cast
Jack WebbJoe Friday
Ben AlexanderFrank SmithHarlan Warde
Howard Culver
Dennis Moore
George Sawaya
Allene Roberts
Frances BavierCredits
- Created by
- Jack Webb
- Written by
- Ben Alexander, John Robinson
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 276
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States- Mark VIIUnited States
Universal TelevisionUnited States
Themes
detectivelapdlos angeles, californiamysterypolicepolice detective
