Amy Prentiss
| Amy Prentiss | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police drama |
| Created by | Francine Carroll |
| Starring |
Jessica Walter Johnny Seven Helen Hunt |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | December 1, 1974 – February 2, 1975 |
Amy Prentiss is an American police drama television series that originally aired on NBC.[1] It was a spinoff of Ironside, and like that series was set in San Francisco. It aired as part of the NBC Mystery Movie in 1974 and 1975, but was canceled after only three 2-hour episodes.
Jessica Walter stars as Amy Prentiss, a relatively young investigator who becomes the first female Chief of Detectives for the San Francisco Police Department. Helen Hunt, in an early role, play Prentiss' pre-teen daughter, Jill.
Guest stars in the series' brief run included William Shatner, Cameron Mitchell, Ron Thompson, Don Murray, Joyce Van Patten and Jamie Farr.
Episodes
The pilot for this series was the two-part Ironside episode "Amy Prentiss," a.k.a. "The Chief" (23 May 1974).
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Baptism of Fire" | Jeffrey Hayden | Michael Butler, Christopher Trumbo | 1 December 1974 |
| Amy assumes her duties as San Francisco's first female police chief. Her first assignment: an old friend is suspected of murder, and a mad bomber is striking the city. | ||||
| 2 | "The Desperate World of Jane Doe" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Elinor Karpf, Steven Karpf | 22 December 1974 |
| A party host passes out to find a strange, very dead woman in his apartment and himself as the prime suspect. Amy also takes on some phony checks and a cat burglar. | ||||
| 3 | "Profile in Evil" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 February 1975 |
| Amy's quarry is a renegade cop who killed a drug dealer and the fellow officer who witnessed his crime. | ||||
References
External links
- Amy Prentiss on IMDb
- Amy Prentiss at TV.com