Amy Prentiss (1974)
Amy Prentiss is an American police drama television series which aired on NBC. It is a spinoff of Ironside, and aired as part of the NBC Mystery Movie from 1974-1975. 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, played Prentiss' pre-teen daughter, Jill. Four 2-hour episodes were aired. Guest stars in the series' brief run included William Shatner, Cameron Mitchell, Don Murray, Joyce Van Patten and Jamie Farr.
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Episode 1 - Baptism of Fire
Release Date: 1974-12-01Amy 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.
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Episode 2 - The Desperate World of Jane Doe
Release Date: 1974-12-22A 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.
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Episode 3 - Profile in Evil
Release Date: 1975-02-02Amy's quarry is a renegade cop who killed a drug dealer and the fellow officer who witnessed his crime.