Episode
Starsky & Hutch: The Hostages
Overview
When Starsky offers for himself and Hutch to check on a waitress's missing friend, they find the man dead, leading them to stumble across a plot to rob an armoured car by a gang that are holding the driver's pregnant wife hostage, forcing the driver to go along with the plan.
Details
- Series
- Starsky & Hutch
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1976-01-07
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Hostages is Episode 15 in Season 1 of Starsky & Hutch. It aired on 1976-01-07. The runtime is 60 min.
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