Episode

Dragnet: The Big Death

Name: Dragnet: The Big Death
Released: 1952-01-17
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Olan Soule, Vic Perrin, Jack Kruschen

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Overview

Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.

Details

Series: Dragnet
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 3
Air date: 1952-01-17
Runtime: 30 min

Episode context

The Big Death is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Dragnet. It aired on 1952-01-17. The runtime is 30 min.

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Episode 2: The Big Actor 1952-01-03 | 30 min Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.

Episode 4: The Big Mother 1952-01-31 | 30 min A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.

More episodes from this season

Episode 1: The Human Bomb 1951-12-16 | 30 min A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.

Episode 5: The Big Cast 1952-02-14 | 30 min The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.

Episode 6: The Big Speech 1952-02-28 | 30 min A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

Episode 7: The Big Parrot 1952-03-13 | 30 min A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.

Episode 8: The Big Moody 1952-03-27 | 30 min

Episode 9: The Big Blast 1952-04-10 | 30 min A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.

Episode 10: The Big Trial 1952-04-24 | 30 min Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.

Episode 11: The Big September Man 1952-05-08 | 30 min A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.

Episode 12: The Big Phone Call 1952-05-22 | 30 min Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.

Episode 13: The Big Casing 1952-06-05 | 30 min A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.