Episode
Dragnet: Management Services - DR-11
Overview
Joe and Bill are called back to work because of an emergency. It's April 4, 1968, and Dr Martin Luther King has been assassinated less than an hour ago. They are assigned to the police emergency control center to monitor potential unrest in the LA area.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1968-10-10
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Management Services - DR-11 is Episode 4 in Dragnet 1969 of Dragnet. It aired on 1968-10-10. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 7: Robbery - DR-15
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Episode 8: Public Affairs - DR-12
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Episode 9: Training - DR-18
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Episode 10: Public Affairs - DR-14
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Episode 11: Narcotics - DR-16
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Episode 13: Community Relations - DR-17
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