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Amy Prentiss

  • 1974 – 1975
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~2h / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.5/10

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.

Latest: Season 1 · 1974

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  1. E1. Baptism of Fire

    Dec 1, 1974 · 120m

    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. E2. The Desperate World of Jane Doe

    Dec 22, 1974 · 120m

    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. E3. Profile in Evil

    Feb 2, 1975 · 120m

    Amy's quarry is a renegade cop who killed a drug dealer and the fellow officer who witnessed his crime.