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An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time — and that, too, was based on a Joseph Wambaugh creation. Also known as "The Return of Joe Forrester."

Status: Released
Released Date: 1975-05-06
Runtime: 73 mins
Director: Virgil W. Vogel
Writer: Mark Rodgers
Spoken language: English
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
Original title: Cop on the Beat
Production Companies: David Gerber Productions, Columbia Pictures Television
Production Countries: United States of America

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