Series synopsis
Police Woman is an American action & adventure crime drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 13, 1974. It ended on March 30, 1978. It was created by Robert L. Collins. It stars Angie Dickinson, Earl Holliman, Charles Dierkop and Ed Bernard.
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.
Premise
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.
Premise: Enough action to satisfy the world!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Angie Dickinson as Sgt. Suzanne 'Pepper' Anderson
- Earl Holliman as Lt. Bill Crowley
- Charles Dierkop as Det. Pete Royster
- Ed Bernard as Det. Joe Styles
- Susan Gailey as Rosie
- Anne Seymour
- Catherine Bach
- Joyce Brothers
Supporting cast
- Philip Ahn
- John Quade
- Lloyd Nolan
- Bill Williams
- Larry Hagman
- Jack Jones as Lewin
- Jo Van Fleet as Irini Karabetas
- Gary Collins
- Donna Mills
- Diane Baker
- Martha Scott
- Jack Sheldon
Guest cast
- Anne Seymour
- Catherine Bach
- Joyce Brothers
- Philip Ahn
- John Quade
- Lloyd Nolan
- Bill Williams
- Larry Hagman
- Jack Jones as Lewin
- Jo Van Fleet as Irini Karabetas
- Gary Collins
- Donna Mills
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 92 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 26, 1974 | March 26, 1974 |
| Season 1 | 22 | September 13, 1974 | March 14, 1975 |
| Season 2 | 24 | September 12, 1975 | March 2, 1976 |
| Season 3 | 23 | September 28, 1976 | March 22, 1977 |
| Season 4 | 22 | October 25, 1977 | March 30, 1978 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Police Story: The Gamble Pilot episode, called Police Story: The Gamble. Sergeant Lisa Beaumont (Angie Dickinson) works undercover to expose, & to bust illegal gambling houses. The pilot for this show aired on an episode of "Police Story" (1973) entitled "The Gamble". However, Angie Dickinson's character's name in that episode was Lisa Beaumont and Bert Convy played the role of her commanding officer. Convy was later replaced by Earl Holliman. |
March 26, 1974 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The End Game Pepper and Crowley pose as bank employees to nail a particularly vicious gang of bank robbers. |
September 13, 1974 |
| 2 |
The Beautiful Die Young Pepper and Crowley investigate a modeling school that takes advantage of young runaways girls, turning them into white slaves in Japan, or making them participate in pornographic movies. |
September 20, 1974 |
| 3 |
Warning: All Wives... Pepper and Bill go undercover to catch a rapist/killer who is targeting the wives of patients at a hospital. The first suspect is the amorous parking attendant. However, Pepper is later abducted by the real killer, the nephew of a pair of nurses at the hospital, who kills as a way of getting back at his mother who abandoned him as a child. |
September 27, 1974 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pawns of Power Pepper investigates an illegal gambling operation whose owners are also suspected of counterfeiting. |
September 12, 1975 |
| 2 |
The Score A drug pusher's sale of particularly potent speed causes several overdose deaths, and creates an emotional crisis for the criminal's guilt-ridden girlfriend. |
September 19, 1975 |
| 3 |
Paradise Mall A detective's wife is the latest of a killer's victims, who are all blondes and whose corpses are adorned with wedding veils. |
September 26, 1975 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Trick Book An influential banker informs the police that he is being blackmailed by Madame Hilary La Salle, operator of a very classy brothel. Apparently she has been keeping a little black book - her 'trick book' - containing details of all her clients. |
September 28, 1976 |
| 2 |
Tender Soldier Pepper poses as a revolutionary to nab the terrorist who murdered a police officer. |
October 5, 1976 |
| 3 |
Trial by Prejudice Pepper, suspended from duty, faces a departmental trial when a suspect claims that Pepper sexually molested her at the time of her arrest. |
October 12, 1976 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Do You Still Beat Your Wife? Undercover cop Pepper Anderson and partner Bill Crowley aid a battered wife who refuses to press charges against her brutal husband. |
October 25, 1977 |
| 2 |
Guns Pepper sets herself up as a target by offering Congressional testimony against an international gun-running operation. |
November 1, 1977 |
| 3 |
Means to an End Pepper infiltrates a college drug ring to learn who is supplying cheap but lethal downers to students. |
November 8, 1977 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 13, 1974 |
| Last aired | March 30, 1978 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |