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The Bold Ones: The Protectors

Drama, Crime · 1969

Last aired: S1 E6, Memo From the Class of '76 · 1970-03-08

The Bold Ones: The Protectors was a crime drama series that aired on NBC from 1969-1970. The series follows Deputy Chief Sam Danforth, the deputy chief of police in a volatile California city.

Cast

Leslie Nielsen Deputy Police Chief Sam Danforth

Hari Rhodes District Attorney William Washburn

Season 1

E1 A Case of Good Whiskey at Christmas Time 1969-09-28 · 60 min The builder of a high profile public housing project is murdered just as construction begins. District Attorney William Washburn has to walk a delicate line when he uncovers massive corruption during his investigation, as the publicity could jeopardize the project and lead to civil unrest.

E2 If I Should Wake Before I Die 1969-10-26 · 60 min Washburn decides to retry a well-spoken and charming convicted murderer who has managed to avoid execution for seven years through appeals he filed and argued on his own behalf. Washburn's case hinges on a newly discovered poem the man wrote the night of his first scheduled execution, which Washburn believes the jury will interpret as a confession.

E3 Draw a Straight Man 1969-12-14 · 60 min Deputy Police Chief Danforth is under the microscope when accusations of police corruption surface after a series of robberies.

E4 The Carrier 1970-01-11 · 60 min The death of a man carrying a plague from Asia leads the DA's office to a people-smuggling ring.

E5 A Thing Not of God 1970-02-01 · 60 min The DA's office gets involved with a case involving a church and an Army deserter who sought refuge there.

E6 Memo From the Class of '76 1970-03-08 · 60 min The DA's office comes under the scrutiny of a group of angry parents when the police arrest a busload of students as part of a drug bust.

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