City of Angels is a 1976 television series created by Stephen J. Cannell and Roy Huggins, who had previously worked together on The Rockford Files. American mystery novelist Max Allan Collins has called City of Angels "the best private eye series ever."
Thirty Cases of Major Zeman is a Czechoslovak action-drama television show intended as a political propaganda to support the official attitude of the communist party. The series were filmed in the 1970s.
Each episode encompasses one year, and investigations are stylized to that year. Most are inspired by real cases. The series follows the life of police investigator Jan Zeman during his career from 1945 to 1975.
The show follows three main characters who team up to solve unusual cases. Although they have different backgrounds, they work together seamlessly to crack the cases. Most of the cases they solve are related to organized crime in the city. Despite the fact that they are not police officers, they are often drawn into dangerous situations, leading them into precarious circumstances.
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.
The seemingly quiet lives of elderly Ottilie Dercksz and Emile Takma are dominated by remorse for a terrible crime they committed sixty years ago. When a family member arrives from the East Indies, their families are forced to deal with the ghosts of the past.
Matt Helm is an American mystery television series which aired on the ABC Network during the 1975-1976 season. The title character was played by Anthony Franciosa.
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.