Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues is a television series that in the United States for the first time in 1981 was broadcast by NBC . In Netherlands, the series was broadcast by the NCRV and several times later repeated by TV10 Gold and RTL5. In Belgium the series broadcast on Canvas . The series was in 2002 at the 14th place in TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (a weekly American television journal).



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[hide] *1 Characteristics  ==Characteristics[ Edit] == Although the viewing figures in America never have been great, this series has great influence on the way in which television series were made. In series such as NYPD Blue and THERE is clearly the influence of Hill Street Blues to spot.
 * 2 History
 * 3 the main characters
 * 4 recurring characters
 * 5 Episodes
 * 6 external link

Each episode consisted of a number of story lines that ran through each other. Some were handled within the episode, some walked through over several episodes. It was the first time that policemen were not portrayed as super agents in fast cars, but if normal people who had to work hard in tough conditions.

Producers Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll depths the characters good, whereby above all also the human side got much attention. An extra dimension was added by to highlight contrasts between the characters.Examples include the white southern agent Andy Renko which cooperates with his black colleague Bobby Hill, and pacifist Lieutenant Henry Goldblum and the militaristic SWAT-team leader Lt. Howard Hunter.

The series highlighted many topics from everyday life and the way a figures was brought, had to give the viewer the feeling that he looked to a reality series .

Although the recordings took place in Los Angeles and Chicago, played the story is set in a fictional town somewhere in the North of the United States. The name of the series was based on the Hill District in Pittsburgh.

The characteristic theme song was written by Mike Post, who is also responsible for title songs of many well-known television series. ==History[ Edit] == Hill Street Blues was formed when the network NBC in 1980 at MTM production company to ' a police series ' early. Producers Bochco and Kozoll initially had little point in such a project. Both had, although they had little affinity with the genre, just some projects in this area behind the flopped back. Bochco therefore proposed at NBC the condition they would have a free hand in the series.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Kozoll wanted something along the lines of the feature film Fort Apache The Bronx: a series in which the impact of the life on the police agents got more attention than pursuits and solving crimes. In the end, Hill Street Blues according to Bochco a series about how people are made for an impossible task if they see.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A month-long strike had actors for any chaos in the television world provided. When the strike was over had to the script for the pilot episode of Hill Street Blues be written within a few days. Bochco remembers that cooperation with Kozoll was very inspiring. Ideas for characters with which both were milling about for years brought together, so that the pilot episode eventually had at least eleven protagonists. The two then full control of that NBC two seasons of the series gave, according to Bochco was probably due to the exceptional quality of the first episode. Hill Street Blues was unique in this respect. Normally made the networks during the production of a series of full service in the field of the choice of the story, the actors, etc.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">At the time of the start-up of Hill Street Blues were Bochco and Kozoll experienced script writers who up until that moment, especially for projects for which they had drawn up subservient felt little passion. For the filling in of the roles they chose actors who are in a similar position stood. Often there were old friends for whom she had written the role especially. Because there were so many leading roles in Hill Street Blues, it was impossible to complete all story lines within an episode. The series had a structure that until that moment only in soap operas was common: storylines exchanged each other constantly off. In addition, happened in Hill Street Blues a lot at the same time. The scenarios covered at least twice as many pages as until then usual because often both in the foreground as something was going on in the background. To preserve a still any overview knew the strict unity of timeseries: each episode covered exactly one day, began the morning briefing, and ended with the late evening of a character.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">According to Bochco for Hill Street Blues he has five years of his life working on the project because it continuously intense later maybe would prove his only work where he really could be proud. Gold the same for many other employees. Attached to the emerging popularity of cocaine in this Hollywood made sure that the atmosphere on the set was almost constantly hectic.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Although Hill Street Blues no successful show was, the series proved influential. The series was showered with Emmy's. The semi-documentary style and letting go of the principle that a police series has one or two key players, were later widely copied. ==The main characters<span class="mw-editsection" len="351" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Recurring characters<span class="mw-editsection" len="358" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Episodes<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Captain Francis X. (Frank) Furillo- Daniel J. Travanti
 * Fay Furillo- Barbara Bosson
 * Sergeant Philip Freemason (Phil) Esterhaus- Michael Conrad
 * Officer Robert Eugene (Bobby) Hill- Michael Warren
 * Officer Andrew Jackson (Andy) Renko- Charles Haid
 * Joyce Davenport- Veronica Hamel
 * Detective Michael (Mick) Baby- Bruce Weitz
 * Lieutenant Ray Calletano- René Enríquez
 * Detective Johnny (J.D.) LaRue- Kiel Martin
 * Detective Neal Washington- Taurean Blaque
 * Lt. Howard Hunter- James Sikking
 * Sergeant/Lieutenant Henry Goldblume- Joe Spano
 * Agent/Sergeant Lucille (Lucy) Bates- Betty Thomas
 * Agent Joe Coffey- Ed Marinaro
 * Officer Leo Schnitz- Robert Hirschfeld
 * Sergeant Stan Jablonski- Robert Prosky
 * Lieutenant Norman Buntz- Dennis Franz
 * Detective Patsy Mayo- Mimi Kuzyk
 * Detective Harry Garibaldi- Ken Olin
 * Agent Patrick Flaherty- Robert Clohessy
 * Agent Tina Russo- Megan Gallagher
 * Captain Bob Esi- Richard Romanus
 * Assistant District Attorney Alvarez- Gregory Sierra
 * John Amico- Jack Andreozzi
 * Shirret Else- By Nessa Clarke
 * Ed Andrews- John Wesley
 * Bobby Angel- Billy Green Bush
 * Mr. Paul Michael Arcanian-
 * Prunella Ashton-Wilkes- Elizabeth Huddle
 * E.a.t. Agent Jack Ballantine- Gary Miller
 * Reverend Banks- Stack Pierce
 * Detective Sal Benedetto- Dennis Franz
 * Detective Michael Benedict- Gerald Castillo
 * Bernard- Kent Williams
 * Assistant District Attorney Irwin Bernstein- George Wyner
 * Billie- K Tracy
 * Sal Binachi- Jack Andreozzi
 * Marv Box- Dana Gladstone
 * Alan Bradford- Martin Ferrero
 * Richard Brady- William Forsythe
 * Tyler Bragg- Howard Witt
 * Warren Briscoe- Andy Romano
 * Virgil Brooks- Nathan Cook
 * Attorney Brown- Renny Roker
 * Officer Randall Buttman- Michael Biehn
 * Stuart Casey- Fred McCarren
 * Kiki Clinton Derricks-Carroll -Chabundi
 * Ed Chapel- Jordan Charney
 * Connie Chapman- Frances McDormand
 * Dolores Chapman- Linda Heart
 * Cynthia Chase- Andrea Marcovicci
 * Theodore Chato- Victor Mohica
 * Don Chesler- Peter Schuck
 * Detective Lieutenant Alf Chesley- Gerry Black
 * Chico- Gregory Norman Cruz
 * Lee Cleveland- Hilly Hicks
 * Mayor Ozzie Cleveland- J.A. Preston
 * Judge Milton Cole- George Wallace
 * Colette- Marion Kodamu Yue
 * Coley- Robin Coleman
 * Douglas Comstock- Robin Gammell
 * Crawford- Franklyn Seales
 * Sonny Crockett- Dennis Burkley
 * Jennifer Cross- John Arnette
 * Chief Fletcher Daniels- Jon Cypher
 * Daryl Ann- Deborah Richter
 * Agent Rudy Davis- Harold Sylvester
 * Arnold Detweiler- Michael Fairman
 * Fabian DeWitt- Zero Hubbard
 * Vivian DeWitt- Beverly Hope Atkinson
 * All DiPiano- Charles Tyner
 * DiCostanza- Lou Joffred
 * Maureen Dolan- Joan Sweeny
 * Tommy Donahue- David L. Crowley
 * Pete Dorsey- Peter Dylan
 * Phil Dugan- Stephen Power
 * Jay Eldridge- Peter Fox
 * Ellis- Leonard Lightfoot
 * Aunt Feeney- Beah Richards
 * Gabe Fimpel- Michael Tucker
 * Sarah Fimpel- Jill Eikenberry
 * Benjamin Fisk- George Coe
 * James Fitzsimmons- Jere Burns
 * John Fox- Harrison Page
 * James Willett Frame- George Innes
 * Mary Franken- Nora Heflin
 * Captain Freedom- Dennis Dugan
 * Captain Jerry Fuchs- Vincent Lucchesi
 * Mr. Furillo- Richard Bull
 * Anna Furillo- Penny Santon
 * Joe Furillo- Michael Durrell
 * Sophie Furillo- Catherin Paolone Are
 * Gerry Gaffney- Gary Frank
 * Agent Michael Galva- Brian McNamara
 * Grace Gardner- Barbara Babcock
 * Agent Ron Garfield- Mykelti Williamson
 * Anthony Garibaldi- Joe Dorsey
 * Jon Gennaro- Leo Rossi
 * Goldblum- Dana Gladstone
 * Rachel Goldblume- Rosanna Huffman
 * Gradsky- Andy Goldberg
 * Carole Greene- Martha Hackett
 * Ed Greenglass- Basil Hoffman
 * Eddie Gregg- Charles Levin
 * Celestine Grey- Camille Smith
 * Judge Paul Grogan- Donnelly Rhodes
 * Lotta Gue- Roxanne Rolle
 * Joe Gustimonte- Edward James Olmos
 * Wilber Harmon- Eric Laneuville
 * Agent Harris- Mark Metcalf
 * William Hasselbach- Ian Patrick Williams
 * Dr. Heath- Wortham Krimmer
 * Dudley Hicks- Troy Curvey Jr.
 * Mary Hicks- Alexandra Johnson
 * Reggie Hill- James McEachin
 * Hingle- Jake Mitchell
 * Vic Hitler- Terry Kiser
 * Eddie Hoban- Robert Brian Berger
 * Tom Hopper- Eric Pierpoint
 * Vera Horvath- Sharon Barr
 * Jesse John Hudson- Danny Glover
 * Bailbondsman Huerta- Danny Mora
 * Iggy- David Fresco
 * Sal Intestinal- John Quade
 * Ms. Jackson- Pamela Hayden
 * Sergeant Jenkins- Lawrence Tierney
 * Justine- Peggy Soccer
 * Debbie Kaplan- Gela Jacobson
 * Kristen- Ally Sheedy
 * Lambert- Charles Guardino
 * Andrew Lane- William G. Schilling
 * Lee- John Idakitis
 * Vernon Lee- Kene Holliday
 * Agent Ron Lipsky- Chris Noth
 * Pickpocket James Logan- Nick Savage
 * Biff Lowe- Paul Gleason
 * Irv Luboff- Michael Durrell
 * Ludwig- George McDaniel
 * Lyle- Phil Peters
 * Lynetta- Shirley Jo Finney
 * Ralph Macafee- Dan Hedaya
 * Mac MacAllister- Sandy McPeak
 * Assistant Chief Dennis Mahoney- Ron Parady
 * Mancuso- John O'Connell
 * Shamrock Leader Tommy Mann- David Caruso
 * Cookie Marcel- Jesse D. Goins
 * Dave Marino- Vincent Baggetta
 * Robin Mars- David Wohl
 * Agent Martin- Randy Kovitz
 * Jesus Martinez- Trinidad Silva
 * Marty the structural engineer- Martin Garner
 * Massey Hall- Robert Sampson
 * Councilman Tom McAurley- Dennis Holahan
 * Kate McBride- Lindsay Crouse
 * Nancy McCoy- Karen Carlson
 * Lawrence McKeever- Michael MacRae
 * Melvin- Matt Greaves
 * Steve Merkur- Scott Paulin
 * Metzger- James Tartan
 * Katy Moore- Nancy Lenehan
 * John Morgenstern- Lee Kessler
 * William Mullins- Jesse D. Goins
 * Agent Jerry Nash- Stephen McHattie
 * Peggy LaRue Nelson- Janet Carroll
 * Rob Nelson- Louis Giambalvo
 * Martha Nichols- Lynne Moody
 * Chief Coroner Wally Nydorf- Pat Corley
 * Judge Lee Oberman- Larry D. Mann
 * Sonny Orsini- Joe Pantoliano
 * Pak- Soon-Tek Oh
 * Presidential Aide Parker- Charles Seaverns
 * Celeste Patterson- Judith Hansen
 * Pauli- Ernie Sabella
 * Sandra Paully- Mimi Rogers
 * Marcus Peabody- Randy Brooks
 * Inspector Pearson- John Karlen
 * Donald Peck- James O'Sullivan
 * Agent Mike Perez- Tony Perez
 * Philip- Miguel Fernandez
 * Agent Archie Pizer- Barry Tubb
 * Agent Ramsey- Stanley Kamel
 * Raymond- David Selburg
 * Reagan- Harry Moses
 * John Renko- Morgan Woodward
 * Tracy Renko- Alley Mills
 * Caroline Reynolds- Kristen Meadows
 * Rico- Marco Rodriguez
 * Wet Rikers- Tim Thomerson
 * Doris Robson- Alfre Woodard
 * Nemo Rodriguez- Don Cervantes
 * Dr. Ted Rose- Sandy McPeak
 * Hector Ruiz- Panchito Gomez
 * Louis Russ- Stan Shaw
 * Samantha- M.E. Loree
 * Trudy Sandler- Betty McGuire
 * Danny Santana- Reni Santoni
 * Santini- Jeff Seymour
 * Gene Scapizzi- Marc Alaimo
 * Judge Maurice Schilling- Allan Rich
 * Lieutenant Emil Schneider- Dolph Sweet
 * Myrna Scnitz- Jane Alden
 * Randolph Scripps- Kenneth Tigar
 * Andy Sedita- Stuart Margolin
 * Am Seltzer- Barney Martin
 * Shanks- Nicholas Shields
 * Irish Bobby Shields- Guy Boyd
 * Internal Affairs Detective Shipman- Arthur Taxier
 * Sid the Snitch- Peter Jurasik
 * Rollie Simone- Michael Lerner
 * Cut- Gary Of Ormand
 * Sosa- Al Ruscio
 * Gina Srignoli- Jennifer Tilly
 * Jack Steger- Sandy Ward
 * Dr. Stuart- Sam Groom
 * Swanson- George Dickerson
 * Terry Salmon- Grace Zabriskie
 * Officer Robin Tataglia- Lisa Sutton
 * Mrs. Tatum- Ketty Lester
 * Teresa- Helen Shaver
 * Jill Thomas- Lynn Whitfield
 * Denise Thompson- Freddye Chapman
 * Agent Clara Harold- Jane Kaczmarek
 * William (Buck Naked) Tully- Lee Weaver
 * Tyler- Ricco Ross
 * Sandy Valpariso- Linda Hamilton
 * Mr. Viatoro- Luis Avalos
 * Judge Alan Wachtel- Jeffrey Tambor
 * Councilman Wade- Walter Bobbie
 * Dorothy Walker- Anne Curry
 * Lieutenant John Walsh – John Brandon
 * Webster- Mark Voland
 * Charlie Weeks- Charles Hallahan
 * Sam Weiser- Ron Silver
 * Graham Wells- Granville Van Dusen
 * Byron Whitcamp- Kale Browne
 * Agent Wiley- Patti Johns
 * Alfred Williams- Keith Amos
 * Lynn Williams- Ann-Marie Johnson
 * Wilma- Donna L
 * Morris Wine- Ralph Manza
 * Nurse Linda Wulfawitz- Kathleen Lloyd