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Eischied (1979)

Eischied poster
Directed by
Gary Nelson
Genre
drama television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A veteran New York City police detective solves major crimes in the late 1970s. The show follows his investigations and interactions with the criminal justice system.

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What happens

Eischied (, EYE-shide) is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 21, 1979, to July 1, 1980. It was based on the starring character from the 1978 miniseries To Kill a Cop, which was based on the 1976 novel by Robert Daley. The show was broadcast in the United Kingdom under the title Chief of Detectives. In West Germany the show ran in 1980 under the title Schauplatz New York ("Location: New York"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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