The Rockford Files(1974)

series - first aired/released 1974-09-13 - audience 7.6

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Directed by Alexander Grasshoff, Alexander Singer, Arnold Laven, Bernard L. Kowalski, Bernard McEveety, Bruce Kessler, Charles S. Dubin, Christian I. Nyby II, Corey Allen, Dana Elcar, Harry Falk, Hy Averback, Ivan Dixon, Jackie Cooper, James Coburn, James Garner, Jeannot Szwarc, Jerry London, John Patterson, Joseph Pevney, Lawrence Doheny, Lou Antonio, Meta Rosenberg, Michael Schultz, Reza Badiyi, Richard Crenna, Russ Mayberry, Stephen J. Cannell, Stuart Margolin, Vincent McEveety, William Wiard, Winrich Kolbe

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.