Hawaii Five-O(1969)

series - first aired/released 1969-06-04 - audience 7.2

Action & Adventure, Drama

Directed by Abner Biberman, Alf Kjellin, Allen Reisner, Anton Leader, Barry Crane, Barry Shear, Beau Vanden Ecker, Bernard McEveety, Bob Sweeney, Bruce Bilson, Charles S. Dubin, Corey Allen, Danny Arnold, David Friedkin, Dennis Donnelly, Dick Moder, Don Weis, Douglas Green, Edward M. Abroms, Ernest Pintoff, Gene Nelson, Gordon Hessler, Harry Falk, Harry F. Hogan, Harry Harris, Harvey S. Laidman, Herbert Hirschman, Herschel Daugherty, Irving J. Moore, Jack Lord, Jack Shea, Jack Whitman, Jerry Jameson, Jerry London, Jerry Thorpe, John Llewellyn Moxey, John Newland, John Peyser, Joseph Manduke, Lawrence Dobkin, Leo Penn, Marc Daniels, Marvin J. Chomsky, Michael O'Herlihy, Murray Golden, Nicholas Colasanto, Noel Black, Paul Stanley, Paul Wendkos, Philip Leacock, Ralph Levy, Ray Austin, Reza Badiyi, Richard Benedict, Robert Butler, Robert Gist, Robert L. Morrison, Robert Scheerer, Ron Satlof, Ron Winston, Seymour Robbie, Steven Hilliard Stern, Sutton Roley

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".