Barney Miller(1975)

series - first aired/released 1975-01-23 - audience 7.3

Directed by Alex March, David Swift, Max Gail, Richard Kinon

Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.