Hill Street Blues: Hill Street Station

This classic hard-edged police drama takes a realistic - and often comedic - look at a precinct in the inner city of a large urban centre. Hill Street is the toughest and worst assignment a cop can get. Action in the series takes place both inside the precinct and on the battlefield of the streets. In the first episode of the first series, Precinct Captain Furillo tries to defuse a hostage situation despite the advice of his gung-ho Emergency Action Team leader and the temperament of a self-absorbed gang leader; public defender Joyce Davenport tries to find a client who has been lost in the bureaucratic maze; Detective LaRue gets a lapful of coffee; Sgt. Esterhaus confides to Fay about his teenage sweetheart; and Officers Hill and Renko are shot in the line of duty. A double bill continues on weekdays.