Hill Street giorno e notte

Ambientata in una città senza nome, la serie narra le vicende degli uomini di un distretto di polizia, in particolare del capitano Frank Furillo, ex alcolista e divorziato. La sua ex moglie, Fay, fa anch'essa parte del Distretto, così come l'avvocato Joyce, il serg. Esterhaus, il veterano del Vietnam ten. Hunter e molti altri.
Creato da: Steven Bochco |
Genere: Dramma | Crime |

Numero di stagioni: 7
Numero di episodi: 146
Data prima messa in onda: 1981-01-15
Data ultima messa in onda: 1987-05-12

Approfondimenti

The exterior shots of the Hill Street station were those of an actual Chicago police station. N [...] D
Gregory Hoblit says he was "struck dumb" by the power of the award-winning documentary The Poli [...] D
Each episode begins with the morning roll call already in progress. Each time the episode begin [...] D
Renko and Hill are shown driving along a freeway service drive that has a sign leading to the f [...] D
Edward James Olmos turned down the role of Lt. Ray Calletano. He did, however, make three guest [...] D
Jeffrey Tambor played a cross-dressing judge on this show. Years later he would play a transgen [...] D
Philadelphia's ornate City Hall was used for the city hall of the series' unnamed location. D
Wendy Cutler did the voice of the police dispatcher heard during the opening credits montage. D
Taurean Blacque also provided the voice-overs for the "bumpers" shown at the beginning and end [...] D
Throughout the series, Officer Andy Renko is often seen wearing a black baseball cap with an or [...] D
Steven Bochco was fired from this show due to differences with his staff, and also due to the f [...] D
The producers went to great lengths to avoid specifying where the series took place, even going [...] D
Most episodes were written so that the action took place over the course of a single day. D
The series is regarded as a hallmark in American dramatic television. It was the first dramatic [...] D
Sergeant Esterhaus's line each week at the end of roll call was "Let's be careful out there". S [...] D
Three of the main cast members died prematurely from cancer, with two passing in the same year. [...] D
When it was in development, the show was titled "Hill Street Station." D
Originally Hill and Renko were supposed to die in the shooting in the drug house in the first e [...] D
In 1982, an unusual feat was made when all five Emmy nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor [...] D
Contrary to popular belief, it was Renko who was supposed to have died in the shootout in the p [...] D
The opening credit sequence was shot in Chicago, while the episodes themselves were shot in Los [...] D
David Mamet's wife, Lindsay Crouse, played Kate McBride, the first regular character who was a [...] D
The phone number for the station house is 555-8161. D
Many of the street names and precincts in the show are actual street names in Buffalo, NY, wher [...] D
James Sikking based his portrayal of Lt. Howard Hunter on a drill instructor he knew in the mil [...] D
The radio dispatch in the opening credits was unchanged throughout the series run: "Dispatch. W [...] D
Co-creator Steven Bochco described the production process this way: "We didn't know what the he [...] D
Jennifer Tilly and Charles Haid would also co-star in "Home on the Range." D
Writer Anthony Yerkovich left this show to write the pilot for Miami Vice (1984). D
Officer Hill's full name is Robert Eugene Hill. Sgt. Esterhaus' full name is Phillip Freemason [...] D
This series' concept was pitched by NBC head Brandon Tartikoff as "Barney Miller (1975) outdoor [...] D
Steven Bochco would produce another show after this, Avvocati a Los Angeles (1986), which took [...] D
Original plans were for this series to be shot with hand-held 16mm cameras only and in black an [...] D
Betty Thomas received seven Emmy nominations (one for each season of the show) for Outstanding [...] D
The title refers to the blue uniforms worn by many police officers in the U.S., and is perhaps [...] D
Dennis Franz appeared earlier on the show in the role of dirty cop Sal Benedetto, before taking [...] D
At Michael Conrad's request, after his death, his character of Sgt. Phil Esterhaus was revealed [...] D
The title is a clever play on words; it refers not only to the blue uniforms worn but also the [...] D
The pilot script said the show took place in an unnamed Midwestern city. Throughout the show's [...] D
Captain Frank Furillo and former district attorney Joyce Davenport had an affair (a sexual rela [...] D
NBC executives supported the series in its infancy, despite a lack of viewers. In 1981 it becam [...] D
During the episode Hill Street giorno e notte: A Wasted Weekend (1987) Season 7, an Illinois St [...] D
Voted #14 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. D
The exterior of the bar where the officers go after hours is located in Chicago. It has been de [...] D
A hallmark in the development of television drama, this was the first straight drama to incorpo [...] D
The show is partially based on the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Police Department as seen by the bla [...] D
The full name of the captain of the Hill Street precinct is Francis Xavier Furillo. D
Mentioned in the lyrics of the song "TV Party" by Black Flag. D
Linda Hamilton who appeared in Season 4 & Michael Biehn in Season 5 would later go on to star t [...] D
The theme music, written by Mike Post, became a hit song on its own and won a Grammy. Post said [...] D
LOGO GIMMICK: The MTM kitty wears a police cap after the end credits. D
During the course of the various episodes, 17 precincts are named: Hill Street, Polk Avenue, Mi [...] D
First weekly television series to receive $1 million from the network to film a single episode. [...] D

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