The Rookies

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Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin

Sgt. Eddie Ryker

Cameron Mitchell
Cameron Mitchell

Sniper

Robert F. Lyons
Robert F. Lyons

Jared Whitman

Paul Burke
Paul Burke

Neil Montgomery

Georg Stanford Brown
Georg Stanford Brown

Terry Webster

Sam Melville
Sam Melville

Mike Danko

Michael Ontkean
Michael Ontkean

Willie Gillis

Jeff Pomerantz
Jeff Pomerantz

Kevin Lassiter

Jennifer Billingsley
Jennifer Billingsley

Jill Danko

Davey Davison
Davey Davison

Molly Lassiter

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    Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life. This is another TV-pilot that was first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week before becoming a TV-series.

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    1972-03-07

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