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Amy Prentiss

Amy Prentiss is an American police drama television series which aired on NBC. It is a spinoff of Ironside, and aired as part of the NBC Mystery Movie from 1974-1975.

Jessica Walter stars as Amy Prentiss, a relatively young investigator who becomes the first female Chief of Detectives for the San Francisco Police Department. Helen Hunt, in an early role, played Prentiss' pre-teen daughter, Jill. Four 2-hour episodes were aired.

Guest stars in the series' brief run included William Shatner, Cameron Mitchell, Don Murray, Joyce Van Patten and Jamie Farr.

Created ByFrancine Carroll
StatusEnded
Original NameAmy Prentiss
First Air DateDecember 1, 1974
Last Air DateFebruary 2, 1975
Seasons1
Episodes3
Episode Runtime2h 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production CompaniesUniversal TelevisionFrancy Productions
NetworksNBC
S01E03

Profile in Evil

Amy's quarry is a renegade cop who killed a drug dealer and the fellow officer who witnessed his crime.

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