Tv Series True Blue
True Blue is an American crime drama series set in New York City which aired on Friday evenings on NBC from December 3, 1989, until February 16, 1990.
The hour-long drama follows the exploits of a squad of uniformed officers assigned to the specialized trucks of the New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit.
| True Blue | |
|---|---|
| Created by | David J. Kinghorn |
| Starring | John Bolger |
| Composer | Domenic Troiano |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (1 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Grosso-Jacobson Productions NBC Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 3, 1989 – February 16, 1990 |
Plot
The premise of the show was ESU, the emergency service unit of the NYPD and its handling of rescues, emergencies and SWAT team–required incidents in the city.
Cast
- John Bolger as Off. Bobby Traverso
- Ally Walker as Off. Jessy Haley
- Nestor Serrano as Off. Geno Toffenelli
- Darnell Williams as Off. David Odom
- Eddie Velez as Off. Frankie Avila
- Grant Show as Cadet Casey Pierce
- Timothy Van Patten as Sgt. Andy Wojeski
- Dick Latessa as Det. Mike Duffy
- Leo Burmester as Off. Red Tollin
- Annie Golden as Connie Tollin
- Beau Starr as Lt. Bill Triplett
- Elya Baskin as Yuri
- Joe Lisi as 8th Precinct Capt. Motta
- Victor Arnold as Dep. Chief Servino
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | William A. Graham | David J. Kinghorn | December 3, 1989 | |||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| The team races to help a busload of children taken hostage by terrorists at the United Nations. | |||||||||
| 3 | "Life with the Lady" | Don Medford | David J. Kinghorn | December 8, 1989 | |||||
| Pierce tries to talk a jumper off the Statue of Liberty; a man with a machete hijacks a city bus. | |||||||||
| 4 | "Oldies, But Goodies" | Gilbert M. Shilton | David J. Kinghorn | December 15, 1989 | |||||
| Geno poses as Elvis to placate an armed madman; an apparent jumper on a bridge tower turns out to be an amorous couple who like heights. | |||||||||
| 5 | "Someone to Listen" | Richard Lang | Michael Fisher | December 22, 1989 | |||||
| Bobby tries to prevent a suicide; a disgruntled insurance customer takes hostages; Jessy delivers a baby in an elevator. | |||||||||
| 6 | "Blue Monday" | George Mendeluk | Michael Zettler & Shelly Altman | January 5, 1990 | |||||
| Tollin tracks an escaped lion through the Empire State Building; an overzealous preacher impedes the rescue of a disturbed man. | |||||||||
| 7 | "Hickory, Dickory, Dock" | Mike Vejar | James Schmerer | January 12, 1990 | |||||
| A lovesick college student climbs a drainpipe five stories; Tollin and Haley pose as nurses to thwart the bombing of a tour boat. | |||||||||
| 8 | "The Beast" | Tony Mordente | Jonathan Day | January 19, 1990 | |||||
| An armed, impaired man takes refuge in the lion's cage at the zoo; the team tracks a deranged sniper through a docked aircraft carrier. | |||||||||
| 9 | "Tunnel Vision" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Michael Eric Stein | January 26, 1990 | |||||
| Ski Boss tries to help a youngster living in an abandoned subway; Odom and Duffy try to rescue a thief who steals copper from roofs. | |||||||||
| 10 | "Caves" | George Mendeluk | Robert Brennan | February 2, 1990 | |||||
| Collapsing earth traps two children in a cave with a drug dealer. | |||||||||
| 11 | "Fire Down Below" | Mike Vejar | Stephen Lord | February 9, 1990 | |||||
| The unit rescues people trapped in toxic debris from a steampipe explosion; Casey vies for the NYPD boxing championship. | |||||||||
| 12 | "Chinatown" | Mario Azzopardi | Peter McCabe | February 16, 1990 | |||||
| 13 | "Signal 66" | TBD | Peter McCabe | Unaired | |||||
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