Hill Street Blues - Season 1

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Hill Street Blues is a groundbreaking crime drama that premiered on NBC in 1981, created by Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll. The series stars Daniel J. Travanti as Precinct Captain Frank Furillo, alongside Betty Thomas, Bruce Weitz, Charles Haid, Ed Marinaro, and James Sikking. Rather than following a traditional police procedural format, the show offers an intimate look at the lives of dedicated officers and detectives working at an urban police station, blending gritty realism with personal drama as characters navigate crime investigation, violence, and the emotional toll of law enforcement.

This is a 3-disc DVD set containing the complete first season with a runtime of approximately 14 hours and 20 minutes, rated TV-PG. Directed by Arnold Laven, Corey Allen, and Georg Stanford Brown, the season features the show’s signature hand-held camera work, overlapping dialogue, and serialized storytelling that set it apart from typical television of its era. Own this influential series on physical media at a used price.