Amy Prentiss | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Francine Carroll |
Starring |
Jessica Walter Johnny Seven Helen Hunt |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | December 1, 1974 | – February 2, 1975
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. Three 2-hour episodes were aired.
Guest stars in the series' brief run included William Shatner, Cameron Mitchell, Ron Thompson, Don Murray, Joyce Van Patten and Jamie Farr.
The pilot for this series was the two-part Ironside episode "Amy Prentiss," a.k.a. "The Chief" (23 May 1974).