The Rookies

Mar 7, 1972

1h 13m

★ 6.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

ABC Circle Films

The Rookies Trailers

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Cast

Sgt. Eddie Ryker

Darren McGavin

Sniper

Cameron Mitchell

Jared Whitman

Robert F. Lyons

Neil Montgomery

Paul Burke

Terry Webster

Georg Stanford Brown

Mike Danko

Sam Melville

Willie Gillis

Michael Ontkean

Kevin Lassiter

Jeff Pomerantz

Jill Danko

Jennifer Billingsley

Molly Lassiter

Davey Davison

Toby Loomis

Logan Ramsey

Officer Shaw

Robert J. Wilke

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