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THE DETECTIVES Starring Robert Taylor
AKA
ROBERT TAYLOR’S DETECTIVES
AKA
CAPTAIN OF DETECTIVES.

ABC (1959–1961)
NBC (1961–1962)
Original run October 16, 1959 – May 18, 1962
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 97
Running time 22–24 minutes (1959–1961)
45–48 minutes (1961–1962)

This crime drama was produced by Four Star Television

Robert Taylor stars as Detective Captain Matt Holbrook, the tough, no-nonsense head of an elite police investigative unit in a major U.S. city. Each man in Holbrook's hand-picked squad of detectives came from a different division. Lt. Johnny Russo (Tige Andrews) was from burglary, Lt. Jim Conway (Lee Farr) came from Homicide and Lt. Otto Lindstrom (Russell Thorson) was from the Bunco Squad. In the series' second season, Farr left the series and was replaced by Mark Goddard as Detective Sgt. Chris Ballard. Future Batman star Adam West joined the cast during the third season as Sgt. Steve Nelson.

The series moved to NBC for its third season and was increased from thirty to sixty minutes. The series was also retitled to Robert Taylor's Detectives.

In syndication, the series was rebroadcast for a time under the name, Captain of Detectives. Rebroadcasts were shown in the early 2000s on cable's TV Land network.

The Detectives has yet to see a DVD release in the U.S., but has been released in Germany under the name "Kein Fall für FBI."

Robert Taylor as Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook
Tige Andrews as Lt. John "Johnny" Russo
Russell Thorson as Lt. Otto Lindstrom (1959-1961)
Lee Farr as Lt. James "Jimmy" Conway (1959-1960)
Mark Goddard as Sgt. Chris Ballard (1960-1962)
Ursula Thiess as Lisa Bonay (1960-1961)
Adam West as Sgt. Steve Nelson (1961-1962)

Guest stars
Philip Abbott
Ellen Burstyn
Dyan Cannon
James Coburn
John Considine
Yvonne Craig
Robert Culp
Ronnie Dapo
Donna Douglas
Jena Engstrom
Eva Gabor
Bruce Gordon
Frank Gorshin
Marianna Hill
Marsha Hunt
Martin Landau
Scott Marlowe
Vera Miles
George Mitchell
Mary Murphy
Jay North
Cathy O'Donnell
Jerry Paris
Pernell Roberts
Chris Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
Fay Spain
Inger Stevens
Joan Taylor
Lawrence Tierney
William Windom

1.01 THE STREGER AFFAIR (60 min pilot)
1.02 (30 min): SHOT IN THE DARK
1.03 THE HIDDEN PLACE (TV Guide title)
1.04 (30 min): DECOY
1.05 (30 min): THE MURDEROUS DEADLINE
1.06 (30 min): THE BAIT
1.07 (30 min): MY NAME IS TOMMY
1.08 (30 min): BACK-SEAT DRIVER
1.09 (30 min): TWO-TIME LOSER
1.10 (30 min): THE LONG DRIVE
1.11 MASQUERADE
1.12 (30 min): LIFE IN THE BALANCE
1.13 (30 min): KARATE
1.14 (30 min): BLUE FIRE
1.15 (30 min): MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
1.16 (30 min): HOUSE CALL
1.17 (30 min): THE TRAP
1.18 (30 min): CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
1.19 (30 min): TWELVE HOURS TO LIVE
1.20 (30 min): ANATOMY OF FEAR
1.21 (30 min): ARMED AND DANGEROUS
1.22 (30 min): THE BAD EYE OF ROSE ROSETTI
1.23 (30 min): TIME AND TIDE
1.24 (30 min): LITTLE GIRL LOST
1.25 (30 min): THE CHAMELEON TRUCK
1.26 (30 min): THE OLD GANG
1.27 (30 min): THE BODYGUARDS
1.28 (30 min): THE PROWLER
1.29 (30 min): FACE DOWN, FLOATING
1.30 (30 min): THE LONG JUMP
1.31 (30 min): TRIAL BY FIRE
1.32 THE RETIREMENT OF MARIA MUIR (60 min episode)
1.33 (30 min): SONG OF SONGS

2.01 [34] (30 min): THE NEW MAN
2.02 [35] (30 min): LONGSHOT
2.03 [36] (30 min): THE SPORTS JOB
2.04 [37] (30 min): ALIBIS
2.05 [38] (30 min): SHUTTLE
2.06 [39] (30 min): COP ON TRIAL
2.07 [40] (30 min): THE LITTLE WITNESS
2.08 [41] (30 min): YOU ONLY DIE ONCE
2.09 [42] (30 min): ADOPTED
2.10 [43] (30 min): THE OTHER SIDE
2.11 [44] (30 min): THE SCALPEL
2.12 [45] (30 min): BIG POISON
2.13 [46] (30 min): THE INFORMER
2.14 [47] (30 min): RAZOR'S EDGE
2.15 [48] (30 min): THE FRIGHTENED ONES
2.16 [49] (30 min): POWER FAILURE
2.17 [50] (30 min): KINFOLK
2.18 [51] (30 min): QUIET NIGHT
2.19 [52] (30 min): SEE NO EVIL
2.20 [53] (30 min): PERSONAL ENEMY
2.21 [54] (30 min): MATT'S WOMAN
2.22 [55] (30 min): AN EYE FOR AN EYE
2.23 [56] (30 min): BAD APPLE
2.24 [57] (30 min): NOT SO LONG AGO
2.25 [58] (30 min): THE REASON
2.26 [59] (30 min): SECRET ASSIGNMENT
2.27 [60] (30 min): TIME FOR DECISION
2.28 [61] (30 min): TERROR ON ICE
2.29 [62] (30 min): LITTLE BOY CLUE
2.30 [63] (30 min): THE SHORT WAY HOME
2.31 [64] (30 min): OTHER CHEEK
2.32 [65] (30 min): THE AIRTIGHT CASE
2.33 [66] (30 min): DUTY DATE
2.34 [67] THE CHAMP

3.01 [68] (60 min) TOBEY'S PLACE
3.02 [69] (60 min) THE LEGEND OF JIM RIVA
3.03 [70] (60 min) SHADOW OF HIS BROTHER
3.04 [71] (60 min): A BARREL FULL OF MONKEYS
3.05 [72] (60 min): ONE LUCKY BREAK
3.06 [73] (60 min): A PIECE OF TOMORROW
3.07 [74] (60 min): BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
3.08 [75] (60 min): HIT AND MISS
3.09 [76] (60 min): SONG OF THE GUILTY HEART
3.10 [77] (60 min): ESCORT
3.11 [78] (60 min): THE QUEEN OF CRAVEN POINT
3.12 [79] (60 min): ACT OF GOD
3.13 [80] (60 min): POINT OF NO RETURN
3.14 [81] (60 min): CROSSED WIRES
3.15 [82] (60 min): NIGHT ON THE TOWN
3.16 [83] (60 min): PANDORA'S BOX
3.17 [84] (60 min): THE JAGGED EDGE
3.18 [85] (60 min): THE OUTSIDER
3.19 [86] (60 min) WALK A CROOKED LINE
3.20 [87] (60 min): NIGHT BOAT
3.21 [88] (60 min): ONE LOUSY WEDNESDAY
3.22 [89] (60 min): THE CON MAN
3.23 [90] (60 min): NEVER THE TWAIN
3.24 [91] (60 min): THREE BLIND MICE (Part I)
3.25 [92] (60 min): THREE BLIND MICE (Part II)
3.26 [93] (60 min): FINDERS KEEPERS
3.27 [94] (60 min): THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT
3.28 [95] (60 min): THE WALLS HAVE EYES
3.29 [96] (60 min): STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE
3.30 [97] (60 min): SATURDAY EDITION (final episode)