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Jack Webb was never an actual law enforcement officer, but listeners could be forgiven for thinking that he was - such was the gritty honesty that formed the backbone of his iconic character, Sgt. Joe Friday.
Friday and his partner Ben Romero (played by Barton Yarborough) were two hardworking cops just doing their jobs. And those jobs carry them from one gripping real-life case to the next in this collection of twenty digitally remastered episodes from the early years of Dragnet, radio's finest police drama!
Includes a Program Guide by Elizabeth McLeod.
Episodes Include: The Big Meet 10-26-50; The Big Church 11-02-50; The Big Mother 11-09-50; The Big Parrot 11-16-50; The Big Betty 11-23-50; The Big Car 11-30-50; The Big Picture 12-07-50; The Big Break 12-14-50; .22 Rifle for Christmas 12-21-51; The Big Family 12-28-50; The Big Holdup 01-04-51; The Big Jump 01-11-51; The Big Dance 01-18-51; The Big Tomato 01-25-51; The Big Children 02-01-51; The Big Cast 02-08-51; The Big Crime 02-15-51; The Big Couple 02-22-51; The Big Partner 03-01-51; The Big New Year's 03-08-51
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Just the facts.
I've been listening to Jack Webb and Dragnet for many years, and this is a show that never disappoints. One of the unusual features of Dragnet, not duplicated in any other police show, is that Friday and Romero float between the various departments of the LA Police Department. That has a way of keeping the show fresh episode to episode. Webb is always good, but I've always felt that the episodes featuring Barton Yarborough as his partner, Ben Romero, have something that later episodes with other partners don't quite have. Yarborough was a superb performer and his interactions with Webb' Friday seem to reflect the true friendship the two actors had. This is a great series and this particular set is among the best.
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Radio/Tv…Webb is always interesting.
I liked the program.
