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21st Precinct broadcast from July 7th 1953 through November 1st 1956 on the CBS network.
21ST PRECINCT was a very dramatic police drama. CBS decided to use New York City as the backdrop for this series and to focus on the happenings in an actual police precinct. The premise was to put the listener into the drama from the opening phone call until the final report was written.
The 21st was described as 'just lines on a map of the city of New your. Most of the 173,000 people wedged into the nine-tenths of a square mile between Fifth Avenue and the East River wouldn't know if you asked them that they lived or worked in the 21st. The detail was made up of '160 patrolmen, eleven sergeants, and four lieutenants, under the command of one captain - Frank Kennelly. It was mentioned in each episode's closing that , "21st Precinct is presented with the official cooperation of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association an organization of more than 20,000 members of the Police Department, City of New York."
The Captain was the primary character and also acted as the narrator. Three actors played the Captain's role: Everett Sloane as Kennelly for the first 109 episodes and returned briefly in episode 135., James Gregory as Vincent Cronin for episode 109-144, and Les Damon as Thomas Keough starting in episode 145 through the remainder of the series.. In supporting roles was Ken Lynch as Lt. Matt King and Harold Stone as Sgt. Waters. Santos Ortega appeared frequently as Lt. Patrick "Red" Gorman.
Ninety-two episodes are in circulation for this series. It is generally believed that they were all recorded off the air by one collector as they were broadcast. However, many episodes appear to have been circulating independently of one another in the early 1970s. Several dealer catalogs from that period list them for sale, stating 'dubbed from the original transcription disks'.
EPISODES LIST:
53-07-07 (001) The Nolen Brothers
53-07-14 (002) Case of the Young Incorrigible
53-07-21 (003) The Bartender
53-07-28 (004) The Twins
53-08-04 (005) Case of the Sailor's Family
53-08-11 (006) Post Number Seven
53-08-18 (007) The Mainliner
53-08-25 (008) The Bookkeeper
53-09-01 (009) The Friend
53-09-08 (010) The Certified 600
53-09-15 (011) The Dog Day
53-09-22 (012) The Homecoming
53-09-29 (013) The Shooting Gallery
53-10-06 (014) The Bird
53-10-13 (015) Case of the Picture
53-10-20 (016) Case of the Foundling
53-10-27 (017) Case of the Fall
53-11-03 (018) Case of the Patient
53-11-17 (020) Case of the Basket
53-11-24 (021) Case of the Ditch
53-12-04 (022) Case of the L.D. 80
53-12-25 (025) The Plant
54-01-01 (026) Case of the Stairs
54-01-13 (027) The Platform
54-01-20 (028) The Visitors
54-01-27 (029) The Kid
54-02-03 (030) The Baker
54-02-10 (031) Case of the Drive
54-02-24 (033) The Cure
54-03-03 (034) The Door
54-03-24 (037) The Package
54-04-07 (039) The Collar
54-04-14 (040) The Brother
54-04-28 (042) The Story
54-05-05 (043) The Cabinet
54-05-12 (044) The Dollar
54-05-19 (045) The Day
54-05-26 (046) The Father
54-06-02 (047) The Needle
54-06-09 (048) The Book
54-06-16 (049) The Sprinter
54-06-23 (050) The Will
54-06-30 (051) The Red Tiger
54-07-07 (052) The Mover
54-07-14 (053) The Shotgun
54-07-21 (054) The Ledge
54-07-28 (055) The DOA
54-08-04 (056) The Job
54-08-18 (058) The Iron
54-08-25 (059) The Wreck
54-09-01 (060) The Copperhead
54-09-08 (061) The Trip
54-09-22 (063) The Suit
54-09-29 (064) The Walker
54-10-06 (065) The Jet
54-10-13 (066) The Number
54-10-20 (067) The Virtuoso
54-10-27 (068) The Mark
54-11-03 (069) The Glass
54-11-10 (070) The Sticks
54-11-17 (071) The Bottle
54-11-24 (072) The Beaver
54-12-01 (073) The Purse
54-12-08 (074) The Jump
54-12-15 (075) The Loser
54-12-22 (076) The Giver
54-12-29 (077) The Wife
55-01-05 (078) The Trade
55-01-19 (080) The Notes
55-01-26 (081) The Fire Escape
55-02-02 (082) The Daughter
55-02-09 (083) The Surety
55-02-16 (084) The Lender
55-02-23 (085) The Museum
55-03-02 (086) The Dowager
55-03-16 (088) The Declaration
55-04-13 (092) The Communication
55-04-20 (093) The Doctor
55-07-02 (094) The Artery
55-07-30 (095) The Pair
55-08-06 (096) The Summons
55-08-13 (097) The Tree
55-11-04 (109) The Special Orders
55-11-11 (110) The Friend
55-11-25 (112) The Son
55-12-16 (115) The Heirs
55-12-23 (116) The Beard
55-12-30 (117) The Slugger
56-01-13 (119) The Platform
56-01-26 (121) The Baker
56-03-29 (130) The Homecoming
56-04-05 (131) The Six Hundred
56-04-12 (132) The Shopping Bag
56-04-19 (133) The Poodle
56-04-26 (134) The Gorilla
56-05-10 (136) The Basket
56-05-17 (137) The Partners
56-05-24 (138) The Paperhanger
56-05-31 (139) The Neighbor
56-06-14 (141) The Books
56-06-21 (142) The Brother
56-06-28 (143) The Foundling (aka Abandoned Baby)
56-07-12 (145) The Fall
56-08-09 (149) The Bottle
56-08-16 (150) The Glass
56-08-30 (151) The Ledge
56-09-06 (152) The Red Tiger
21st Precinct broadcast from July 7th 1953 through November 1st 1956 on the CBS network.
21ST PRECINCT was a very dramatic police drama. CBS decided to use New York City as the backdrop for this series and to focus on the happenings in an actual police precinct. The premise was to put the listener into the drama from the opening phone call until the final report was written.
The 21st was described as 'just lines on a map of the city of New your. Most of the 173,000 people wedged into the nine-tenths of a square mile between Fifth Avenue and the East River wouldn't know if you asked them that they lived or worked in the 21st. The detail was made up of '160 patrolmen, eleven sergeants, and four lieutenants, under the command of one captain - Frank Kennelly. It was mentioned in each episode's closing that , "21st Precinct is presented with the official cooperation of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association an organization of more than 20,000 members of the Police Department, City of New York."
The Captain was the primary character and also acted as the narrator. Three actors played the Captain's role: Everett Sloane as Kennelly for the first 109 episodes and returned briefly in episode 135., James Gregory as Vincent Cronin for episode 109-144, and Les Damon as Thomas Keough starting in episode 145 through the remainder of the series.. In supporting roles was Ken Lynch as Lt. Matt King and Harold Stone as Sgt. Waters. Santos Ortega appeared frequently as Lt. Patrick "Red" Gorman.
Ninety-two episodes are in circulation for this series. It is generally believed that they were all recorded off the air by one collector as they were broadcast. However, many episodes appear to have been circulating independently of one another in the early 1970s. Several dealer catalogs from that period list them for sale, stating 'dubbed from the original transcription disks'.
EPISODES LIST:
53-07-07 (001) The Nolen Brothers
53-07-14 (002) Case of the Young Incorrigible
53-07-21 (003) The Bartender
53-07-28 (004) The Twins
53-08-04 (005) Case of the Sailor's Family
53-08-11 (006) Post Number Seven
53-08-18 (007) The Mainliner
53-08-25 (008) The Bookkeeper
53-09-01 (009) The Friend
53-09-08 (010) The Certified 600
53-09-15 (011) The Dog Day
53-09-22 (012) The Homecoming
53-09-29 (013) The Shooting Gallery
53-10-06 (014) The Bird
53-10-13 (015) Case of the Picture
53-10-20 (016) Case of the Foundling
53-10-27 (017) Case of the Fall
53-11-03 (018) Case of the Patient
53-11-17 (020) Case of the Basket
53-11-24 (021) Case of the Ditch
53-12-04 (022) Case of the L.D. 80
53-12-25 (025) The Plant
54-01-01 (026) Case of the Stairs
54-01-13 (027) The Platform
54-01-20 (028) The Visitors
54-01-27 (029) The Kid
54-02-03 (030) The Baker
54-02-10 (031) Case of the Drive
54-02-24 (033) The Cure
54-03-03 (034) The Door
54-03-24 (037) The Package
54-04-07 (039) The Collar
54-04-14 (040) The Brother
54-04-28 (042) The Story
54-05-05 (043) The Cabinet
54-05-12 (044) The Dollar
54-05-19 (045) The Day
54-05-26 (046) The Father
54-06-02 (047) The Needle
54-06-09 (048) The Book
54-06-16 (049) The Sprinter
54-06-23 (050) The Will
54-06-30 (051) The Red Tiger
54-07-07 (052) The Mover
54-07-14 (053) The Shotgun
54-07-21 (054) The Ledge
54-07-28 (055) The DOA
54-08-04 (056) The Job
54-08-18 (058) The Iron
54-08-25 (059) The Wreck
54-09-01 (060) The Copperhead
54-09-08 (061) The Trip
54-09-22 (063) The Suit
54-09-29 (064) The Walker
54-10-06 (065) The Jet
54-10-13 (066) The Number
54-10-20 (067) The Virtuoso
54-10-27 (068) The Mark
54-11-03 (069) The Glass
54-11-10 (070) The Sticks
54-11-17 (071) The Bottle
54-11-24 (072) The Beaver
54-12-01 (073) The Purse
54-12-08 (074) The Jump
54-12-15 (075) The Loser
54-12-22 (076) The Giver
54-12-29 (077) The Wife
55-01-05 (078) The Trade
55-01-19 (080) The Notes
55-01-26 (081) The Fire Escape
55-02-02 (082) The Daughter
55-02-09 (083) The Surety
55-02-16 (084) The Lender
55-02-23 (085) The Museum
55-03-02 (086) The Dowager
55-03-16 (088) The Declaration
55-04-13 (092) The Communication
55-04-20 (093) The Doctor
55-07-02 (094) The Artery
55-07-30 (095) The Pair
55-08-06 (096) The Summons
55-08-13 (097) The Tree
55-11-04 (109) The Special Orders
55-11-11 (110) The Friend
55-11-25 (112) The Son
55-12-16 (115) The Heirs
55-12-23 (116) The Beard
55-12-30 (117) The Slugger
56-01-13 (119) The Platform
56-01-26 (121) The Baker
56-03-29 (130) The Homecoming
56-04-05 (131) The Six Hundred
56-04-12 (132) The Shopping Bag
56-04-19 (133) The Poodle
56-04-26 (134) The Gorilla
56-05-10 (136) The Basket
56-05-17 (137) The Partners
56-05-24 (138) The Paperhanger
56-05-31 (139) The Neighbor
56-06-14 (141) The Books
56-06-21 (142) The Brother
56-06-28 (143) The Foundling (aka Abandoned Baby)
56-07-12 (145) The Fall
56-08-09 (149) The Bottle
56-08-16 (150) The Glass
56-08-30 (151) The Ledge
56-09-06 (152) The Red Tiger