Crime Story

Name: Crime Story
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery
Released: 1986-09-19
Rating: 8
Cast: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Steve Ryan, Paul Butler, Billy Campbell

CANCELED2 Seasons43 Episodes★ 8.0

Crime Story is a crime and drama series on NBC that ran from 1986 to 1988. It was canceled after 2 seasons and 43 episodes.

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NetworkNBC

First AiredSep 19, 1986

Last AiredMay 10, 1988

GenreCrime, Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery

Runtime44 min

Created ByGustave Reininger, Chuck Adamson

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionNew World Television, Michael Mann Productions

The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.

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Cast

Dennis Farina

Lt. Mike Torello

Tony Denison

Ray Luca

Steve Ryan

Det. Nate Grossman

Paul Butler

Det. Walter Clemmons

Billy Campbell

Det. Joey Indelli

Bill Smitrovich

Sgt. Danny Krychek

Stephen Lang

Atty. David Abrams

John Santucci

Pauli Taglia

Ted Levine

Frank Holman

Joseph Wiseman

Manny Weisbord

Jon Polito

Phil Bartoli

Jay O. Sanders

Steve Kordo

Seasons & Episodes2 seasons · 43 episodes

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E1The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob

Sep 22, 198744m

An overzealous senator outrages crime bosses by subpoenaing them to appear before an organized crime commission. An actress with a shady past falls for Torello.

E2Blast from the Past

Sep 29, 198744m

Torello confronts his feelings for Julie when she asks him to rescue her kidnapped husband, who is a doctor forced to tend to one of his injured kidnappers.

E3Always a Blonde

Oct 20, 198744m

The Senterros, a family of Mexican cattle ranchers, controls the marijuana trade, so Torello's unit sets up a sting operation, but detective Joey Indelli leaves to try to save a callgirl from her sadistic pimp.

E4Atomic Fallout

Oct 27, 198744m

Torello follows a crazed killer into Mexico, unaware his quarry will lead him to an arms-for-drugs operation run by an alive-and-well Luca.

E5Shockwaves

Nov 3, 198744m

Luca returns to Vegas with immunity to work for the US Government, causing revenge-minded Abrams to resign in frustration and Torello unable to get near Luca.

E6Robbery, Armed

Nov 10, 198744m

A Chicago thug, preparing for the heist of a Las Vegas casino, shoots Krychek on the eve of Torello's birthday.

E7Little Girl Lost

Nov 24, 198744m

An investigator searching for a man's girlfriend, who happens to be Weisbord's granddaughter, is murdered before he gives information to Torello. Luca offers a drug-addicted Abrams a position on his staff.

E8Love Hurts

Dec 8, 198744m

Luca falls for an actress in a movie he is financing and discovers she is more than even he can handle.

E9MIG-21

Dec 15, 198744m

A defecting Soviet pilot becomes custody of the Strike Force, which learns of plans to use him in a spy swap.

E10Moulin Rouge

Jan 5, 198844m

The Justice Department tries to deal with troubles at a new nightclub - including bombings, extortion, and racial threats - owned by a beautiful black woman.

E11Seize the Time

Jan 12, 198844m

Torello cannot identify the source of a money-laundering operation. Clemmons reveals his suspicions about Iris's new casino partner.

E12Femme Fatale

Jan 19, 198844m

A Chinese agent dupes Torello into looking for her father while she smuggles plutonium out of the country.

E13Protected Witness

Feb 2, 198844m

In return for the man's testimony, Torello offers government protection to a Chicago mobster with a contract on his life.

E14Last Rites

Feb 9, 198844m

After Manny is stricken by a heart attack, Luca demands that he be the first heart-transplant recipient. Max convinces Steve to put a hit on Luca.

E15Pauli Taglia's Dream

Mar 8, 198844m

In a dream Paulie recounts his and Luca's survival of the atomic bomb. After nearly perishing in the blast, Luca and Paulie are taken into federal custody. Delirious from his gun shot wounds and the blast Luca becomes totally on Paulie for their escape. Receiving aid from a federal agent in Manny's employ Paulie rises above his usual persona as he attempts to extricate himself and Luca from their current situation.

E16Roadrunner

Mar 15, 198844m

While escorting a prisoner and his girlfriend, Torello is trapped in the desert and stalked by corrupt lawmen who want the prisoner.

E17Desert Justice

Mar 22, 198844m

The Justice Department must deal with crooked cops and feuding brothel owners when Pauli's prostitute-girlfriend is murdered.

E18Byline

Mar 29, 198844m

Torello's writer-friend plans to take down Luca by exposing him in an article.

E19The Hearings

Apr 5, 198844m

Luca is finally brought to court on racketerring charges but the trial is postponed when a military emergency happens in Vietnam.

E20Pursuit (1)

Apr 26, 198844m

Torello and his men chase Luca to Mexico where they will get no help from the US Government.

E21Escape (2)

May 3, 198844m

Torello and his men save Danny from certain death while Luca is told by a top military commander that he is nothing in Mexico.

E22Going Home (3)

May 10, 198844m

Torello and his men catch up to Luca in Mexico and force him to escape but they all get trapped inside a pilotless airborne plane.

About Crime Story

Crime Story is a crime, drama, action & adventure, mystery series on NBC. The show first aired on Sep 19, 1986 and currently has 2 seasons and 43 episodes. Crime Story has been canceled. It has a rating of 8.0/10 based on 77 votes. The cast includes Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Steve Ryan, Paul Butler, Billy Campbell. Created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson.