Ironside

Name: Ironside
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1967-03-28
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson, Elizabeth Baur

CANCELED8 Seasons191 Episodes★ 6.8

Ironside is a crime and drama series on NBC that ran from 1967 to 1975. It was canceled after 8 seasons and 191 episodes.

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NetworkNBC

First AiredMar 28, 1967

Last AiredJan 16, 1975

GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery

Runtime60 min

Created ByCollier Young

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionUniversal Television, Harbour Productions Unlimited

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.

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Cast

Raymond Burr

Robert Ironside

Don Galloway

Ed Brown

Don Mitchell

Mark Sanger

Barbara Anderson

Eve Whitfield

Elizabeth Baur

Fran Belding

Seasons & Episodes8 seasons · 191 episodes

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E1Raise the Devil (1)

Sep 12, 197460m

A woman is killed in a locked room, and her daughter Susan confesses to the murder after apparently becoming possessed by the spirit of her long-dead younger brother. The Chief enlists a psychic to help him in his investigations, but the clues that she offers him seem to confuse more than they assist.

E2Raise the Devil (2)

Sep 19, 197460m

The Chief links his case with a psychiatrist, who turns out to be a psychopath with a passion for brainwashing. Before he can get his evidence together, however, Fran is taken as the next victim of the doctor's peculiar brand of therapy, and is programmed to kill Ironside. Meanwhile Susan has to face past guilt over the death of her brother before she can be safe from herself.

E3What's New with Mark?

Sep 26, 197460m

Mark and his girlfriend come across a murder whilst on a date, but decide to defend the killer when it transpires that he acted in self defence. During the case the pair get married, and Ed decides to move in with the Chief in Mark's place.

E4Trial of Terror

Oct 3, 197460m

E5Cross Doublecross

Oct 10, 197460m

When somebody takes pot shots at Fran's hot-headed cop boyfriend, he soon comes under suspicion for a handful of assaults and two murders. All the trouble seems to be linked back to a case he investigated with his one-time partner, now turned private eye; but is it a case of cop-turned-bad, or is it something else?

E6Set Up: Danger!

Oct 24, 197460m

When Ed returns from a holiday he finds the Chief missing, and a series of obscure clues pointing to the suggestion that he has been kidnapped. In truth Ironside has been waylaid by an old enemy, a mobster seeking his help to solve a murder, but a gang war is brewing and the Chief needs his team to find him in time to stop it erupting unchecked.

E7The Lost Cotillion

Oct 31, 197460m

A series of murders appear to be connected to an old friend of the Chief's, an ageing woman from San Francisco's old rich set; and when the murders are linked to her debutante's ball and she appears to be exhibiting signs of deteriorating mental health, the odds look stacked against her. As always, though, the Chief looks elsewhere to find the truth.

E8Run Scared

Nov 7, 197460m

The Chief's god-daughter witnesses a murder whilst performing in a street-side harlequin show. On the run from the murderer, she and her boyfriend remain one jump ahead of Ironside's team; but there is an added dimension to the case which the Chief cannot at first hope to guess at, and a further reason for his god-daughter's desperate flight.

E9Act of Vengeance

Nov 14, 197460m

A convict awaiting parole hears that his son has been shot dead following a clash with a rival teenage gang. Although eager for vengeance he has another son to think about, and the Chief is determined to keep them both on the straight and narrow, whilst at the same time finding out who really killed the boy.

E10Far Side of the Fence

Nov 21, 197460m

After the killing of one of his men, gangland boss Lew Parker puts out a contract on Ironside, which the undercover Ed is forced to pick up. Unable to contact the rest of the team Ed has to go along with the preparations for a heist, but when his cover is blown and he winds up a prisoner, the Chief and co must find the missing links before it is too late.

E11The Over-the-Hill Blues

Dec 5, 197460m

Peter Justin, a gentleman jewel thief and old adversary of the Chief's, returns from a five year stretch in San Quentin and is soon back to his old life. When a protÃ©gÃ© frames him for a robbery and murder charge the Chief has to prove him innocent, despite his knowledge that another recent robbery is most definitely the work of Justin alone.

E12Speak No Evil

Dec 12, 197460m

A friend of Ed's becomes the target of an assassin, but cannot shed any light on the reasons for the attempt on his life. When Ed discovers that his friend is a priest, prevented from speaking by the bounds of confession, he and the Chief attempt to discover the truth; which soon leads them to three unexplained murders amongst the city's drug dealers.

E13Fall of an Angel

Dec 19, 197460m

A retired assassin kills the son of a mob chief, and tries to escape town after anonymously leaving his own young son in the care of Chief Ironside. The Chief soon puts two and two together, and figures out who the boy is; but he still has to find the father, before a major league gangster out for revenge can get to him first.

E14The Visiting Fireman

Dec 26, 197460m

A British police inspector visits San Francisco for a conference, and whilst there assists his old friend Chief Ironside with an awkward investigation. It soon appears, however, that he knows more about the case than he should do, and that his involvement may have something to do with his deteriorating state of health.

E15The Return of Eleanor Rogers

Jan 2, 197560m

Ed befriends the daughter of the judge presiding over his latest case, only for the girl to come to him in fear for her father's life. It seems she is overreacting to a series of accidents, but events soon suggest her suspicions may be correct; especially after it turns out that her father's new wife has old Underworld connections she thought she had left behind.

E16The Faded Image

Jan 16, 197560m

About Ironside

Ironside is a crime, drama, mystery series on NBC. The show first aired on Mar 28, 1967 and currently has 8 seasons and 191 episodes. Ironside has been canceled. It has a rating of 6.8/10 based on 72 votes. The cast includes Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson, Elizabeth Baur. Created by Collier Young.