The Bold Ones: The Protectors

Season 1

Sam Danforth is a big city deputy police chief whose old fashioned way of handling things didn't always work in the changing world. He teams with DA William Washburn, who is more adaptable in dealing with crime.

Where to Watch Season 1

6 Episodes

  • A Case of Good Whiskey at Christmas Time
    E1
    A Case of Good Whiskey at Christmas TimeThe murder of a City Commissioner on the take highlights corruption surrounding an urban renewal project. Washburn issues a stop work order for the project, an action with which Danforth disagrees.
  • If I Should Wake Before I Die
    E2
    If I Should Wake Before I DieEpisode based on the Caryl Chessman case.
  • Draw a Straight Man
    E3
    Draw a Straight ManA witness to a burglary gives information indicating that someone on the police force was involved, leaving Danforth in the uncomfortable position of trying to find out which of his men may be on the take.
  • The Carrier
    E4
    The CarrierVictor Bruno, dying from a highly contagious disease, escapes from prison to exact a promise of revenge from his brother on the man who framed him. Danforth desperately seeks both the brother and a boy who came in contact with Victor after his death.
  • A Thing Not of God
    E5
    A Thing Not of GodMembers of an Army deserter's company kidnap him from church sanctuary, badly beating a priest in the process. This causes a crisis of faith for a nun in the church, and gives Washburn and Danforth unappealing legal choices.
  • Memo from the Class of '76
    E6
    Memo from the Class of '76Washburn is displeased at the mass arrest of students at an upscale high school for possession. The students gave themselves up after the arrest of a classmate for drugs supplied by a dealer who last batch is lethal. Washburn and Danforth search now not only for the dealer but for a girl who's taken the lethal batch and is now wandering aimlessly.

Cast of Season 1

  • Hari RhodesDistrict Attorney William Washburn
  • Leslie NielsenDeputy Police Chief Sam Danforth
  • Jack LairdProducer

 

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