Burke's Law: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Burke's Law depicted the crime-solving adventures of dashing, debonair swinger Amos Burke, an L.A.P.D. homicide captain who just happened to also be a millionaire. Each week, Burke (a suave, and very eligible, womanizing bachelor) would be faced with a mysterious murder case involving an assortment of colorful suspects (each portrayed by a special guest star, often cast "against type" and getting a chance to ham shamelessly). Burke, upon receiving the inevitable call to the crime scene, usually gave a terse "When? Where? I'm on my way"; then, forsaking his mansion and "date du jour", he would be transported in style by Henry, his Philippine chauffeur/valet/chef/butler. Burke was aided in his investigations by brash young Detective Tim Tilson, who was usually trying to outshine his boss.

Series details

• Title: Burke's Law
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime
• Premiere date: 1963-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1966-01-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 6991
• IMDb ID: tt0056745
• TVDB ID: 76697

Cast and credited roles

• Gene Barry — Capt. Amos Burke
• Gary Conway — Det. Tim Tilson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1963-09-20; final listed air date 1964-05-08; episode order: 32.
• Season 2: premiered 1964-09-16; final listed air date 1965-05-05; episode order: 32.
• Season 3: premiered 1965-09-15; final listed air date 1966-01-12; episode order: 17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Burke's Law on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.