Joseph Wambaugh's The Blue Knight: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Blue Knight is a 1973 television miniseries and theatrical film adapted from Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 novel The Blue Knight. It inspired the 1975 TV series also titled The Blue Knight. The miniseries was broadcast on NBC TV in November 1973, consisted of four one-hour episodes (including commercials), was directed by Robert Butler, and featured an all star cast headed by William Holden as Police Officer Bumper Morgan.

Bumper Morgan is a 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department who is scheduled to retire in a week. Before he leaves, he must work on the murder of a prostitute in one of LA's far corners. Along the way, he must grapple with vicious thugs, his fellow officers who have mixed feelings about his retirement, and his woman who wants him to leave the streets.

Series details

• Title: Joseph Wambaugh's The Blue Knight
• Format: Scripted
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1973-11-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1973-11-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 79479
• IMDb ID: tt0069806

Cast and credited roles

• William Holden — Bumper Morgan
• Lee Remick — Cassie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1973-11-11; final listed air date 1973-11-14; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Joseph Wambaugh's The Blue Knight 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.