T. J. Hooker: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

After his partner was murdered, veteran plain clothes Detective T.J. Hooker had reverted back to his former role as Sergeant, and returned to the beat to rid the streets of the type of scum that was responsible for his partner's death. Back in uniform, Hooker was assigned to train the academy recruits, and was partnered with brash, sometimes hot-headed young rookie Vince Romano. With Romano much his junior, Hooker acted as his trainer and mentor on both a professional and social level. The age difference generally being the key hook of the partnership, the pair quickly became good friends and a good team. Hooker's tough, no-nonsense ways saw him often clashing with station Captain Sheridan, but he always got the job done and was highly respected as a result.

Series details

• Title: T. J. Hooker
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1982-03-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 61 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 4467

Cast and credited roles

• William Shatner — Sgt. T.J. Hooker
• Heather Locklear — Stacy Sheridan
• Adrian Zmed — Officer Vince Romano
• James Darren — Officer Jim Corrigan
• Richard Herd — Capt. Dennis Sheridan
• April Clough — Officer Vicki Taylor
• Richard Lawson — Officer David McNeil
• Brian Patrick Clarke — Officer Jess Canfield
• John Gladstein — Officer Granger
• Kelly Harmon — Jennifer Granger
• Jo McDonnell — Officer Kelly Sanders
• Deborah Shelton — Lacy Canfield

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-03-13; final listed air date 1982-04-10; episode order: 5.
• Season 2: premiered 1982-09-25; final listed air date 1983-05-07; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1983-10-01; final listed air date 1984-05-12; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 1984-10-13; final listed air date 1985-05-04; episode order: 23.
• Season 5: premiered 1985-09-25; final listed air date 1986-05-28; episode order: 19.

Source and licence

Adapted from T. J. Hooker 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.