The Oldest Rookie: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A police veteran with a desk job becomes a street cop again. Ike Porter (Paul Sorvino) has been on the police force lor 25 years and is now a deputy chief of public affairs. He gives speeches at banquets. His office is filled with civic awards. You could say he's done well. But that's not what he says. Ike has eaten one rubber chicken too many. What he wants is to be something he's never been: a "real" cop, working a beat. And one day, at age 50, that's what he decides to do. Just like that? Well, no. The chief of police thinks it's ridiculous. Ike will have to give up his rank, his benefits, his car. Ike smiles. "No problem." And he'll have to go through the police academty again. Ike's smile vanishes. But he does it. He is teamed with Tony Jonas (D.W. Moffett), a brash young cop who bends the rules and shoots hoops in his loft. Tony's idea of "lunch" Is a chili cheese dog with onions at 7 A.M. And, to put it kindly, Ike and Tony's new boss, Lieutenant Zaga (Raymond J. Barry), hates their guts. Despite all this, Ike is a happy man. Somehow, it beats rubber chicken.

Series details

• Title: The Oldest Rookie
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1987-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-01-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37189
• IMDb ID: tt0092419
• TVDB ID: 71877

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Sorvino — Det. Ike Porter
• D.W. Moffett — Det. Tony Jonas
• Raymond J. Barry — Lt. Marco Zaga
• Marshall Bell — Det. Gordon Lane
• Patrick Cronin — Chief Black

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-09-16; final listed air date 1988-01-06; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Oldest Rookie 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.