Dragnet- The Big Gap (complete)

First broadcast- October 6.1955
This episode breaks from the norm as Friday and Smith find out the price we pay for living in a democracy is that justice isn't always served. Another episode with an appearance by Peggy Weber. This actress remained to also play in many episodes of the sixties revival of this show. She will be 86 this year.

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• Dragnet
• Jack
• Webb

[fromthesidelines]

Frank Burt, the author of this episode, also created and wrote James Stewart's 1953-'54 NBC radio series, "THE SIX SHOOTER", later adapted for TV as "THE RESTLESS GUN" (1957-'59), starring John Payne.

[fromthesidelines]

Adapted from a February 8, 1955 radio epsiode. Like Virginia Gregg, Peggy Webber was a "senior member" of Jack Webb's stock company of dependable actors who could portray ANY role on "DRAGNET" (she often appeared as slightly neurotic, troubled and cynical women, as well as Joe Friday's mother on the radio show).

[robertquentincobb]

Indeed , once a Crook always a Crook. This episode exemplifies that. Thanks for posting!

[Richard40171]

I like that elegiac music as the camera pans over the LA cityscape with the Dragnet march as counterpoint. I suppose Schuman wrote these cues, repeated in other episodes, though Rozsa, of course is credited with the main Dragnet motif.