Amy Prentiss

Overview

Amy Prentiss is an American police drama television series which aired on NBC. It is a spinoff of Ironside, and aired as part of the NBC Mystery Movie from 1974-1975. Jessica Walter stars as Amy Prentiss, a relatively young investigator who becomes the first female Chief of Detectives for the San Francisco Police Department. Helen Hunt, in an early role, played Prentiss' pre-teen daughter, Jill. Four 2-hour episodes were aired. Guest stars in the series' brief run included William Shatner, Cameron Mitchell, Don Murray, Joyce Van Patten and Jamie Farr.

Series details

First air date

1974

Last air date

1975

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Episode runtime

120 min

Genres

Drama

Original language

EN

Origin country

US

Networks

NBC

Created by

Francine Carroll

Production

Universal Television, Francy Productions

Cast

Jessica Walter

Amy Prentiss

Helen Hunt

Jill Prentiss

Johnny Seven

Detective Contreras

Steve Sandor

Detective Tony Russell

William Shatner

Cast member

Don Murray

Connors