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Ironside: Season 6

23 episodes · first aired Sep 14, 1972

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1 Five Days in the Death of Sergeant Brown (I) Sep 14, 1972 · 1h The star witness to a major case, Ed is shot and seriously injured by a mystery assailant. Threatened with paralysis he conducts his own struggle from within his hospital bed, whilst the…
2 The Savage Sentry Sep 21, 1972 · 1h A man with an uncanny ability to tame vicious guard dogs commits a series of robberies in San Francisco. The Chief has a plan to stop him, but it calls for a dog of his own and a…
3 Programmed for Panic Sep 28, 1972 · 1h After a murder is committed in a San Francisco park, the Chief takes part in a live TV broadcast in the hope of provoking such a panic in his prime suspect that the man will make a…
4 Down Two Roads Oct 12, 1972 · 1h Mark's graduation from law school coincides with the arrest of a caretaker that he has befriended. Believing the man innocent, he finds the weight of the law stacked against him, and…
5 Camera...Action...Murder! Oct 26, 1972 · 1h The Chief receives a series of films showing the murders of young women, and his investigation is assisted by a filmmaker currently wooing Fran Belding. This man becomes the Chief's prime…
6 Riddle Me Death Nov 2, 1972 · 1h A man dies in what appears to be an accident, but his estranged daughter is convinced that the story is not nearly so simple. A complex Japanese puzzle appears to be the only clue to the…
7 Nightmare Trip Nov 9, 1972 · 1h Ed goes to LA to fetch a prisoner, but when confronted by a pair of hostile beat cops after a mugging, he loses his cool and ends up in the County Jail. Caught up in a blatantly unfair…
8 Buddy, Can You Spare a Life? Nov 16, 1972 · 2h Meeting with a man imprisoned for manslaughter seven years previously, the Chief begins to doubt the evidence which he himself once collected. Faced with extreme opposition from members of…
9 The Countdown Nov 23, 1972 · 1h A scientist is given a irremovable belt containing explosives, and the man responsible demands the release of three men from prison in return for the key to the device. The Chief sets out…
10 The Deadly Gamesmen Nov 30, 1972 · 1h A series of cleverly orchestrated crimes in a section of San Francisco leads the Chief to the conclusion that a pair of bored society beaux have turned the city into a giant chessboard…
11 Who'll Cry for My Baby? Dec 7, 1972 · 1h The Chief meets a man whose daughter has been murdered, and who is unable to rest until the killer is found. Moved by the old man's predicament as a victim lost in the system, Ironside…
12 Cold, Hard Cash Dec 14, 1972 · 1h When the team gets word of a kidnap plot, Ed goes undercover as the wheel man; but he soon finds himself battling with a fellow gang member who wants the victim dead, and is happy to kill…
13 Shadow Soldiers Dec 21, 1972 · 1h Whilst in London at a conference with the Chief, Ed witnesses an assassination, and promptly becomes the killer's next target. Meanwhile he and Ironside have to work with the local forces…
14 Ollinger's Last Case Jan 4, 1973 · 1h The Chief receives a worrying phone call from Ted Ollinger, an old friend, and he sends Ed to investigate. In the tiny town of Grant Bay Ed can find no sign of his former colleague; but he…
15 A Special Person Jan 11, 1973 · 1h Whilst the Chief and Ed are at a party, the host is shot at by an unseen assailant, and Ironside wastes no time in settling himself down with the rest of the guests to try to work out who…
16 The Caller Jan 25, 1973 · 1h After agreeing to housesit for a friend, Fran Belding begins to receive suspicious telephone calls, which soon become rather more sinister. When a girl is murdered close by and the calls…
17 Love Me in December Feb 1, 1973 · 1h When her fiancÃ© is accused of murder, a young woman comes to Ironside for help; but when it transpires that the fiancÃ© in question is an old Naval acquaintance of the Chief's, a man with…
18 The Ghost of the Dancing Doll Feb 15, 1973 · 1h An old friend of Ed's goes missing after promising to take him on a fishing trip, and it soon becomes clear that he has become involved in a Mob killing. Ed is determined to prove his…
19 All About Andrea Feb 22, 1973 · 1h A celebrated feminist writer is shot at in the street, and Fran is assigned to protect her. The Chief does what he can to help from behind the scenes, whilst Ed does what he can too; by…
20 Another Shell Game Mar 1, 1973 · 1h A major art display comes to San Francisco, just as an old adversary of the Chief's is released from jail. Anthony Justin is determined to get his revenge on Ironside by beating him in a…
21 All Honorable Men Mar 8, 1973 · 1h An apparently impossible robbery occurs in the safety deposit vault at a bank, and Ironside begins to unravel the details of the crime. There is only one apparent suspect, and the Chief is…
22 The Best Laid Plans Mar 15, 1973 · 1h The Chief is in the bank when it is robbed by a gang of three men, planning to await the arrival of a payroll delivery truck. The threesome are at odds with each other from the start, and…
23 A Game Of Showdown Mar 22, 1973 · 1h Ed and the Chief are on their way out of the city for a fishing trip, when they get mixed up in a fatal shooting at a motel-cum-poker hall run by a sleazy professional gambler. Interested…