The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
TV ShowEnded

The Streets of San Francisco

Rugged drama of the city and its people.

7.0 / 10
1972
5 seasons
119 episodes
CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

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Seasons

  • The Thirty-Year Pin

    1.The Thirty-Year Pin

    5.5
    23-09-197249m

    When a police officer is fatally shot 3 days before he is due to retire, Stone undertakes a relentless search for the killer.

  • The First Day of Forever

    2.The First Day of Forever

    4.8
    30-09-197251m

    Stone and Keller finally get a lead on a serial killer who has been knifing prostitutes when one of the victims survives the attack.

  • 45 Minutes from Home

    3.45 Minutes from Home

    7.2
    07-10-197250m

    A salesman attending a convention wrongly believes that he is responsible for the death of an attractive female hitchhiker who had lured him to her houseboat.

  • Whose Little Boy Are You?

    4.Whose Little Boy Are You?

    6.7
    14-10-197250m

    A Vietnam veteran goes AWOL from the army in order to kidnap the son he has never seen.

  • Tower Beyond Tragedy

    5.Tower Beyond Tragedy

    5.5
    28-10-197251m

    Stone and Keller face off against Gilliam, a wealthy executive who transforms women into his own special image of perfection, then kills them when they inevitably fail to live up t...

  • Hall of Mirrors

    6.Hall of Mirrors

    8.0
    04-11-197251m

    Keller, temporarily partnered with a hotshot detective, sets out to discover why his new partner seems to be absolutely convinced of a murder suspect's guilt for no apparent reason...

  • Timelock

    7.Timelock

    7.3
    11-11-197251m

    Stone appears to be the only one willing to give the benefit of the doubt to a convict who is accused of a murder while out of prison on a 36-hour pass.

  • In the Midst of Strangers

    8.In the Midst of Strangers

    6.7
    25-11-197250m

    When a corner newspaper vendor goes after the muggers who stole his life savings, Stone and Keller discover that the crime is linked to the murder of a housing commissioner.

  • The Takers

    9.The Takers

    5.0
    02-12-197251m

    The murders of a flight attendant and a nurse who were rooming together lead Stone and Keller to suspect a jewelry salesman and his wife.

  • The Year of the Locusts

    10.The Year of the Locusts

    8.0
    09-12-197251m

    In their attempt to bring down a family of con artists who victimize entire neighborhoods, Stone and Keller are aided by dissension among the gang members.

  • The Bullet

    11.The Bullet

    7.3
    16-12-197251m

    A college professor, shot accidentally while trying to pay off a blackmailer, refuses to co-operate with Stone's investigation for fear that the publicity will lose him an upcoming...

  • Bitter Wine

    12.Bitter Wine

    6.0
    23-12-197251m

    A man who served 12 years in prison to protect his brother gets out only to find that the brother never told their father, a Greek restaurant owner, the truth about who should have...

  • A Trout in the Milk

    13.A Trout in the Milk

    8.0
    06-01-197351m

    Stone and Keller suspect that an artist's fatal fall from his studio window was not an accident.

  • Deathwatch

    14.Deathwatch

    6.0
    13-01-197351m

    Two fishermen (Colasanto and Caruso) decide to keep quiet after witnessing a human smuggling ring.

  • Act of Duty

    15.Act of Duty

    7.0
    18-01-197352m

    After a female detective is killed by the rapist she had been bait for, her roommate (played by Brenda Vaccaro) goes on the warpath to catch him. After Mike Stone kicks her off the...

  • The Set-Up

    16.The Set-Up

    7.3
    25-01-197351m

    A retired hit man returns to San Francisco, not knowing that he will be the target of a hit.

  • A Collection of Eagles

    17.A Collection of Eagles

    7.0
    01-02-197351m

    A murder brings to light a coin dealer's plan to substitute fakes for the rare coins in a collection.

  • A Room With a View

    18.A Room With a View

    7.3
    08-02-197352m

    One witness in a racketeering trial is killed with a booby-trapped car, and Stone worries that the remaining witness, Roy Chaffee, will be picked off by a hit man if he surfaces.

  • Deadline

    19.Deadline

    8.0
    15-02-197352m

    Stone discovers that a murdered woman was involved with both a famous newspaper reporter and his son.

  • Trail of the Serpent

    20.Trail of the Serpent

    6.5
    22-02-197352m

    A gang takes Mike Stone hostage after killing a policeman in an attempt to flee from a grocery store robbery. They want to trade Stone in for their leader, Buddy Sims.

  • The House on Hyde Street

    21.The House on Hyde Street

    7.3
    01-03-197352m

    When a boy disappears after school, suspicion falls on the neighborhood recluse, who is popularly known as a pedophile, although never convicted.

  • Beyond Vengeance

    22.Beyond Vengeance

    8.0
    08-03-197352m

    After spending a "lousy" 12 years in prison for a brutal sexual assault and murder, a young punk returns to San Francisco to seek revenge against Mike Stone (who was the arresting...

  • The Albatross

    23.The Albatross

    7.7
    15-03-197352m

    A father finds out that the man who murdered his deaf son is released on a technicality.

  • Shattered Image

    24.Shattered Image

    7.0
    22-03-197352m

    Mike Stone has reason to believe that the death of a politician is no accident.

  • The Unicorn

    25.The Unicorn

    6.3
    05-04-197352m

    A priest (Fr. Scarne) won't tell Stone where a murderer (Abel Hoffman) is hiding. Stakes are raised by drug smugglers looking for a stolen shipment of heroin.

  • Legion of the Lost

    26.Legion of the Lost

    7.5
    12-04-197351m

    Stone goes undercover as a bum to investigate the beating death of three homeless men.

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