Jake and the Fatman 1987
Created by Dean Hargrove, David Angell, Joel Steiger
- Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
- 60 min episodes
- 5 seasons
- 106 episodes
- Ended
- NR
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- William ConradJason McCabe
- Joe PennyJake Styles
- Alan CampbellDerek Mitchell
Crew
- Dean HargroveCreator
- David AngellCreator
- Joel SteigerCreator
- Jeri TaylorProducer
- Dean HargroveProducer
Seasons
- Season 123 eps · 1987
- Season 211 eps · 1989
- Season 326 eps · 1989
- Season 424 eps · 1990
- Season 522 eps · 1991
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