For other uses, see Plainclothes Man (disambiguation).
American TV series or program
The Plainclothesman
Ken Lynch (face unseen) and Jack Orrison during broadcast
Created by
Henry Opperman
Written by
Donald S. Sanford Lawrence Menkin
Directed by
Sean Dillon William Marceau
Starring
Ken Lynch Jack Orrison
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
233
Production
Running time
30 minutes
Original release
Network
DuMont
Release
October 12, 1949 (1949-10-12) – September 12, 1954 (1954-09-12)
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The Plainclothesman was the first American police procedural series,[1] and was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from October 12, 1949 to September 12, 1954.[2]
^David Weinsten, The Forgotten Network DuMont and the Birth of American Television, Temple University Press, 2004, pages 138 to 146.
^Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and TV Shows 1946 – Present, Ballantine Books, 1979, page 497
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