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| Eischied | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | To Kill a Cop by Robert Daley |
| Developed by | Ernest Tidyman |
| Written by | Stephen Downing Ernest Tidyman |
| Directed by | Gary Nelson |
| Starring | Joe Don Baker Eddie Egan Alan Fudge Alan Oppenheimer Suzanne Lederer Vincent Bufano |
| Theme music composer | John Cacavas |
| Composer | Charles R. Cassey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Gerber |
| Producers | Matthew Rapf Jay Daniel |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production companies | David Gerber Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 21, 1979 – July 1, 1980 |
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Eischied (/ˈaɪʃaɪd/, EYE-shide) is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 21, 1979, to July 1, 1980. It was based on the starring character from the 1978 miniseries To Kill a Cop, which was based on the 1976 novel by Robert Daley.
The show was broadcast in the United Kingdom under the title Chief of Detectives.[1] In West Germany the show ran in 1980 under the title Schauplatz New York ("Location: New York").
- ^ Bumgarner, Jeff (2008). Icons of Crime Fighting: Relentless Pursuers of Justice [2 volumes]: Relentless Pursuers of Justice. ABC-CLIO. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-56720-673-9. Retrieved 15 February 2020.