Memorable Mike Post!

This was the cop show watched by cops and every Station Sergeant in the Met would end their brief with "Hey, let's be careful out there." One of the best ensemble casts ever and an iconic theme to boot. - "Dispatch, we have a 9-11, armed robbery in progress - see Surplus Store - corner of People's Drive and 124th street"

LA's low cost PI, an ex-con who lives in a trailer, employs his Dad and only uses other peoples ammunition, when he has to. - "This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you."

The Ensemble Cast from Hell (well Vietnam actually) who could assemble an 'A' Bomb from the contents of a builder's yard. - "I love it when a plan comes together!"

Magnum was the image of everything that Rockford wasn't. But the house, cars, clothes and image were all front and mostly borrowed. Nonetheless under the slick coating beat the heart of a true gumshoe. - "Oh, my God, Magnum!"

The natural successor to Hill Street Blues moved the action from Chicago to New York City but it was still mostly shot in California. With a strong ensemble cast that showed the gritty conditions for policing a metropolis this was another brilliant series. - "He's one of a kind. If a member of my family was murdered; I'd want Sipowicz to catch the case."

Quantum Leap was like 'Time Tunnel' but with one of the duo coaching poor old Dr. Sam Beckett through a hi-tec hologram link called Al who got the best lines. When will the next jump be the last jump? When the ratings drop, at a guess. - "Great. I'm on the take, I wear polyester clothes and I live above a bar in an apartment decorated like a gym."

You know that you are getting old when cops and docs start looking younger, but it doesn't help if your Physician is only sixteen to start with. A delightful show with a theme to remind you of all their hi-tec medical hardware. - "It's amazing how some men just worry about their sexual conquests. So do you want to play Monopoly?"

This series has lasted twenty years and because of its format still remains fresh today. Every episode follows a crime from the investigation through to the trial and shows the importance of each step. Post's theme music has introduced over 360 episodes. - "I specifically asked for him to be put on suicide watch. Apparently here at Riker's that mean that they watch you commit suicide."

Rick Hunter and Dee Dee McCall were the Homicide Cops with style, panache, excellent lines and a cool theme tune. - "Captain? Do you know how many officers have been killed because they were too busy firing warning shots?"

Much as I loved the old Highway Patrol, 'Ponch' and Baker were the police pin up boys with the cool theme for the 70s. - "Uh, no, Ponch. When we first met, you had just fallen off a dirtbike."

Another strong ensemble from the writing stable of Steven Bocho, dealing with the lawyers and their daily routines. It probably went beyond its time but it still had a good theme tune. - "It's time you people remember whose name is at the top of the letterhead!"

Burt Reynolds' short lived series about a Florida PI who lived on his boat. Nevertheless it had a distinctive theme which has long outlasted the series. "You'll thank me for this, someday."

This detailed series by Steven Bocho only lasted two years but what a vintage series about how to conduct a Homicde trial. As usual there was an excellent theme from Mike to alert viewers that the show of the moment was starting. - "Richard Cross has always managed to stay one step ahead of us. If he's dying, it just might allow us to catch up."