Film at Eleven (7 Feb. 1981)

Furillo agrees to let a local news crew film the precinct. Belker brings in a suspect who believes that he is Dracula. Washington and LaRue capture a woman who is in possession of the gun that shot Hill and Renko.

Director:

Georg Stanford Brown

Writers:

Anthony Yerkovich, Steven Bochco (creator)

Stars:

Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel J. Travanti	...	Capt. Frank Furillo
Michael Conrad	...	Sgt. Phil Esterhaus
Michael Warren	...	Officer Robert 'Bobby' Hill
Bruce Weitz	...	Sgt. Mick Belker
James Sikking	...	Lt. Howard Hunter (as James B. Sikking)
Joe Spano	...	Det. Henry Goldblume
Taurean Blacque	...	Det. Neal Washington
Kiel Martin	...	Officer John 'J.D.' LaRue
René Enríquez	...	Lt. Ray Calletano
Betty Thomas	...	Officer Lucy Bates
Charles Haid	...	Officer Andrew Renko
Veronica Hamel	...	Joyce Davenport
Andrea Marcovicci	...	Cynthia Chase
Mark Metcalf	...	Officer Harris
Joseph R. Sicari	...	DiCarlo

Storyline

Furillo agrees to let a local news crew film the precinct. Belker brings in a suspect who believes that he is Dracula. Washington and LaRue capture a woman who is in possession of the gun that shot Hill and Renko.

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Plot Keywords:

number in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 February 1981 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MTM Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Near the end of the episode Film at Eleven after Renko and Hill identify the shooter, you can hear a man in the background say "Officer Bochco," A reference to the series creator Steven Bochco.

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Quotes

Wilma: Police don't believe no one 'less they white. No matter nothin' they freaks and junkies and neck-suckin' vampires, long as they white neck-suckin' vampires.

User Reviews

Nifty episode

The gun that shot Renko (Charles Haid) and Hill (Michael Warren) is uncovered by LaRue (Kiel Martin) and Washington (Taurean Blacque). Belker (Bruce Weitz in excellent gruff'n'growly form) confronts Kevin Herman Dracula (a hilarious performance by Tony Plana), an unhinged kook who thinks he's a vampire. Meanwhile, Furillo (Daniel J. Travanti playing it cool with his trademark unflappable ease) has to deal with a TV news crew filming a typical day at the station. This episode offers several inspired humorous moments, with the definite sidesplitting highlight being when Belker subdues Dracula with an impromptu cross made out of two cigars. Moreover, the character of Dracula and his ultimate grim fate (he hangs himself in his cell) is a prime example of one of the show's key strengths: the comic relief characters are handled in an admirably serious and realistic way instead of being depicted as silly caricatures that are used strictly for cheap laughs. It's also interesting to see the radical contrast of the cold and no-nonsense professional relationship between Furillo and Joyce Davenport (the always terrific Veronica Hamel) and their more warm and playful romantic one. And this particular show makes a fine point about how the police are responsible for the well being of everyone in the station.