Brooklyn South 

A realistic and gritty police drama centering on the lives of a group of close knit police officers and crime victims at a seedy police station in Brooklyn, New York City.

Creators:

Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, William M. Finkelstein

Stars:

Jon Tenney, Michael DeLuise, Gary Basaraba

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jon Tenney	...	Patrol Sgt. Francis X. Donovan 22 episodes, 1997-1998
Michael DeLuise	...	Off. Phil Roussakoff 22 episodes, 1997-1998
Gary Basaraba	...	Sgt. Richard Santoro / ... 22 episodes, 1997-1998
Titus Welliver	...	Off. Jake Lowery 22 episodes, 1997-1998
Klea Scott	...	Off. Nona Valentine 22 episodes, 1997-1998
Dylan Walsh	...	Off. Jimmy Doyle 22 episodes, 1997-1998
Yancy Butler	...	Off. Anne-Marie Kersey / ... 21 episodes, 1997-1998
James Sikking	...	Capt. Stan Jonas / ... 20 episodes, 1997-1998
Richard T. Jones	...	Off. Clement Johnson 20 episodes, 1997-1998
Adam Rodriguez	...	Off. Hector Villanueva 20 episodes, 1997-1998
Patrick McGaw	...	Terry Doyle 16 episodes, 1997-1998
A.J. Langer	...	Kathleen Doyle 9 episodes, 1997-1998

Storyline

"Brooklyn South" is the latest police show from executive producer/creator Steven Bochco, who also brought us "Hill Street Blues" and "NYPD Blue" and other shows. Here, we follow the officers and victims within one of the precincts in Brooklyn, New York.

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Plot Keywords:

police | brooklyn new york city | irish american | new york | murder | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Esquadra de Brooklyn

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Steven Bochco Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (22 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first show on network TV to receive a TV-MA (known then as TV-M) since the TV Parental Guidelines ratings system debut in January of the same year.

User Reviews

Not great but I liked it

A pretty good cop show by Steven Bochco. It got a lot of controversy at the time because the pilot show had (for TV) a pretty graphic scene where a man gets shot in the head.

It started out with fairly good ratings but slowly sank till it was canceled. It was was no masterpiece but people kept comparing it to "NYPD Blue" which was a better show--there was no way they could compete. Still it was well-acted and written--I especially liked Jon Tenney as one of the main characters. Towards the end (in a desperate attempt to get higher ratings) they had an episode where Tenney showed his butt and publicized it a LOT. Unfortunately it didn't save the show.

So, a pretty good show that deserved a better chance.