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((Infobox television
| image              = David Birney Serpico 1976.JPG
| image_size         = 220
| caption            = David Birney in a scene from the episode "Rapid Fire", 1976
| genre              = [[Police procedural|Crime drama]]
| based_on           = ''Serpico'' by [[Peter Maas]]
| writer             = Robert Collins<br>Robert Hamilton<br>[[Peter Maas]]<br>[[Shimon Wincelberg]]
| director           = [[Reza Badiyi]]<br>Michael Caffey<br>Art Fisher<br>[[Robert Markowitz]]<br>Sigmund Neufeld Jr.<br>[[Paul Stanley (director)|Paul Stanley]]<br>[[Steven Hilliard Stern]]
| developer          = Robert Collins
| starring           = [[David Birney]]<br>[[Tom Atkins (actor)|Tom Atkins]]
| composer           = [[Elmer Bernstein]]
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 1
| num_episodes       = 15 (1 unaired)
| executive_producer = [[Emmet G. Lavery Jr.]]
| producer           = Don Ingalls<br>Emmet G. Lavery Jr.<br>[[Barry Oringer]]
| editor             = Patrick Kennedy<br>Neil MacDonald<br>Gerard Wilson
| cinematography     = Donald M. Morgan
| runtime            = 60 minutes
| channel            = [[NBC]]
| company            = Emmet G. Lavery, Jr. Productions<br>[[Paramount Television]]
| first_aired        = ((start date|1976|9|24))
| last_aired         = ((end date|1977|1|28))
))

'''''Serpico''''' is an American [[Police procedural|crime drama]] series that aired on [[NBC]] from September 24, 1976, until January 28, 1977. The series was based on the book by [[Peter Maas]] and the 1973 film [[Serpico|of the same name]] that starred [[Al Pacino]] in the title role. ((Anchor|Episode zero))A television movie, ''Serpico: The Deadly Game'', served as [[Television pilot|pilot]] and aired in April 1976.<ref>((cite book|author1=Harry Castleman|author2=Walter Podrazik|title=Harry and Wally's Favorite TV Shows|publisher=Prentice Hall Press|year=1989|ISBN=9780139332500|page=455))</ref>

==Summary==
[[David Birney]] stars as the unorthodox [[New York Police Department|NYPD]] detective [[Frank Serpico]] who battles corrupt members of the police force. [[Tom Atkins (actor)|Tom Atkins]] co-stars as Lieutenant Tom Sullivan. The series aired 14 episodes before being canceled in January 1977 and replaced with ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]

==Cast==
*[[David Birney]] as [[Frank Serpico]]
*[[Tom Atkins (actor)|Tom Atkins]] as Lt. Tom Sullivan

==Production notes==
[[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] director [[Reza Badiyi]] served as one of several directors of the series. ''Serpico'''s theme song was written by [[Elmer Bernstein]].

==Episodes==
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 0
| Title = The Deadly Game
| DirectedBy = [[Robert L. Collins]]
| WrittenBy = Robert Collins
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|4|24))
| ShortSummary = 2-hour [[Television pilot|pilot]]: The story of Officer Frank Serpico, a New York City cop who fought crime in the city and corruption in the police department.
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Country Boy
| DirectedBy = [[Reza Badiyi]]
| WrittenBy = Robert Dellinger
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|9|24))
| ShortSummary = Ex-convict Elrod Davis looks up fellow ex-con Gary Baker to become the "driver" in a bank robbery. Serpico joins the hold-up team and convinces Baker, who is married, to drop out. Before Baker leaves he betrays Serpico.
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = The Traitor In Our Midst
| DirectedBy = Michael Caffey
| WrittenBy = Robert Hamilton
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|10|1))
| ShortSummary = After several unsuccessful attempts to close down Tiller's numbers racket, Serpico and Sullivan suspect a leak within the task force. The chief suspect is Serpico's childhood friend and gubernatorial candidate Assistant District Attorney Bobby Delaney. 
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Indian
| DirectedBy = Art Fisher
| WrittenBy =  [[Pamela Wallace]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|10|8))
| ShortSummary = Several attempts to break a drug ring headed by "The Indian" fail. Serpico intentionally tips off The Indian's go-between Grace to an upcoming raid. He gets suspended but gains The Indian's trust. Serpico wants to meet and personally bust The Indian. Serpico reunites drug courier Heather with her father, and he has romantic interest in the hospital doctor caring for Heather.
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Every Man Must Pay His Dues
| DirectedBy = Robert Michael Lewis
| WrittenBy = Brad Radnitz
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|10|29))
| ShortSummary = Serpico must protect John Maloney, a presidential candidate for the truck drivers' union, from an assassination ordered by current leader Jack Powell. Maloney's daughter Rita falls for Serpico. Vern Ross, Maloney's right-hand man, has a crush on Rita and secretly works for Powell. 
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Strike!
| DirectedBy = David Moessinger
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s= Richard Danus & Robert Dellinger|t= Richard Danus))
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|11|5))
| ShortSummary = Jenny, one of Serpico's ex-girlfriends, helps two men steal furs in the garment district. With Jenny's help, Serpico passes himself off as a fur designer. A sting operation fails and Serpico realizes he told Jenny about it; he confronts her and Jenny reveals that she was blackmailed. When Jenny double-crosses the robbers, her life is in jeopardy.
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Trumpet of Time
| DirectedBy = [[Robert Markowitz]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s= Sandor Stern & Susan Lester|t= Sandor Stern & Richard Danus))
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|11|12))
| ShortSummary = Vince Cipolla, a 20-year veteran on the police force, is dying of leukemia and wants to leave money for his wife. He gives confidential information on the locations of gambling and prostitution houses to two criminals who share their ill-gotten gains with Cipolla. Serpico follows the clues to Cipolla, who once instructed him, and tries to help.
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Prime Evil
| DirectedBy = Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s= Sean Baine & Robert Dellinger & Richard Danus|t= Richard Danus))
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|11|26))
| ShortSummary = Sullivan assigns Serpico to gain the confidence of a sadistic loan shark, Alex Demico. Marion Wagner, an undercover officer, plays the dangerous role as Demico's woman.
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Rapid Fire
| DirectedBy = Alex March
| WrittenBy = David H. Vowell
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|12|10))
| ShortSummary = Serpico is on the trail of arms broker Raoul Christie who is illegally selling M-16s to criminals. Serpico gets caught in a department turf war when he gets Christie's man Lincoln killed; Lincoln was an informant. Serpico befriends Christie's favorite prostitute, Erica Molinas.
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Dawn of the Furies
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Stanley (director)|Paul Stanley]]
| WrittenBy = Robert Malcolm Young
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|12|17))
| ShortSummary = Serpico, posing as an explosives expert, tries to learn the plans of a group of revolutionaries. Kirko suspects Serpico is a cop. Lucy, the sister of leader Jerry, falls for Serpico. 
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = The Serbian Connection
| DirectedBy = Reza Badiyi
| WrittenBy =  [[Cliff Osmond]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|12|24))
| ShortSummary = Serpico gathers evidence against Nagel, who owns a cargo shipping business that smuggles Serbians into the United States for a price. Serpico tries to help an illegal immigrant Serbian brother and sister, who know about the smuggling operation, from being deported. 
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Danger Zone
| DirectedBy = David Moessinger
| WrittenBy = Paul Casey
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1976|12|31))
| ShortSummary = Atkins assigns Serpico to work with Duffy, a veteran detective who's part of a task force trying to bust Eddie Pickett, a drug dealer and ex-cop. Serpico doesn't like Duffy because he's reckless and a "showboat." 
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Sanctuary
| DirectedBy = [[Steven Hilliard Stern]]
| WrittenBy = [[Shimon Wincelberg]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1977|1|7))
| ShortSummary = Magda is a Soviet gymnast who wants to defect. After nearly being kidnapped by a serial killer, she finds sanctuary in a synagogue where Rabbi Shotness promises to help. Magda explains that her parents, who are in the Soviet Union, will be in Vienna in two days where they will seek political asylum; Magda doesn't want news of her defection made public until her parents are safe. However, Serpico desperately wants Magda because she can identify the serial killer who kidnaps women, rapes them, then kills them with an ice pick to the heart. Meanwhile, the Soviet secret police are also looking for Magda.
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = The Party of Your Choice
| DirectedBy = Gerald Mayer
| WrittenBy = Walter Dallenbach
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1977|1|14))
| ShortSummary = Serpico looks for the killer who targets women campaigning for mayoral candidate Gene Rincon. After Serpico discovers that a shady real estate businessman has contributed money to Rincon's campaign, he suspects that Rincon himself is involved with the murders.
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = One Long Tomorrow
| DirectedBy = David Moessinger
| WrittenBy = Ray Brenner
| OriginalAirDate = ((start date|1977|1|28))
| ShortSummary = Marcus, a young adult, watches a gang throw a woman off a roof. Serpico and other officers search for Marcus in order to protect him from the gang. Marcus's school teacher, Michelle, knows where he is, and Serpico tries to convince her to tell him.
| LineColor = 000070
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = A Secret Place
| DirectedBy = Steven Hilliard Stern
| WrittenBy = Robert Malcolm Young
| OriginalAirDate = N/A
| ShortSummary = Serpico is assigned to protect state witness Viveca who is scheduled to testify before a grand jury in three days. Sullivan assigns Carol Hinterman to assist Serpico, who has his doubts about her abilities. Mobster Vitorio La Bella is desperate is kill Viveca at any cost. 
| LineColor = 000070
))
|}

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
* ((IMDb title|0074054|Serpico))
* ((epguides|id=Serpico|title=Serpico))

[[Category:1976 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:1977 American television series endings]]
[[Category:1970s American crime drama television series]]
[[Category:American English-language television shows]]
[[Category:NBC original programming]]
[[Category:Live action television shows based on films]]
[[Category:Television series by CBS Studios]]
[[Category:Television shows set in New York City]]
[[Category:NBC television dramas]]

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