Jake and the Fatman (1987)

Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure 60m

61^%

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Score

6.4/10

Overview

Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.

Dean Hargrove

Creator

David Angell

Creator

Joel Steiger

Creator

Top Billed Cast

William Conrad

Jason McCabe

Joe Penny

Jake Styles

Alan Campbell

Derek Mitchell

Olga Russell

Lisbeth Berkeley-Smythe

George O'Hanlon, Jr.

Sgt. Rafferty

Lu Leonard

Gertrude Reilly

Jack Hogan

Judge Smithwood

Melody Anderson

Neely Capshaw

Nelson Mashita

, Forensics Man

Tony Todd

Jordan Lee

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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine

Written on January 12, 2023

Magnum P.I., Riptide (my personal favorite), Simon & Simon, and all the other little detective shows that were on during the late 70s and early 80s network battles were light entertainment.

It's not to say that they weren't great entertainment, but just that the tone of the shows were less stressful and more family friendly.

Jake and the Fatman got a bit darker. The action and comedy were st...

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