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Hal Linden
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Captain Barney Miller is the kind of cop who is always sensible. He maintains order over the 12th precinct police station. His detectives like to gamble for a hobby, get hit on by anything in a skirt, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where the citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A troubling picture of the U.S. during a time beset by anti-Semitism and a government that, due to complex social and political factors, delayed action and suppressed information and blocked efforts that could have saved hundreds of thousands of people from the Holocaust. Focuses on the case of Kurt Klein, who attempted to battle the bureaucratic stonewall as he tried to get his Jewish family out of Germany.
4) Out to sea
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Two men decide to become dance instructors on a cruise ship so they can meet women and con them out of money.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Captain Barney Miller is the kind of cop everyone would like to meet. He somehow manages to maintain order over a group of inner-city detectives who gamble for a hobby, get hit on by anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. These colorful characters worked together to make one of the funniest sitcoms ever and is cemented in classic TV status.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Captain Barney Miller leads the detectives of New York City's 12th Precinct as they deal with potential layoffs, bomb threats, rocky relationships, disappearing evidence and the never-ending lineup of criminals who are ultimately more funny than they are dangerous.