Downtown is an American crime drama television series produced by Ron Samuels Productions and Tri-Star Television that aired on CBS from September 27, 1986 until August 22, 1987. The name in Brazil was Linha Dura.
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Premise
An LAPD veteran is assigned with supervising four parolees (a kleptomaniac dowager; a con artist; a young karate expert with attitude and a wise-mouthed pickpocket) who help him solve crimes while trying to keep them out of jail at the same time.
Cast
Michael Nouri as Detective John Forney
Robert Englund as Dennis Shotoffer
Milicent Martin as Harriet Conover
Blair Underwood as Terry Corsaro
Mariska Hargitay as Jesse Smith
Virginia Capers as Delia Bonner
David Paymer as Captain David Kiner