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Jake and the Fatman

1987–1992 · 5 seasons

A comfortable, old-fashioned crime show where mismatched partners banter their way through cases, easy to dip into and never too heavy.

Genres
Drama, Crime, Action & adventure
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.
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Crime, justice, friendship, loyalty
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Drama, Crime, Action & adventure
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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime, action & adventure
    Created by
    David Angell, Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger
    Written by
    Gerry Conway, Jeri Taylor, J. Michael Straczynski, Paul Robert Coyle
    Starring
    William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Bert Remsen, Stu Nahan, Frederick Coffin, Dianne Kay, Tim Choate
    Length
    5 seasons, 106 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    CBS
    Country
    United States of America, Sweden
    Languages
    English

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