William Shatner is T.J. Hooker, a veteran cop who rejected a detective's badge to return to the streets and train young recruits

"T. J. Hooker," is an hour-long contemporary police drama series produced by Spelling/Goldberg Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television. Also starring in the series are Adrian Zmed as Vince Romano, a young Vietnam veteran who finds a new home on the force as Hooker's partner and Richard Herd as Captain Dennis Sheridan a politically-minded officer with an eye to the chief's job. Appearing in the series in a recurring role will be Lee Bryant as Hooker's ex-wife Fran who still holds a great deal of affection for her ex-husband.

Hooker teaches the recruits at the Police Academy while working out of the nearby precinct. A tough-minded sergeant, he recently, returned to street duty by his own choice after his involvement in the fatal shooting of his partner. In the academy classrooms and on the fields, Hooker exposes the young recruits to the realities of police work and the pressures it brings on them and their families. On the streets Hooker believes in strong law enforcement and he is often in conflict with Captain Sheridan who likes to present the police depart-ment with a lighter image. The sergeant and his partner Romano are exposed to danger every day while battling all kinds of crime.

Disc Contents -

Pilot: The Protectors
Hooker has been chosen to be the drill sergeant at a new police training program that immerses recruits into police work, while two losers shoot people they try to rob.

The Streets
Hooker and Romano take on a television newswoman who's tracking the story of a "Bible" mugger.

God Bless the Child
When a classmate of Hooker's daughter is found dead in an apparent suicide, he investigates, thinking it's more than that.

Hooker's War
Hooker and his friends take on a biker gang trading in illegal firearms.

The Witness
While an accused murderer intimidates a woman to keep her from testifying, Hooker tries to convince her it will be okay.

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