Jake and the Fatman (1987)

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.

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Classical in form, resolved, spare and earnest.

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resolvedopen-ended
sparerichly built
earnestironic
unpretentiousprestige

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Cast

William ConradJason McCabe
Joe PennyJake Styles
Alan CampbellDerek Mitchell

Crew

Dean HargroveCreator
David AngellCreator
Joel SteigerCreator
Jeri TaylorProducer
Dean HargroveProducer

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Seasons

Season 123 eps · 1987
Season 211 eps · 1989
Season 326 eps · 1989
Season 424 eps · 1990
Season 522 eps · 1991

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