NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble cast. The show was created by Steven Bochco and David Milch, and was inspired by Milch's relationship with Bill Clark, a former member of the New York City Police Department who eventually became one of the show's producers. The series was originally broadcast by ABC from September 21, 1993‚ to March 1, 2005. It was ABC's longest-running primetime one-hour drama series until Grey's Anatomy surpassed it in 2016.
Plot
John Kelly and Andy Sipowicz are detectives in the 15th squad. Sipowicz is the elder partner, but is an alcoholic who drinks on the job, as well as off duty, and his behavior causes doubt that the partnership will last much longer. Kelly has a genuine affection for his partner, but becomes increasingly exasperated by Sipowicz's behavior. In addition to his alcoholism, Sipowicz is a deeply negative, misogynist, homophobic bigot. In the pilot, Sipowicz is shot by a suspect he had attacked and humiliated earlier. This leads to his decision to sober up and save his job. While Sipowicz is recuperating, the squad's lieutenant, Arthur Fancy, teams Kelly with a young cop from Anticrime, James Martinez.
Cast
- Amy Brenneman
- Andrea Thompson
- Bill Brochtrup
- Bonnie Somerville
- Charlotte Ross
- Currie Graham
- David Caruso
- Dennis Franz
- Esai Morales
- Gail O'Grady
- Garcelle Beauvais
- Gordon Clapp
- Henry Simmons
- Jacqueline Obradors
- James McDaniel
- Jimmy Smits
- John F. O'Donohue
- Justine Miceli
- Kim Delaney
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar
- Nicholas Turturro
- Ricky Schroder
- Sharon Lawrence
- Sherry Stringfield