A drama set in a police precinct in the heart of a racially torn, crime-ridden city. Featuring over a dozen regular characters, each episode covers one dramatic day in the life of these men and women. Multiple plots unwind, detailing arrests, inner-precinct tensions, ongoing criminal investigations, and even some humor as the officers let off steam.
The series covers realistic problems about poor neighborhoods, and how cops sometimes have to bend the rules to fight for what they believe is right. The grim realities of drug abuse, racial tension, and gang violence surround these cops, who call the area they police “a war zone.” But besides these serious storylines, HILL STREET BLUES also portrays the dark comedy of a police officer’s life — the joking camaraderie the dogged workers have with one another, and the lunacy of the colorful criminals they encounter everyday.
Uncompromising, tough, and wryly funny, each episode of the fast-paced HILL STREET BLUES tells a multitude of compelling stories while painting a vivid picture of the kind of crisis cops live with every day.