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Season 5 – NYPD Blue

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This Steven Bochco-produced series pulls few punches in portraying the day-to-day lives of cops in New York's 15th Precinct. Characters' personal lives intertwine with the cases they work, which often deal with the worst elements the city has to offer. Many characters came and went during the show's 12-season run but one constant throughout the series was Det. Andy Sipowicz, portrayed by Dennis Franz.
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NYPD Blue — Season 5

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Tom Shales Washington Post 08/17/2018
The characters have so much definition and integrity, and the milieu is so fastidiously conveyed, that NYPD Blue doesn't seem to be stretching for sensationalism, only reaching for realism. Go to Full Review John Stanley San Francisco Chronicle 08/17/2018
It's all so intriguing... How long before we get to see season six? Go to Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe 04/26/2018
Thankfully, Smits and Franz are superior TV actors who are able to make this buddy-buddy pledge of allegiance into something both crowd-pleasing and not excessively maudlin. Go to Full Review Chris Ball Cleveland Plain Dealer 08/15/2018
Jimmy Smit's last tour of duty as Bobby Simone. But the show really belongs to Dennis Franz as noble, hard-luck cop Andy Sipowicz. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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dave d @RT34924333 09/06/2020 Fantastic Cop Drama continues to roll! See more Read all reviews
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David Milch

Creator

Steven Bochco

Creator

Jimmy Smits

Det. Bobby Simone

Dennis Franz

Det. Sgt. Andy Sipowicz

James McDaniel

Lt. Arthur Fancy

Nicholas Turturro

Detective James Martinez

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 30, 1997 As Flies to Wanton Boys Are We to the Gods; This Bud's for You Sipowicz and suspended Simone try to clear their names in the Salvo murder with Kirkendall's inside information from an unlikely source. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 7, 1997 All's Wells That Ends Wells Detectives try to clear a murder suspect; the squad stakes out a hotel where a rapist is on the prowl; Martinez and pregnant Gina discuss their future. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 14, 1997 Three Girls and a Baby Medavoy comforts wounded Abby after a deadly assault; Gina has pregnancy complications; a young woman's charred body is found in a vehicle. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 28, 1997 The Truth Is Out There Simone and Sipowicz ponder the cultural implications of a nursery rhyme and question the credibility of a murder witness. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 4, 1997 It Takes a Village Sipowicz investigates the rape of a little girl; a drug-addicted mother's attempt to support her habit distresses Simone. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 11, 1997 Dead Man Talking Simone and Sipowicz think a widower killed his family for the insurance; Fancy's elderly friend clears his conscience; a record company executive is murdered. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 18, 1997 Sheedy Dealings Detectives investigate the deadly rape of two young, fame-seeking roommates; a man accuses his lover's husband of hiring a hit man. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 25, 1997 Lost Israel Detectives' tempers threaten a case involving a man suspected of killing his child; Medavoy is eager to share his knowledge of Judaism. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 9, 1997 Lost Israel Russell bonds with the grieving mother of a murdered boy; Sipowicz tries to make sense of the Bible verses the homeless mute shows him. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 16, 1997 Remembrance of Humps Past Sipowicz intercedes for a friend when a bisexual love triangle turns deadly; detectives bust grave robbers; Simone learns a secret about Naomi. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 6, 1998 You're Under a Rasta Pregnant Russell angers Simone when she jeopardizes herself during a shootout; Naomi reveals more details of her personal life to Simone. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 13, 1998 A Box of Wendy A woman's corpse is found in a carved wooden box; a child falls down a flight of stairs to his death; Russell tells Kirkendall about her pregnancy. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 10, 1998 Twin Petes A man claims his twin has assumed his identity in order to threaten his girlfriend; Sipowicz has a nagging medical problem. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 17, 1998 Weaver of Hate A man grieving over the violent death of his son offends Fancy with racial slurs; Kirkendall handles a boy who found his mother's dead body. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 24, 1998 Don't Kill the Messenger Sipowicz and Simone suspect one of their own squad in the death of a nurse; Kirkendall and Medavoy use clever tactics to obtain a confession. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 2, 1998 The One That Got Away Detectives question the wife of the cop they think killed a nurse; Medavoy springs into action when expectant Abby calls. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 24, 1998 Speak for Yourself, Bruce Clayton A woman's arrest on murder charges leads to a violent showdown in the precinct; detectives question a hostile paraplegic about a deadly rape. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 31, 1998 I Don't Wanna Dye Sipowicz suffers a setback while undergoing more medical tests; Simone and Russell have another encounter with the wife of a fellow officer suspected of murder. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 28, 1998 Prostrate Before the Law Sipowicz slowly recovers from prostate surgery; Simone believes that the ex-Army buddies of a murder victim know the identity of the killer. Details Episode 20 Aired May 5, 1998 Hammer Time Recuperating Sipowicz tries to work with Simone to make a crack addict reveal the whereabouts of her missing baby. Details Episode 21 Aired May 12, 1998 Seminal Thinking Medavoy uses a clever strategy to obtain a suspect's confession in the death of a prostitute; a misguided young man is accused of killing a sleazy car dealer. Details Episode 22 Aired May 19, 1998 Honeymoon at Viagra Falls Simone and Sipowicz help Cohen, who suspects a defense attorney may have been involved in the murder of a witness and her child. Details

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NYPD Blue — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Mark Tinker, Farrel Levy, Paris Barclay, Matthew Penn, Steven DePaul, Dennis Dugan
Creator
David Milch, Steven Bochco
Executive Producer
Steven Bochco, David Milch, Mark Tinker
Screenwriter
David Milch, Leonard Gardner, Bill Clark, Meredith Stiehm, Nicholas Wootton, Jody Worth, John Chambers, Dennis Woods, Kevin Arkadie
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-14 (L)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Comedy, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 30, 1997