The Rookies

"Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life. This is another TV-pilot that was first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week before becoming a TV-series."

Cast

Darren McGavin

as Sgt. Eddie Ryker

Cameron Mitchell

as Sniper

Robert F. Lyons

as Jared Whitman

Paul Burke

as Neil Montgomery

Georg Stanford Brown

as Terry Webster

Sam Melville

as Mike Danko

Michael Ontkean

as Willie Gillis

Jeff Pomerantz

as Kevin Lassiter

Jennifer Billingsley

as Jill Danko

Davey Davison

as Molly Lassiter

Logan Ramsey

as Toby Loomis

Robert J. Wilke

as Officer Shaw

Monika Svensson

as Birgitta Whitman

Arch Johnson

as Ranch Instructor

Crew

Jud Taylor

Director

William Blinn

Writer

Rita Lakin

Story

Aaron Spelling

Producer

Elmer Bernstein

Music

Archie R. Dalzell

Director of Photography

Art Seid

Editor

Bert Remsen

Casting

Paul Sylos

Art Direction

Ken Swartz

Set Decoration

Robert Harris Sr.

Costume Design

Thelma Strahm

Costume Design

Ted Coodley

Makeup Artist

Pat Whiffing

Hairstylist