Ironside - Season 1 - Eps 20: The Lonely Hostage
A cop goes bad and shoots a fellow officer, then offers to give himself up to Chief Ironside. Instead, he takes the Chief and Mark hostage, and plans to kill them as soon as his escape is certain. Ironside has to convince the man's wife that her husband is no longer the man she married.
About Ironside
Title: Ironside
First Air Date: 1967-03-28
Last Air Date: 1975-01-16
Status: Canceled
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 64 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 191
Network: NBC
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Production Companies: Universal Television, Harbour Productions Unlimited
Synopsis
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.
Cast
Raymond Burr
Robert Ironside
Don Galloway
Ed Brown
Don Mitchell
Mark Sanger
Barbara Anderson
Eve Whitfield
Elizabeth Baur
Fran Belding
