"Brooklyn South" (1997) TV series 1997-1998

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Writer:

Michael Duggan (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

22 September 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

A realistic and gritty police drama centering on the lives of a group of close knit police officers and crime victims at a seedy police station in Brooklyn, New York City.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Brooklyn New York | Murder | Irish American | Child Murder

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Jon Tenney	...	Patrol Sgt. Francis X. Donovan (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Michael DeLuise	...	Off. Phil Roussakoff (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Gary Basaraba	...	Sgt. Richard Santoro / ... (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Titus Welliver	...	Off. Jake Lowery (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Klea Scott	...	Off. Nona Valentine (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Dylan Walsh	...	Off. Jimmy Doyle (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Yancy Butler	...	Off. Anne-Marie Kersey / ... (21 episodes, 1997-1998)
James Sikking	...	Capt. Stan Jonas / ... (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Richard T. Jones	...	Off. Clement Johnson (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Adam Rodriguez	...	Off. Hector Villanueva (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Patrick McGaw	...	Terry Doyle (16 episodes, 1997-1998)
A.J. Langer	...	Kathleen Doyle (9 episodes, 1997-1998)

Runtime:

60 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

wanted more - too bad it failed

If you haven't seen Brooklyn South, get the DVD boxed set. I thought this was an enormously entertaining series and I was very sad when it wasn't renewed. I agree with another poster who complained about some of the characters, but has there ever been a show that had all perfect characters? Brooklyn South had some bad characters, some bad actors, and some bad episodes - I say "some". But not all. I would even say very few overall. This series had some poor characters portrayed by good actors, some good characters portrayed by poor actors, and some good characters played by good actors. I submit that one sure sign of a good actor is if he or she manages to get their audience to dislike their character. Not dislike the actor, but dislike the character that they portray - especially if you like the actor. Tim Roth in the movie "Rob Roy" would be an example: I think he is a fine actor and I like him very much, but I absolutely DETESTED him (as his character) in Rob Roy. Gary Basaraba was tremendous in his role as Sgt. Santoro. It was a good character portrayed by a great actor. The on screen relationship between Clemmy and Jack was an edge-of-your-seat cliffhanger from week to week. You got the sense that under all the conflict they really liked and respected each other as people. It's just too bad that this series was not renewed after the first (and only) season. There was a lot of unrealized potential left on the table in Brooklyn South, and it was one of the few - very few - programs that I faithfully tuned into week to week. You were great while you lasted, Brooklyn South. I miss you!