Ironside_
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.
Created By
Collier Young
Network
NBC
Episodes
191
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Overview
Ironside has 8 seasons with 191 episodes spanning 1967-1975.
Raymond Burr →
Year context
Ironside first aired 59 years ago in 1967.
CAST (5)
SEASONS (8 seasons, 191 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
Ironside
While on vacation, Chief of Detectives Robert Ironside of the San Francisco police force is shot by an unknown assailant and paralyzed from the waist…
02
Message from Beyond
A substantial sum of money is stolen from a race-track, whilst Ironside and his team are present, and the Chief is determined to crack the…
03
The Leaf in the Forest
Lonely old women are being strangled, and Chief Ironside believes that there is more to it than just a serial killer at work. Setting Eve…
04
Dead Man's Tale
A notorious gangster is preparing to turn State's evidence when he is murdered, but Ironside pretends that the man is still alive, and ready to…
05
Eat, Drink and Be Buried
When TV personality Francesca Kirby starts to receive death threats, her old friend Robert T. Ironside is soon on the case. When the threats become…
06
The Taker
A policeman known to Ironside for some years is shot dead whilst on an investigation. The evidence points to him being crooked, but the Chief…
07
An Inside Job
Two killers break out of their cell in the precinct and hold Ironside and Eve Whitfield hostage, forcing the Chief to come up with a…
08
Tagged for Murder
An apparently accidental death occurs, but Ed risks his shield on the certainty that it was murder. When Ironside gets on the case a murky…
09
Let My Brother Go
Ironside is having problems keeping a group of local kids on the straight and narrow, and enlists the help of football star Bat Masterson, an…
10
Light at the End of the Journey
A recently blinded woman is witness to a murder, and not knowing that she couldn't see him the murderer attempts to silence her. Ironside is…
11
The Monster of Comus Towers
An ingenious art theft takes place at Comus Towers Art Museum, and a guard is murdered in the process. Chief Ironside takes the case, but…
12
The Man Who Believed
A woman who wrote a cheering letter to Ironside when he was recovering from being shot, dies in an apparent suicide. Convinced that it was…
13
A Very Cool Hot Car
Cars are being stolen in worryingly high numbers, and with the numbers recovered falling dramatically, the signs point to a crooked cop somewhere in the…
14
The Past Is Prologue
A friend of the Chief's turns out to have been living under an assumed identity for the last nineteen years, and is wanted in New…
15
Girl in the Night
Ed falls for a girl he meets after hearing her playing the piano in a bar in Las Vegas. While they are out together Ed…
16
The Fourteenth Runner
A visiting Soviet athlete vanishes during a practice run, and Ironside is placed on the case. It soon turns out that the 'trustworthy Soviet hero'…
17
Force of Arms
A local businessman sets up an organized vigilante force to try to clean up San Francisco. When a key member is murdered, it becomes clear…
18
Memory of an Ice Cream Stick
An old friend of Mark's is a suspect in a murder investigation, but Mark refuses to accept that the man may be bad. Ironside tries…
19
To Kill a Cop
When Ed and two colleagues arrest a violent man they don't take his threats seriously, but when the other two officers are murdered, Ed is…
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…
21
The Challenge
A psychiatrist friend of Ironside's is murdered, and the only clues are his collection of artworks. Is one of the artists the murderer? And if…
22
All in a Day's Work
During a night on the town, Eve Whitfield kills an armed robber who tries to shoot her. When he turns out to be a boy…
23
Something for Nothing
A compulsive (and unlucky) gambler is in debt to a local mobster for $32,000. Ironside wants to put the mobster away, but only can if…
24
Barbara Who
A friend of Ironside's turns out to be an amnesiac victim without a past. The need to discover who she really is comes to the…
25
Perfect Crime
Lecturing on a law course at a local college, the Chief finds that one of the students is planning to prove that the perfect crime…
26
Officer Bobby
A baby is found abandoned in the Chief's van, following an explosion at an airport. The Chief suspects that the child's mother was the intended…
27
Trip to Hashbury
Ed is charged with police brutality following a raid on a hippie drug den. As always, of course, things are far from being as they…
28
Due Process of the Law
Mark's date is found murdered in Golden Gate Park, and he is determined to catch the man responsible, with or without Ironside's help. When he…
29
Return of the Hero
A decorated Vietnam war hero is found guilty of murder, but the Chief, amongst others, does not believe that he is guilty. Whilst he is…
SEASON 2
01
Shell Game
A notorious jewel thief named Justin arrives in town at the same time as a shipment of famous jewels arrives for display in a local…
02
Split Second to an Epitaph
Ironside is the only witness to a murder, but has to go into hospital for exploratory surgery immediately after the events that he witnessed. The…
03
The Sacrifice
A policeman friend of Ironside and the team is the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Is he really guilty, though, or is the evidence…
04
Robert Phillips vs. the Man
A black rights activist is arrested for murder, and San Francisco's Black community threatens to take to the streets in protest. Commissioner Randall asks the…
05
Desperate Encounter
A friend of the Chief's invites him to stay and then promptly disappears, leaving Ironside to figure out what has happened to him, whilst also…
06
I, the People
An obnoxious talk show host known as ""The Peoples' Voice"" begins to receive death threats, and the Chief is assigned to protect him. Firstly he…
07
Price Tag -- Death
The Chief is alerted to the murder of a down-and-out by an ex-cop now living on the streets. The trail soon leads to a long…
08
An Obvious Case of Guilt
A friend of the Chief's is an obvious suspect in the murder of her husband, but the Chief believes that the evidence against her is…
09
Reprise
When Eve is injured during a shooting, the rest of the team recall their early encounters with her, and the Chief wonders if he was…
10
The Macabre Mr. Micawber
A rich man is murdered, and his man-servant is the prime suspect, until a talkative Mynah bird appears which may just have the solution to…
11
Side Pocket
A young pool hustler is coerced into a contract with a crooked promoter when his brother amasses large gambling debts. The Chief steps in, but…
12
Sergeant Mike
A old woman is murdered, and the only witness appears to be a large, grumpy Alsatian. The Chief enlists his help in a search for…
13
In Search of an Artist
A painting turns up, apparently painted by an old friend of the Chief's who is presumed dead after confessing to a murder. The Chief believes…
14
Up, Down, and Even
Eve's niece is arrested for possession and use of marijuana, and the Chief investigates her school and friends in a bid to clear her. It…
15
Why the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club Met on Thursday
Victoria Ironside, the Chief's aunt, is a member of the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club. When a fellow member disappears, Aunt Victoria turns to the Chief…
16
Rundown on a Bum Rap
Mark's old boxing coach, an alcoholic, is found at the scene of a serious assault, and nobody seems prepared to entertain the theory that he…
17
The Prophecy
A fortune teller predicts various confusing prophecies for the members of Ironside's team, which begin to come true with remarkable accuracy. Faced with a missing…
18
A World of Jackals
An old friend of Mark's calls him to ask for a meeting, but she is kidnapped before he can reach her. It soon transpires that…
19
And Be My Love
Following a series of robberies amongst San Francisco's richest inhabitants, Eve Whitfield falls in love with one of the victims, only to discover that he…
20
Moonlight Means Money
Ed and an old friend uncover a drug running operation whilst having a night on the town, and after becoming implicated in the affair they…
21
A Drug on the Market
An old friend of the Chief's, recently widowed, is hearing strange voices and receiving threatening 'phone calls. She is afraid that she is going mad,…
22
Puzzlelock
An ex-policeman murders his wife, and sets up a complicated false trail and apparently flawless alibi in order to cover his tracks. The Chief has…
23
The Tormentor
A famous baseball player who is an old friend of Ed's begins to receive nuisance mail, which soon turns into something far more sinister. Fearing…
24
A Matter of Love and Death
A young woman is found dead in a park, and it soon transpires that she died as a result of an illegal abortion. Greatly affected,…
25
Not With a Whimper, But a Bang
A local college is plagued by false bomb alerts, and the editor of the campus paper is convinced that leftist militants are responsible. However, when…
SEASON 3
01
Alias Mr. Braithwaite
Mark's aunt Ruby is cheated out of her life savings by a pair of conmen, and the team set out to capture those responsible. Ed…
02
Goodbye to Yesterday
Barbara Jones, the amnesiac victim with whom the Chief once fell in love (season one episode Barbara Who), calls Ironside in when her daughter is…
03
Poole's Paradise
As the team passes through a small town, Ed is kidnapped by an escaped convict. When it transpires that the real criminals are the local…
04
Eye of the Hurricane
Lured to a prison with a promise of information, the Chief and Mark are taken hostage by three convicts desperate to escape. Together they plot…
05
A Bullet for Mark
When Mark is shot, everybody assumes that the hitman was aiming for Ironside. It soon transpires, however, that Mark was the intended victim. With no…
06
Love My Enemy
Ironside and Mark travel to France to handle the security for an American delegation at a conference with the Chinese, but somebody is determined to…
07
Seeing Is Believing
When a lowlife bookie is found severely beaten, five witnesses identify Ed as his attacker. Unable to provide an alibi, Ed finds himself having to…
08
The Machismo Bag
Mark encounters a group of freedom fighters at his local college, who appear to have more attitude than sense. When it turns out that they…
09
Programmed for Danger
Several girls connected to the same computer dating agency are attacked, and when it transpires that they all fit the same rough profile, Eve sets…
10
Five Miles High
Taking an important witness from Hawaii to San Francisco by plane, Ironside discovers that a fellow passenger is a hitman. He has to find out…
11
L'Chayim
A Torah is stolen from a local Synagogue, presided over by an old friend of the Chief's. Ironside personally takes on the case, determined to…
12
Beyond a Shadow
An old friend of the Chief's tries to commit suicide, after local gossip and the media both blame her for the murder of her husband.…
13
Stolen On Demand
A member of Mark's basketball team becomes involved with a gang stealing to order. Mark is determined to get to the boy before the police…
14
Dora
A fruit seller is threatened by a protection racket, who obtain false photographs of her lawyer son in an attempt to coerce her into letting…
15
Beware the Wiles of the Stranger
Driving home from a visit to his cousin, Mark picks up a hitch hiker, who turns out to be a thief looking for a scapegoat.…
16
Eden Is the Place We Leave
A young boxer from San Francisco's Samoan community is anxious to break free from the old traditions of his people, which he feels are holding…
17
The Wrong Time, the Wrong Place
Ed falls in love with an actress, accidentally caught up in a robbery case. Although the affair is mutual, Vivian Page is a pacifist, and…
18
Return to Fiji
When he arrives in Fiji to spend his holiday with an old friend, the Chief is suspicious about news that his friend has gone to…
19
Ransom
Eve is present when an old friend of hers is kidnapped, and is taken along by the abductors. Anxious to get her back, the Chief…
20
One Hour to Kill
Ironside becomes trapped in his office on his own, when a man comes looking for revenge. With Mark at school and Ed dragged to the…
21
Warrior's Return
An ex-thief on parole is suspected of a jewel robbery, but the Chief, who has supported him since his release, is sure that he is…
22
Little Jerry Jessup
A thirteen year old boy is the only witness to his mother's murder, but finds it hard to co-operate with the Chief, knowing that it…
23
Good Will Tour
The team is assigned to watch over a Crown Prince on a one night stay in San Francisco. With Eve accompanying him on an unscheduled…
24
Little Dog, Gone
A dog belonging to a rich friend of the Commissioner's goes missing, and Ironside is assigned to the case. Somewhat scornful of the task, he…
25
Tom Dayton Is Loose Among Us
After killing Ed Brown's fiancée seven years previously, Tom Dayton, a sociopath with a hatred of female authority figures, is released on parole. Ed is…
SEASON 4
01
A Killing Will Occur
The Chief begins to receive strange phone calls, warning him of a murder to be committed somewhere in San Francisco, apparently in the interests of…
02
No Game for Amateurs
A sniper working for the criminal underworld seeks refuge in the anti-Vietnam protest movement, and with a number of draft-dodgers relying on his silence, the…
03
The Happy Dreams of Hollow Men
The Chief travels into the mountains to spend the weekend with an old friend, only to be snowed in following a bad blizzard. Trapped in…
04
The People Against Judge McIntire
A judge decides to begin a series of lectures about a case that he tried eight years previously, the result of which was that a…
05
Noel's Gonna Fly
An ageing accountant, weighed down by the responsibilities of his life, decides to break free from the grindstone and try for something different. On the…
06
The Lonely Way to Go
The accountant for the Police Pension Fund confesses to the murder of his secretary, but all of the evidence suggests that he could not possibly…
07
Check, Mate: and Murder (1)
In Canada for a conference, Ironside and the team get caught up in a spate of bombings, courtesy of Quebec separatists; one of them the…
08
Check, Mate: and Murder (2)
Ed goes undercover at the docks to try to identify and capture the murderer, whilst the rest of the team continue investigating the case. Finally,…
09
Too Many Victims
A policeman's daughter crashes her car after taking cannabis, and her father sets out to catch the man who sold her the stuff. When it…
10
The Man on the Inside
When a drug pusher is arrested following a spate of botched drug raids he fingers Ironside as a gang informer. Ed is press-ganged onto a…
11
Backfire
Mark investigates an old case as part of his coursework research, and uncovers an apparent miscarriage of justice which implicates Ed in a fit up.…
12
The Laying on of Hands
Pablo Esteban, a young Mexican boy, is brought to San Francisco by some businessmen who claim that he can heal people just by touching them.…
13
This Could Blow Your Mind
Ironside attends a hospital for psychological evaluation, and whilst he is tying knots in his psychiatrist's theories, it transpires that a crook is trying to…
14
Blackout
The power station for a four mile square area of town is destroyed in an explosion, and when a similar attack takes out the auxiliary…
15
The Quincunx
A successful folk trio comprising two brothers and a sister tour San Francisco, and Eve's suspicions are roused when the girl, an old school friend,…
16
From Hrûska, with Love
The Chief and his team are detailed to escort a spy to Mexico, in order to make an exchange with the Russians for an American…
17
The Target
An ex-con determined to go straight is roped into a scam to steal dynamite, after his son is kidnapped. The Chief manages to get the…
18
A Killing at the Track
Outside odds horses are starting to win at the local track, and Ironside is soon on the case. He discovers that somebody is trying to…
19
Escape
Ed and Eve travel to Mexico to assist in the interrogation of a former suspect in a murder case, who has been arrested for a…
20
Love, Peace, Brotherhood, and Murder
The team is at a theatre to watch the rehearsals of a play Ironside has some money invested in, when one of the actors is…
21
The Riddle in Room Six
A court case is put in jeopardy when it seems that the jury is irrevocably hung over its verdict; until the Chief realises that one…
22
The Summer Soldier
An old Armenian, the uncle of a friend of Eve's, appears to be hiding some secret that has his niece deeply worried. It soon transpires…
23
Accident
Driving to the garage whilst tired, Mark knocks down an old lady, with whom he develops a close relationship. It soon seems, however, that his…
24
Lesson in Terror
A gang of violent anarchists springs a protestor from prison and, when he is recaptured, try to force the police into releasing him again by…
25
Grandmother's House
An old woman whose handbag has been snatched asks Ironside to take her case. Moved by his friendship with her late husband, he agrees, and…
26
Walls Are Waiting
A parole officer famed for his hard line against drug pushers begins to fear for his life after a shooting. The line of suspects, however,…
SEASON 5
01
Priest-Killer
A police chief who is confined to a wheelchair and a former cop who is now a priest team up to discover who has been…
02
Contract: Kill Ironside
Due to give evidence, the Chief discovers that there is a contract out on his life, and that the chosen killer is a highly dedicated…
03
The Professionals
A phoney cab driver is taking men to so-called parties, where they are drugged and robbed; but when one of the victims winds up dead,…
04
The Gambling Game
After the murder of Police Captain Belding, his daughter, a rookie cop, is anxious to prove that the allegations of corruption against him were false.…
05
Ring of Prayer
A prisoner is denied parole for no clear reason, and the Chief's investigations lead him to a woman who seems to have supernatural powers. With…
06
In the Line of Duty
A policeman is shot and killed by an assailant. The evidence points to the murderer being a local thief, currently enjoying a reign of terror…
07
Joss Sticks and Wedding Bells
Chief Ironside's sponsored "daughter" arrives from Korea, intending to marry a fellow Korean now living in San Francisco. Before he can be fully happy about…
08
Murder Impromptu
An actor/producer is murdered during a series of comic improvisations, and all of the actors present at the time seem to be suspects. Given a…
09
Dear Fran
Fran Belding's cousin Bobby commits suicide, and a note left behind seems to suggest that he could not live without her love. A series of…
10
If a Body See a Body
On a day out with Mark, Ed finds a body in the park, but when Homicide arrives it has gone. Teased by his rival, Homicide…
11
Good Samaritan
Ed is shot during a raid on a jewellery store, and his life is saved by a stranger who vanishes as soon as the authorities…
12
Gentle Oaks
A string of deaths at a convalescence home leads the Chief to go undercover as a patient, whose two children (Fran Belding and Ed) hint…
13
License to Kill
A policeman is killed, and his murderer is subsequently shot by the dead man's partner; and when it transpires that both officers were at the…
14
Class of '57
Ed discovers that a man sought on assault charges is Bernie Simmonds, a man who was in his class at school. Whilst pursuing the investigation…
15
No Motive for Murder
The son of an old friend, fearing that his father's life is in danger, asks the Chief to go to Tokyo. Once there Ironside finds…
16
But When She Was Bad
The Chief is sure that a man just released from prison is responsible for the murder of a policeman, but as determined as he is…
17
Unreasonable Facsimile
A string of bank robberies are being committed, all with the exact hallmarks of a certain thief recently released from prison. Having a liking for…
18
Find a Victim
A Mob numbers racket suffers a series of robberies, but is understandably unwilling to report the thefts. The Chief, feeling that he knows who might…
19
And Then There Was One
A military-issue fragmentation grenade is used in an attack on two Vietnam veterans, one of whom - a friend of Mark's - is killed. When…
20
Death by the Numbers
A string of murders is committed, and in each case the victim has a numbered disk in their possession. After number four is found dead,…
21
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Murder
The small daughter of a friend of the Chief's dabbles in witchcraft, and becomes convinced that she is responsible for the death of her parents'…
22
Achilles' Heel
The son of a judge involved in a fraud case is framed for the murder of a young actress, in the hope that this will…
23
His Fiddlers Three
A violin tutor at a conservatory in San Francisco is murdered, and the suspects include an eclectic mix of talented musicians. The only clue possessed…
24
A Man Named Arno
Alone in the office, Fran Belding is attacked by an escaped convict, and helped by a mystery man who refuses to tell her his name.…
SEASON 6
01
Five Days in the Death of Sergeant Brown (I)
The star witness to a major case, Ed is shot and seriously injured by a mystery assailant. Threatened with paralysis he conducts his own struggle…
02
The Savage Sentry
A man with an uncanny ability to tame vicious guard dogs commits a series of robberies in San Francisco. The Chief has a plan to…
03
Programmed for Panic
After a murder is committed in a San Francisco park, the Chief takes part in a live TV broadcast in the hope of provoking such…
04
Down Two Roads
Mark's graduation from law school coincides with the arrest of a caretaker that he has befriended. Believing the man innocent, he finds the weight of…
05
Camera...Action...Murder!
The Chief receives a series of films showing the murders of young women, and his investigation is assisted by a filmmaker currently wooing Fran Belding.…
06
Riddle Me Death
A man dies in what appears to be an accident, but his estranged daughter is convinced that the story is not nearly so simple. A…
07
Nightmare Trip
Ed goes to LA to fetch a prisoner, but when confronted by a pair of hostile beat cops after a mugging, he loses his cool…
08
Buddy, Can You Spare a Life?
Meeting with a man imprisoned for manslaughter seven years previously, the Chief begins to doubt the evidence which he himself once collected. Faced with extreme…
09
The Countdown
A scientist is given a irremovable belt containing explosives, and the man responsible demands the release of three men from prison in return for the…
10
The Deadly Gamesmen
A series of cleverly orchestrated crimes in a section of San Francisco leads the Chief to the conclusion that a pair of bored society beaux…
11
Who'll Cry for My Baby?
The Chief meets a man whose daughter has been murdered, and who is unable to rest until the killer is found. Moved by the old…
12
Cold, Hard Cash
When the team gets word of a kidnap plot, Ed goes undercover as the wheel man; but he soon finds himself battling with a fellow…
13
Shadow Soldiers
Whilst in London at a conference with the Chief, Ed witnesses an assassination, and promptly becomes the killer's next target. Meanwhile he and Ironside have…
14
Ollinger's Last Case
The Chief receives a worrying phone call from Ted Ollinger, an old friend, and he sends Ed to investigate. In the tiny town of Grant…
15
A Special Person
Whilst the Chief and Ed are at a party, the host is shot at by an unseen assailant, and Ironside wastes no time in settling…
16
The Caller
After agreeing to housesit for a friend, Fran Belding begins to receive suspicious telephone calls, which soon become rather more sinister. When a girl is…
17
Love Me in December
When her fiancé is accused of murder, a young woman comes to Ironside for help; but when it transpires that the fiancé in question is…
18
The Ghost of the Dancing Doll
An old friend of Ed's goes missing after promising to take him on a fishing trip, and it soon becomes clear that he has become…
19
All About Andrea
A celebrated feminist writer is shot at in the street, and Fran is assigned to protect her. The Chief does what he can to help…
20
Another Shell Game
A major art display comes to San Francisco, just as an old adversary of the Chief's is released from jail. Anthony Justin is determined to…
21
All Honorable Men
An apparently impossible robbery occurs in the safety deposit vault at a bank, and Ironside begins to unravel the details of the crime. There is…
22
The Best Laid Plans
The Chief is in the bank when it is robbed by a gang of three men, planning to await the arrival of a payroll delivery…
23
A Game Of Showdown
Ed and the Chief are on their way out of the city for a fishing trip, when they get mixed up in a fatal shooting…
SEASON 7
01
Confessions from a Lady of the Night
A sleazy magazine prints stories against the SFPD, and Ironside in particular, using the tale of a vanished actor as an example of the department's…
02
Murder by One
The teenage son of a friend of Fran's appears to commit suicide, however the evidence seems to point in a number of different directions. Did…
03
In the Forests of the Night
The Chief meets Alexandra, an old girlfriend with whom he is still very much in love. When he finds that the feeling is mutual he…
04
Fragile Is the House of Cards
A lawyer turns up at Ironside's door late at night, badly bruised and unable to remember what has happened to him. All that he can…
05
The Armageddon Gang
A scientist disappears, sparking fears at the research centre where he works that he might have defected. Suspicious at the nature of the evidence and…
06
House of Terror
The Commissioner's niece makes a bet that she can sleep for one night in the master bedroom of a haunted house, then disappears without trace.…
07
The Helping Hand
Fran Belding's Mexican cleaning lady turns out to be an illegal immigrant, brought into the country against her will by an employment agency who are…
08
Downhill All the Way
A small boy witnesses a crime, but proves to be an awkward witness due to a mental condition that doctors cannot explain. An attempt is…
09
Mind for Murder
While Fran, Mark and Ed are at a night club, a psychic sees details of a recent fire. When the Chief becomes interested, he visits…
10
The Hidden Man
A returning Vietnam vet sees his supposedly dead father at the airport, and initiates a search for him against the Commissioner's wishes. The father, a…
11
The Double-Edged Corner
A violent gang kills two men during a robbery, and the Chief enlists the help of a regular informant in order to capture those responsible.…
12
The Last Payment
A friend of Mark's is being unfairly shaken down by a crooked loan shark with crippling interest demands. Worried for his friend Mark goes undercover,…
13
Friend or Foe (aka For the Love of God)
A packet of heroin goes missing, implicating Carl Reece and his partner Don Boyden in a possible cover-up. When Boyden is killed in a freak…
14
Two Hundred Large
A robbery goes wrong and one of the thieves is killed, whilst another, an unlikely sort to be taking part in a robbery, is arrested.…
15
Once More for Joey
The work of a quartet of musicians is being pirated, and whilst Ed and Fran are investigating, a member of the group is murdered in…
16
Terror on Grant Avenue
An elder in the Chinese community is murdered, and a young man is held to be responsible. The Chief calls in his friends in the…
17
Class of '40
The Chief attends his high school reunion, only to find two of his old classmates recently murdered, and somebody apparently after his own neck. With…
18
A Taste of Ashes
A girl thought to have died years previously turns up at the home of her mother just as her brother is found murdered. Clearly somebody…
19
A Death in Academe
A philosophy student commits suicide, and her death leads to strong criticism of her college professor. When it seems that the life of the professor…
20
Close to the Heart
When a woman crashes her car into the Chief's van after suffering a minor heart attack, doctors discover a bullet lodged in her chest, where…
21
Come Eleven, Come Twelve
Ed gets grounded in Reno whilst transporting a murder suspect back to San Francisco, and knowing gunmen to be on his tail he hides out…
22
Riddle at 24,000
A man dies of a heart attack whilst flying his plane, but the town medical examiner, a charmingly eccentric Cuban doctor, is convinced that there…
23
Amy Prentiss: AKA The Chief
The promotion of a new Chief of Police leaves an opening for a new Chief of Detectives, and the front runner for the job is…
SEASON 8
01
Raise the Devil (1)
A woman is killed in a locked room, and her daughter Susan confesses to the murder after apparently becoming possessed by the spirit of her…
02
Raise the Devil (2)
The Chief links his case with a psychiatrist, who turns out to be a psychopath with a passion for brainwashing. Before he can get his…
03
What's New with Mark?
Mark and his girlfriend come across a murder whilst on a date, but decide to defend the killer when it transpires that he acted in…
04
Trial of Terror
05
Cross Doublecross
When somebody takes pot shots at Fran's hot-headed cop boyfriend, he soon comes under suspicion for a handful of assaults and two murders. All the…
06
Set Up: Danger!
When Ed returns from a holiday he finds the Chief missing, and a series of obscure clues pointing to the suggestion that he has been…
07
The Lost Cotillion
A series of murders appear to be connected to an old friend of the Chief's, an ageing woman from San Francisco's old rich set; and…
08
Run Scared
The Chief's god-daughter witnesses a murder whilst performing in a street-side harlequin show. On the run from the murderer, she and her boyfriend remain one…
09
Act of Vengeance
A convict awaiting parole hears that his son has been shot dead following a clash with a rival teenage gang. Although eager for vengeance he…
10
Far Side of the Fence
After the killing of one of his men, gangland boss Lew Parker puts out a contract on Ironside, which the undercover Ed is forced to…
11
The Over-the-Hill Blues
Peter Justin, a gentleman jewel thief and old adversary of the Chief's, returns from a five year stretch in San Quentin and is soon back…
12
Speak No Evil
A friend of Ed's becomes the target of an assassin, but cannot shed any light on the reasons for the attempt on his life. When…
13
Fall of an Angel
A retired assassin kills the son of a mob chief, and tries to escape town after anonymously leaving his own young son in the care…
14
The Visiting Fireman
A British police inspector visits San Francisco for a conference, and whilst there assists his old friend Chief Ironside with an awkward investigation. It soon…
15
The Return of Eleanor Rogers
Ed befriends the daughter of the judge presiding over his latest case, only for the girl to come to him in fear for her father's…
16
The Faded Image
Ed befriends the daughter of the judge presiding over his latest case, only for the girl to come to him in fear for her father's…
SERIES INFO
8
Seasons
191
Episodes
60 min/ep
Per Episode
Canceled
Status
CREW
Creator
Collier Young
NETWORKS (1)
NBC
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Ironside about?
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.
Where can I watch Ironside?
Ironside is available on Prime Video, The Roku Channel. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does Ironside have?
Ironside has 8 seasons with 191 episodes total.
Who created Ironside?
Ironside was created by Collier Young.
Who stars in Ironside?
The cast of Ironside includes Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson, Elizabeth Baur.
What is the rating of Ironside?
Ironside has a rating of 6.8 out of 10 based on 65 votes on TMDB.
Is Ironside still running?
Ironside was canceled.
GENRES (3)
Crime
Drama
Mystery
