I'm currently enjoying re-runs of old American cop shows like Kojak and Cagney and Lacey. I'd forgotten how much I used to enjoy them back in Seventies and I had definitely forgotten how well they were made.
The sets are excellent, the characterisation is interesting, the plots are exciting and the acting is great. And the cars, sheer class. I can't decide though if this is pure nostalgia on my part? They really do seem so much better than anything modern.
I didn't really have any toys relating to them apart from the odd board game and annual. There were so many cool cop shows back then - Harry O, Ironside, Hawii Five-O, but if I had to name my top five, then they would be:
1. Kojak
2. The Streets of San Francisco
2. Cannon
4. Cagney and Lacey
5. Starsky and Hutch
What do think readers? What are your faves? Were they really any good? Did you have any toys relating to the shows?
