Season 1 • Episode 15
LatestSt. John enlists a local sheriff to help hunt down a woman suspected of murdering an small-town real estate promoter found dead in a Los Angeles motel.
Jigsaw John is an American crime drama television series that aired from February 2 until June 14, 1976.
Acting
Jack Warden's world-weary charisma carries every scene.
Production
Unvarnished 70s Los Angeles locations, no Hollywood gloss.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jack Warden based his performance on real LAPD detective Pierce Brooks, who consulted on the infamous Onion Field case.
This flopped against Baretta and Starsky & Hutch, proving gritty realism lost to car chases and perms in 1976.
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