Dragnet
The Big Red
Season 8, Episode 39 · Aired 1959-08-23
Synopsis
The Big Red — Season 8, Episode 39 of Dragnet. Aired 1959-08-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
Finale desk note
From the desk: The guide closes on “The Big Red” (1959-08-23) — a series bookend worth the package context. Jack Webb's control-freak production legend is half the show's mystique.
In the series
This episode is part of Dragnet (1951–1959) on NBC.
Just the facts — procedural minimalism that still sounds like authority.
Key cast
- Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday
- Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith
- Harry Morgan as Officer Bill Gannon