Hunter
Requiem for Sergeant McCall
TV Flash files “Requiem for Sergeant McCall” as hour 56 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — Hunter (1984–1991) on NBC, season 3, episode 14, aired 1987-02-07, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E14: listed hour 56 of 152 in the Hunter guide, hour 14 of 22 in season 3. It aired 1987-02-07 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Straight to the Heart” (S03E13). Next is “Double Exposure” (S03E15).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
McCall opposes the parole of an inmate who shot and killed her husband five years before. Against her judgement, he is released and she begins to tail him hoping to gather more evidence against him for a different crime that he possibly committed, but the plan backfires when she is set up similar to that of her late husband.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Requiem for Sergeant McCall sit in the Hunter guide?
S03E14 is listed hour 56 of 152 — hour 14 of 22 in season 3, season 3 episode 14.
When did Hunter S03E14 air?
Requiem for Sergeant McCall aired 1987-02-07 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is there a serial plot or just cases?
Action-forward cases with partner chemistry. You can sample. The long game is Dryer and Kramer — dirty streets, one-liners, a little romance, no paperwork poetry.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Straightforward 1980s badge grit with Dryer/Kramer chemistry and zero prestige pretension. Ex-NFL hardcase cop and partner McCall, dirty streets, clean one-liners, post-Dirty Harry TV without apology. Solid cop-show meat and potatoes. Syndication made it immortal; do it to them before they do it to you was weather, not motto.
Sgt. Rick Hunter doesn't have time for your paperwork — or your crooks. Fred Dryer, the ex-NFL hardcase, partnered with Stepfanie Kramer's Dee Dee McCall on NBC's Hunter (1984–1991) for dirty-streets policing with one-liners and romantic tension. Frank Lupo's creation, post-Dirty Harry TV without apology. Action-forward cases, partner chemistry, little patience for bureaucracy. **Do it to them before they do it to you was less motto than weather report.** The museum guard wants prestige grit. The flash is an…
Filed against
- Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter
Fred Dryer worked dirty streets as Sgt. Rick Hunter on Hunter — 1980s badge grit, partner McCall, clean one-liners, post-Dirty Harry television without apology or prestige pretension. Syndication made it immortal. TV Flash files him as…
- Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall
Stepfanie Kramer partnered Hunter as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall — 1980s badge grit, Dryer chemistry, dirty streets and clean one-liners, post-Dirty Harry television without apology. Cop-show meat and potatoes. TV Flash files her as…