A tough, cynical PI works L.A. in a long-running series of crime tales that were taut and violent. Originally, Joe Mannix worked for an ultracomputerized organization; later, he set up his own shop. But mayhem always predominated.
These are all of the greatest 1960's and 1970's detective, crime, police and procedural dramas; many of them, such as "The Rockford Files," also being quite comedic in their own right.