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Exit 19
''The Protector'' (also known as ''Exit 19''), is an American police procedural Drama (film and television), drama television series starring Ally Walker as Gloria Sheppard, a single mother who struggles to maintain the balance between her personal and professional life as an Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD homicide detective. The series was broadcast in the United States on the cable channel Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime, and is a co-production between ABC Studios and Wass-Stein Productions. It premiered on June 12, 2011, and ended on September 19, 2011. It was created by Michael Nankin and Jeffrey Bell, Jeffrey Jackson Bell. On September 8, 2011, Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime announced it would not renew the series for a second season. The series finale aired on September 19, 2011. Overview The series follows Gloria Sheppard, an Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD detective attached to the Robbery-Homicide Division. A recent divorcée and single mother, Gloria has to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Procedural
The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on either a private detective, an amateur investigator or the characters who are the targets of investigations. While many police procedurals conceal the criminal's identity until the crime is solved in the narrative climax (the so-called whodunit), others reveal the perpetrator's identity to the audience early in the narrative, making it an inverted detective story. Whatever the plot style, the defining element of a police procedural is the attempt to accurately depict the profession of law enforcement, including such police-related topics as forensic science, autopsies, gathering evidence, search warrants, interrogation and adherence to legal restrictions and procedure. Early history The roots of the police procedural have been traced to at l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |