The Rockford Files (1974) Season 1

The Rockford Files (1974)

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

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1x01 The Kirkoff Case

14 September, 1974 5:00 am

A wealthy but dislikable young man hires Jim to solve the mystery of the death of his parents - the crime for which he stands accused.

1x02 The Dark and Bloody Ground

21 September, 1974 5:00 am

Jim is hired by Beth Davenport to help clear her female client accused of murdering her husband.

1x03 The Countess

28 September, 1974 5:00 am

Jim is helping a countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the blackmailer's murder.

1x04 Exit Prentiss Carr

05 October, 1974 5:00 am

Jim finds the murdered body of Prentiss Carr in his hotel room and after reporting the incident to the police learns it has been classified as suicide...

1x05 Tall Woman in Red Wagon

12 October, 1974 5:00 am

Jim helps a journalist trace the whereabouts of her friend and has to adopt a series of covers in order to obtain the information, as well as contend with a mobster's goons and a Treasury Agent...

1x06 This Case is Closed (1)

19 October, 1974 5:00 am

While investigating the fiancé of Warren Jamison's daughter, Jim experiences some strange events which include kidnapping by the mob and the FBI who are anxious to get a statement - it all relates back to Jim's recent trip to Newark...

1x07 This Case is Closed (2)

19 October, 1974 5:00 am

Jim is ordered off the case but this proves difficult after the fiancé Jim was investigating is found dead and the mob and the FBI still want answers, so Jim must track the real killer...

1x08 The Big Ripoff

26 October, 1974 5:00 am

A life insurance investigation becomes more complicated than it first appeared when Jim believes the insuree is still alive...

1x09 Find Me if You Can

02 November, 1974 5:00 am

Rockford is hired by a secretive woman who refuses to tell him anything about herself, and gives him an unusual task – to simply find her. Soon, Jim is embroiled in the mysterious woman's life, including the mobster who is after her.

1x10 In Pursuit of Carol Thorne

09 November, 1974 5:00 am

Jim has been hired to find an elderly couple's missing son, and assumes several guises to check out the man's former girlfriend, who has just been released from prison. But it is a complex case where everybody concerned is conning everyone else.

1x11 The Dexter Crisis

16 November, 1974 5:00 am

Jim is hired by a wealthy business tycoon to find his mistress who has disappeared with 'property' belonging to him. Accompanied by the girl's roommate, the trail leads to Las Vegas, but things soon develop into much more than a simple missing person case.

1x12 Caledonia – It's Worth a Fortune!

07 December, 1974 5:00 am

Hired by Jolene Hyland, Jim helps her try and locate a fortune buried somewhere in Caledonia by her terminally ill husband Gerry, whose former partner Leonard wants a piece of the action...

1x13 Profit and Loss (1)

21 December, 1974 5:00 am

PART 1 - PROFIT Jim is mystified after he is charged for filing a false police report when he witnesses the kidnapping of a computer programmer from his trailer...

1x14 Profit and Loss (2)

28 December, 1974 5:00 am

PART 2 - LOSS After being charged with filing a false police report, Jim and Rocky continue to investigate Fiscal Dynamics Incorporated...

1x15 Aura Lee, Farewell

04 January, 1975 5:00 am

Sara Butler hires Jim again to investigate the death of her friend Aura Lee Benton who died of a drug overdose despite her not being a drug user...

1x16 Sleight of Hand

18 January, 1975 5:00 am

Jim is confused when his girlfriend disappears after they return from a trip and her young daughter is convinced her mother never came home with them...

1x17 Counter Gambit

25 January, 1975 5:00 am

Jim is hired by a former prison mate to recover a pearl necklace stolen by his girlfriend, and after locating it, Jim is charged with stealing it and so must ask the victim and his old friend Angel to help him out...