| Release Date | 1980-04-05 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Genres | Action & Adventure, Drama |
| Stars | Jack Lord, Herman Wedemeyer, William Smith, Richard Denning, Sharon Farrell |
| Directors | Philip Leacock, Leonard Freeman, Leonard Katzman, Bill Finnegan, Larry Stewart |
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".
When a letter bomb kills a Naval Officer whilst McGarrett is on Navy Duty, he is called upon to investigate and uncovers a plot involving an old nemesis...
McGarrett must try his utmost to foil Wo Fat's plans which include hostages and brainwashing.
McGarrett must again face mobster Charlie Bombay when a plane carrying them to Honolulu crashes in the forests.
A British agent, Harry Wells, arrives in Hawaii in pursuit of a turncoat, but not all is what it seems for Five-O...
Five-O must find a female courier who witnessed a murder before a hitman can...
A road accident starts the trail towards a plot to use SAM missiles to bring down a VIP jet plane.
McGarrett offers himself as a hostage exchange, but is then put on 'trial' by Honore Vashon.
McGarrett meets his match in Dr. Grant Ormsbee, a grumpy and aggravating scientist who is sheltering a suspected Chinese defector.
When a singer witnesses a murder committed by a racketeer, Five-O has to protect her until she can give evidence, but this is not an easy job...
Danno's Aunt Clara becomes acquainted with a man on the plane to Honolulu, but becomes concerned about him afterwards. Dan, Steve and the others ignore her at first, but then the man turns up dead...
A vice-principal enlists the help of his students and a submarine to smuggle drugs.
When Five-O fail to prevent a series of thefts at dockside warehouses, an influential owner creates trouble for McGarrett.
A writer who specialises in solving mysteries uncovers the body in a seven year old case, but it raises more questions than it answers...
Three boys commit a gang rape on a waitress, but one is the son of a Senator and the crime is covered up...
Whilst trying to stop the smuggling of small Oriental animal statues, McGarrett is caught illegally in possession of one of them as part of his personal collection.
A disturbed young man steals nerve gas to use against a visiting royal family as revenge for the death of his father.
When an elderly importer who was a World War II Japanese spy is killed, Five-O seeks his killer.
A clear cut murder case against an island mobster is derailed due to McGarrett.
A crooked contractor and a buildings inspector are under suspicion after the new Global Trade Center in Honolulu goes up in flames.
When an airline stewardess and a hang-gliding instructor are murdered, Five-O must find the killers.
Criminals threaten to use a special type of moth to wipe out the sugar cane on Hawaii and destroy the industry.
The son of a Japanese businessman is kidnapped and held in a capsule underwater until a $1.5 million dollar ransom is paid...
Ben Tanaka, a well-known ecologist, seems to be behind the kidnapping of a wealthy land developer's wife, but all is not as it seems and a conspiracy gradually reveals itself.
McGarrett sends an undercover agent into a rehabilitation home for juvenile offenders to find out who is behind the theft of gold from dental supply warehouses.
