Description
Production files for 18 shows of the 1981 television show, "Hill Street Blues" including the budget, location information,
cast and crew, production reports, miscellaneous memos, and scripts. Also includes cast information, crew resumes, location
information, budget estimates, and deal memos for a motion picture titled "Beto" which was later renamed "Heartbreaker".
Background
The landmark television cop drama Hill Street Blues was produced by MTM Enterprises and aired on NBC from 1981 to 1987. Differing from other cop dramas by emphasizing the characters
rather than the cases, the series received critical acclaim and won eight Emmys and one Peabody in 1981. The series starred
Barbara Babcock, Taurean Blacque, Mikel Conrad, Rene Enriquez, Charles Haid, Veronica Hamel, Ed Marinaro, Kiel Martin, James
B. Sikking, Joe Spano, Betty Thomas, Daniel J. Travanti, Mike Warren and Bruce Weitz. The show won a Director's Guild award
for the episode "Personal Foul" in 1982 on which Naylor was Unit Production Manager.