Cop on the Beat
Movie| Title | Cop on the Beat |
| User score | 4.1 |
| Release date | May 6, 1975 |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie |
| Director | Virgil W. Vogel |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | David Gerber Productions, Columbia Pictures Television |
| Run time | 73 min. |
An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time — and that, too, was based on a Joseph Wambaugh creation. Also known as "The Return of Joe Forrester."
