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Amos Burke is the millionaire captain of homicide in the Beverly Hills police department. He is a suave playboy and a good policeman. He solves the mystery of "who killed..." with charm, wit, and a pretty girl on his arm, and a list of "Burke's laws." Later the show changed gears in its third season when they had Burke leave the police department and bcome a secret agent.

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02x32 Who Killed the Card? Aired: May. 05, 1965

The head of a greeting card firm was killed, but not by the arrow protruding from his body. It was slow, methodical arsenic poisoning. His flirtatious … [continue reading]

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Burke's Law (1963) is Canceled/Ended
The show had 2 seasons and 64 episodes air between 1963 and 1966.

Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 20, 1963
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
Aired:
1963 - 1966
To-Date:
2 Seasons
64 Episodes
Network
ABC TV Network

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Series Fun Facts

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  • Burke's street address is 109 North Milbourne.
  • For the show's final season in 1965-66, the format was completely changed in order to capitalize on the popularity of spy shows like "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) and Amos Burke himself…
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    For the show's final season in 1965-66, the format was completely changed in order to capitalize on the popularity of spy shows like "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) and Amos Burke himself became a secret agent. The title of the series was changed accordingly, but the new format proved unpopular and the show was cancelled.
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  • This originated as the first installment of an anthology series, "The Dick Powell Show" (1961) {Who Killed Julie Greer? (#1.1)}. Dick Powell had played Inspector Burke on that show.

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