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"Dragnet" is an American radio, television, and motion picture series that first premiered on radio in 1949. Created by Jack Webb, who also starred as the main character, Sergeant Joe Friday, the show set the standard for police procedural drama. Initially a radio series, "Dragnet" was pioneering in its focus on realism and procedural detail, borrowing heavily from actual police case files and terminology. Its simple, almost documentary-style narrative form became an archetype for many subsequent police dramas that followed in its footsteps.The show begins with the iconic opening line, "Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent," and is accompanied by the distinctive theme music composed by Walter Schumann. This introduction is followed by a dramatized account of a police investigation, usually featuring a regular set of characters led by Sergeant Joe Friday and his various partners, including Officer Bill G
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