The Woman in Blue

The Blue Knight is a 1973 television and theatrical film adapted from Joseph Wambaugh's 1973 novel The Blue Knight. It inspired the 1975 TV series also titled The Blue Knight. The miniseries was broadcast on NBC TV in November 1973, consisted of four one-hour episodes (including commercials), was directed by Robert Butler, and featured an all star cast headed by William Holden as Police Officer Bumper Morgan. The additional cast includes Lee Remick, Eileen Brennan, Sam Elliott, Joe Santos, and Vic Tayback. It was later released as a film in condensed form.