“Delvecchio”

Delvecchio is an American television series that aired on CBS during the 1976-77 season. It starred Judd Hirsch as the title character, Dominick Delvecchio, an Italian-American detective who worked for the LAPD and also studied to become a lawyer.

A writer of eight episodes of the series, Stephen Bochco, would later import cast members Charles Haid and Michael Conrad, along with guest-stars James B. Sikking and George Wyner, to his masterpiece Hill Street Blues.

One episode of the Delvecchio series was made available on the 2006 DVD release, “Brilliant But Cancelled TV Dramas,” along with an episode each of Gideon Oliver, Johnny Staccato, and Touching Evil.