Brenner (TV series)
| Brenner | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama | 
| Created by | Herbert Brodkin | 
| Written by | Alvin Boretz  George Bellak  | 
| Directed by | Gerald Mayer  Herman Hoffman  | 
| Starring | Edward Binns  James Broderick Dick O'Neill Walter Greaza Sydney Pollack Crahan Denton Gene Hackman  | 
| Theme music composer | Frank Lewin | 
| Composers | Sydney Pollack  Laurence Rosenthal  | 
| Country of origin | United States | 
| Original language | English | 
| No. of seasons | 2 | 
| No. of episodes | 25 | 
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Herbert Brodkin | 
| Producer | Arthur Lewis | 
| Production locations | New York City, U.S. | 
| Cinematography | Maurice Hartzband  George Jacobson  | 
| Editors | Sidney Katz  Arline Garson Earl Booth Alvin Boretz  | 
| Running time | 30 minutes | 
| Production company | Plautus Productions | 
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS | 
| Release | June 6, 1959 – July 19, 1964  | 
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Brenner is an American crime drama that began on June 6, 1959, and ended on September 13, 1964.
The series was filmed in New York City focusing on Lieutenant Roy Brenner, a 20-year veteran of the Internal Affairs Department of the NYPD, and his son Ernie, a rookie detective, who travel around the city solving various crimes. The series starred Edward Binns and James Broderick as Lt. Roy Brenner and Det. Ernie Brenner, respectively. Brenner, a perennial summer replacement series, aired new episodes on CBS from June 6, 1959–September 19, 1959 and again from May 17–July 19, 1964. Reruns plus two previously unaired episodes were seen during the summer of 1961, an additional summer of reruns in 1962 and a final set of new and repeat broadcasts from July 26–September 13, 1964.