They used to do it his way. Now they do it by the book. But there's only one way to get the job done... McClain's Law.
Ex-cop McClain, working on fishing boats after injury retirement, returns to work when his boat partner is killed. Despite opposition from homicide chief, he is reinstated, solves case, stays on despite tensions over his methods.
Vangie Cruise
The show's tagline is: "They used to do it his way. Now they do it by the book. But there's only one way to get the job done... McClain's Law."
The series spans 1 season with 16 episodes in total (avg. 16 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 60 minutes.
The series ran from 1981 to 1982 — a total of 1 years on air.
Originally aired on NBC.
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Great
3 votes
McClain's Law
Ended
No
English
United States of America
11/20/1981
3/20/1982
