Writer and producer Steven Bochco, known for creating the groundbreaking US police drama Hill Street Blues, has died aged 74. Bochco, who won 10 primetime Emmys, created several hit television shows including LA Law, NYPD Blue, and Doogie Howser, MD. Premiering in January 1981, Hill Street Blues challenged, even confounded the meagre audience that sampled it. Hill Street Blues had a sprawling universe of engaging yet flawed characters, a zippy pace and layers of overlapping, scripted dialogue, shot in a documentary style. Bochco once recalled a fan telling him that Hill Street Blues was the first TV series with a memory.

Source: Irish Examiner April 02, 2018 07:07 UTC