Jake and the Fatman

Series Similar to Jake and the Fatman

If you enjoyed Jake and the Fatman, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Ironside

   2013 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   In the gritty world of the NYPD, no one's tougher than Det. Robert Ironside. He's a fearless cop who won't stop until the guilty are brought to justice. He and his trusted, handpicked team of specialists - Virgil, Holly and Teddy, as well as his former partner Gary and boss, Det. Ed Rollins- will do whatever it takes to solve New York's most difficult and notorious crimes. As a detective, Ironside's instincts are second to none, and those around him have to stay on their toes if they want to keep up because when his spine was shattered by a bullet two years ago, Ironside swore he'd never let a wheelchair slow him down.

2. Kojak

   1973 · Drama, Crime · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on CBS.

   Set in New York City's 13th Precinct, Kojak revolves around the efforts of the incorruptible, but not adverse to bending the rules when it's needed, Lt.Theo Kojak, a tough, bald cop who was fond of using the catchphrase, "Who loves ya, baby?" and had given up smoking and had taken to lollipops instead and these became his trademark.

3. Nash Bridges

   1996 · Drama, Crime · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on CBS.

   The life and cases of Inspector Nash Bridges of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and his quirky partner Inspector Joe Dominguez as they keep tabs on crime in the scenic Bay Area in Bridge's electric yellow 1971 Plymouth Barracuda.

4. Diagnosis: Murder

   1992 · Drama, Crime, Medical · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on CBS.

   Dr. Mark Sloan is chief of internal medicine at Community General Hospital in Los Angeles and a L.A.P.D. consultant, Sloan has a knack for getting into trouble, negotiating the twists and turns of mysteries and solving crimes with the help of his homicide detective son Steve.

5. King & Maxwell

   2013 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Sean King and Michelle Maxwell aren't your typical private investigators. Both are former Secret Service agents, and their unique skills - not to mention their razor-sharp chemistry - give them a leg up on conventional law enforcement. Maxwell is a former Olympic athlete who uses her brains, beauty and Beltway connections to solve cases. King's career in the Secret Service ended when the presidential candidate he was assigned to protect was assassinated, sending him on a downward spiral. Today, King has added a law degree to his arsenal of skills, allowing him to navigate the system in ways a typical private investigator never could. Along the way, King and Maxwell clash over everything, from her garbage-strewn car to his love of wine over beer. King & Maxwell also features F.B.I. Special Agents Rigby and Carter, who clash with King and Maxwell over their less-than-legal methods.

6. Hardcastle and McCormick

   1983 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Judge Milton "Hardcase" Hardcastle - retired. After years of working for a judicial system that put guilty criminals back on the streets due to technicalities, he takes the law into his own hands by searching them out. Aiding him is a one time car theif now professional driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. McCormick, brought before the judge's final cast, is arrested for an "honest steal". Hardcastle gives him the choice of prison or helping him with the 200 plus cold cases. Relunctanly choosing to aid the judge, Hardcastle and McCormick start a loose friendship of justice and con in order to finally those who deserved it in prison.

7. T. J. Hooker

   1982 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on CBS.

   After his partner was murdered, veteran plain clothes Detective T.J. Hooker had reverted back to his former role as Sergeant, and returned to the beat to rid the streets of the type of scum that was responsible for his partner's death. Back in uniform, Hooker was assigned to train the academy recruits, and was partnered with brash, sometimes hot-headed young rookie Vince Romano. With Romano much his junior, Hooker acted as his trainer and mentor on both a professional and social level. The age difference generally being the key hook of the partnership, the pair quickly became good friends and a good team. Hooker's tough, no-nonsense ways saw him often clashing with station Captain Sheridan, but he always got the job done and was highly respected as a result.

8. Barnaby Jones

   1973 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on CBS.

   Barnaby Jones is a television detective series featuring a father and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California.

9. Vega$

   1978 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

   Vega$ was an American crime drama television series that followed private detective Dan Tanna. Working for a wide variety of Las Vegas clients, the detective work included locating missing persons, helping solve various Las Vegas hotel and casino crimes, solving casino chip and money scams, and working to make Las Vegas a safer place for residents and tourists alike. Dan Tanna made a point of not accepting divorce cases, or working as a bodyguard. Being in Las Vegas, Tanna was occasionally hired to work for well known celebrity clients who had issues regarding their personal safety, and needed help solving personal issues or threats against them.

10. The Streets of San Francisco

    1972 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended93% match

    Recommended for similar Crime profile.

    The show revolved around two police officers who investigated homicides in San Francisco. The center of the series was a veteran cop and widower, Lt Mike Stone (Karl Malden), who had more than 20 years of police experience and was now assigned to the Homicide Detail of SFPD's Bureau of Inspectors. He was partnered with a young, energetic partner, Assistant Inspector Steve Keller (Michael Douglas), a college graduate, age 28, who had no police experience. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.