MacGruder and Loud

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MacGruder and Loud was an American crime drama from Aaron Spelling Productions that aired on ABC from 1984-85.

The series starred John Getz and Kathryn Harrold as married police officers Malcolm MacGruder and Jenny Loud in a Los Angeles Police Department-styled police agency (where strict anti-fraternization policies were in effect). They fought a battle every day to keep it a closely-guarded secret from their boss, Sgt. Hanson (played by veteran actor Lee de Broux).

Malcolm and Jenny lived in a duplex-type apartment complex where there was a secret door behind the grandfather clock in her apartment, where Malcolm could sneak in and enjoy her company.

This was one of the few failures from Aaron Spelling's production company in its history, since it was picked by ABC to debut right after the Super Bowl in 1984, resulting in high ratings at first, but after that the ratings went downhill fast, hence the series was cancelled after only three months.

The series was rushed into production by ABC in order to capitalize on the popularity of another crime drama at that time, Cagney and Lacey (which aired on CBS).