Dragnet is an American radio, television and film series that is responsible for filming the case of Los Angeles Police Detective Joe Friday Sergeant and his partners. The show is named after the police term "dragnet", a system of coordinated measures used to arrest criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police program drama in media history. The series portrays police work as dangerous and heroic. Dragnet won praise for improving police opinion. Actor and producer Jack Webb in Dragnet goal is realism and down-to-earth performance; he achieved these two goals, and Dragnet still produced many media subsequent police drama The key impact.