NYPD Blue Great Balls of Ire (Season 12, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

NYPD Blue

Great Balls of Ire (Season 12, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a convicted rapist is found shot to death, his victims become suspects in the murder investigation; and Sipowicz searches for answers when a stranger targets Theo as he walks home from school.

Director

Mark Tinker

Writers

David Milch (created by) | Steven Bochco (created by) | Tom Szentgyorgyi (teleplay by) (story by) | Bill Clark (story by)

Producers

Jesse Bochco | Keith Eisner | John Hyams | JoAnne McCool

Composer

Mike Post

Cinematographer

Lex duPont (as Lex du Pont)

Editor

Eli Nilsen

Casting Directors

Scott Genkinger | Junie Lowry-Johnson (as Junie Lowry Johnson)

Production Designer

Richard C. Hankins

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 12, 2004

Release date

Oct 12, 2004 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 20 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 68 wins & 203 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Dennis Franz Det. Andy Sipowicz Det. Andy Sipowicz See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar Det. John Clark, Jr. Det. John Clark, Jr. See fewer	Franklin & Bash (2011)
Gordon Clapp Det. Greg Medavoy Det. Greg Medavoy See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Henry Simmons Det. Baldwin Jones Det. Baldwin Jones See fewer	Cherish the Day (2020)
Bill Brochtrup John Irvin John Irvin See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Jacqueline Obradors Det. Rita Ortiz Det. Rita Ortiz See fewer	Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
Currie Graham Lt. Thomas Bale Lt. Thomas Bale See fewer	Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Bonnie Somerville Det. Laura Murphy Det. Laura Murphy See fewer	Friends (1994)
Austin Majors Theo Sipowicz Theo Sipowicz See fewer	Treasure Planet (2002)
Scott William Winters Detective Stan Hatcher Detective Stan Hatcher See fewer	Good Will Hunting (1997)
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Bob Koherr Drew Drew See fewer	Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
Kristen Shaw Eliza Todd Eliza Todd See fewer	Straw Dogs (2011)
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Michael Shamus Wiles Bartender Bartender See fewer	Lost Highway (1997)
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Jamie Sorrentini Angela Angela See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Ray LaTulipe Josh Astrachan (uncredited) Josh Astrachan (uncredited) See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)