Image: Betty Thomas "Hill Street Blues" (1982 NBC press photo)

Description: JUST A STREET COP - Betty Thomas, who co-stars as Officer Lucy Bates in NBC-TV's Emmy-winning Hill Street Blues (Thursdays, 10-11 p.m. NYT), meets often with real policewomen who see her as an acceptable, realistic TV role model.
Title: Betty Thomas "Hill Street Blues" (1982 NBC press photo)
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Author: NBC Television
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