Jason King (TV series) 'The Interceptors', a spoof of 1970s detectives shows, with Jeremy Clarkson adopting the guise of 'Jason Clarkson', a hero embodying many of Jason King's attributes. Jason King (TV series) Jason King (1971–1972) is a British television series starring Peter Wyngarde as the titular character. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and had a single season of 26 episodes which were each one hour long, including commercial breaks. It was shown internationally as well as in the UK, and has been released on DVD in the UK, US, Australia and Germany. The series featured the further adventures of the title character
1970s in television House</nowiki>"'s competitor family drama was CBS's "The Waltons", which revolved around family unity but during a different time and place — Virginia during the Great Depression. Medical shows were popular in the early 1970s; "Marcus Welby, M.D." was the first medical drama ever to tackle many subjects on television for ABC, the same for "Medical Center" for CBS, those shows aired for 7 seasons. Other shows such as "Emergency!", was also the first series ever to feature both the paramedic and the emergency hospital, starring Robert Fuller and Julie London, which also launched the career of Randolph Mantooth, and "M*A*S*H",