
Jim Rockford is an ex-con and private detective. He was falsely convicted of a crime he didn't commit, but that doesn't stop him from using his ex-con buddies to help him solve crimes. Nothing comes easy for Rockford, but he works hard and usually gets shot at or beat up at least once per episode.

Even more daring attempts are made on the life of the socialite whom Rockford has been hired to protect.

A rocker (Kristoffer Tabori) whose music is being bootlegged hires Rockford to find his producer.

Rockford finds a rocker's (Kristoffer Tabori) producer and uncovers a deadly conspiracy.

An old flame rekindles when a woman (Kathryn Harrold) asks Rockford to find her vanished fiancé; guest Barbara Mandrell.