The Last Precinct
The Last Precinct is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 26 to May 30, 1986 on Friday nights at 9:00pm. The series stars Adam West as Capt. Rick Wright, leading a group of misfit police academy rejects.[1] The pilot for the Stephen J. Cannell series debuted after Super Bowl XX in 1986, but the show was canceled within two months of its April premiere.[2] This was the only sitcom from Stephen J. Cannell Productions.
The Last Precinct | |
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publicity shot of cast | |
Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Stephen J. Cannell Frank Lupo |
Directed by | Hy Averback Michael Lange |
Starring | (See article) |
Composer(s) | Mike Post (1.1) Pete Carpenter (1.1) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Stephen J. Cannell |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Stephen J. Cannell Productions |
Distributor | 20th Television |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | January 26 – May 30, 1986 |
Plot
An odd mix of cops, including a transsexual and an Elvis impersonator, are given one final opportunity to distinguish themselves in the field of law enforcement, when they are assigned to the 56th Precinct, LA's seediest and most woebegone unit. Under the leadership of Capt. Rick Wright, these losers-in-blue attempt possible redemption, if they can make an arrest without killing themselves.[3]
Cast
- Adam West . . . Capt. Rick Wright
- Rick Ducommun . . . Officer William "Raid" Raider
- Ernie Hudson . . . Sgt. "Night Train" Lane
- Randi Brooks . . . Officer Mel Brubaker
- Vijay Amritraj . . . Alphabet
- Pete Willcox . . . The King
- Keenan Wynn . . . Butch
- Hank Rolike . . . Sundance
- Jonathan Perpich . . . Sgt. Price Pascall
- Lucy Lee Flippin . . . Officer Rina Starland
- Wings Hauser . . . Lt. Ronald Hobbs
- Yana Nirvana . . . Sgt. Martha Haggerty
- Geoffrey Elliot . . . Justin Dial
- James Cromwell . . . Chief Bludhorn
- Thomas F. Duffy . . . Harvey
- Nicholas Kadi . . . Norton
Episodes
Nº | Title | Air date |
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1 | "The Last Precinct" | January 26, 1986 |
2 | "The Gorilla-Gram" | April 11, 1986 |
3 | "Mr. Cool" | April 18, 1986 |
4 | "I Want My Mummy" | April 25, 1986 |
5 | "Never Cross a Vampire" | May 2, 1986 |
6 | "A Ghost of a Chance" | May 9, 1986 |
7 | "Toehold" | May 16, 1986 |
8 | "Three-Ring Circus" | May 30, 1986 |
References
- Sonsky, Steve (December 7, 1985). "U.S. networks weed our failures in crucial midseason facelifts". Ottawa Citizen. Knight Ridder. p. C20. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- "Last Precinct". Retrieved 31 October 2016.
External links
- The Last Precinct Pilot at the Internet Movie Database
- The Last Precinct Series at the Internet Movie Database