S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series)
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Production | |
Executive producers | Aaron Spelling Leonard Goldberg |
Producer | Robert Hamner |
Cinematography | Tim Southcott |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 50 mins |
Production company | Spelling-Goldberg Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | February 24, 1975 April 3, 1976 | –
Related | |
S.W.A.T. (2017) |
S.W.A.T. is an American
S.W.A.T. was filmed in and around Los Angeles. Richard Kelbaugh, a former LAPD Metropolitan Division SWAT officer, served as a technical advisor. The series' opening theme was composed by Barry De Vorzon; an official rearrangement by Rhythm Heritage reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States on the chart date of February 28, 1976.
S.W.A.T. was popular with audiences, but controversies surrounding its
Synopsis
S.W.A.T. is set in the same
Heading Olympic SWAT is Lieutenant Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson, the
The personal lives of the SWAT officers, particularly Harrelson, were focal points of numerous episodes; Harrelson's wife Betty and their two young sons often appeared as major characters and plot points. Police officials and friends of the team were also recurring characters, such as Chief Edward Roman, the WCPD's chief of police, and Hilda, a sandwich vendor known for selling cheap sandwiches made of leftovers to Olympic Precinct.
Cast
- Steve Forrest as Lt. Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson
- Robert Urich as Officer Jim Street
- Rod Perry as Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay
- Mark Shera as Officer Dominic Luca
- James Coleman as Officer Travis Joseph "T.J." McCabe
- Ellen Weston as Betty Harrelson (recurring role)
- Rose Marie as Hilda (recurring role)
- Richard O'Brien as Chief Edward Roman (recurring role)
Notable guest stars
- Charles Aidman
- Loni Anderson
- Luke Askew
- Joanna Barnes
- Carl Betz
- Peter Breck
- Timothy Brown
- Frank Campanella
- Darleen Carr
- Michael Conrad
- Elisha Cook Jr.
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka
- James Darren
- John Dehner
- Susan Dey
- Elinor Donahue
- Ike Eisenmann
- Anthony Eisley
- John Ericson
- Farrah Fawcett
- Anitra Ford
- Anne Francis
- Christopher George
- Bruce Glover
- Frank Gorshin
- Virginia Gregg
- Laurence Haddon
- Deidre Hall
- Marianna Hill
- Mitzi Hoag
- James Hong
- Diana Hyland
- Sam Jaffe
- Anthony James
- James Keach
- Steven Keats
- Sandra Kerns
- Geoffrey Lewis
- Robert Loggia
- John Lupton
- Janet Margolin
- Murray Matheson
- Jim McMullan
- Jimmy McNichol
- Heather Menzies
- Donna Mills
- Sal Mineo
- Cameron Mitchell
- Lynne Moody
- Stu Nahan
- Leslie Nielsen
- Simon Oakland
- Annette O'Toole
- Lara Parker
- Neva Patterson
- Ed Peck
- Judson Pratt
- Logan Ramsey
- Aldo Ray
- Bert Remsen
- Andrew Robinson
- Al Ruscio
- James Shigeta
- Phil Silvers
- Tom Skerritt
- Mark Slade
- William Smith
- Austin Stoker
- Don Stroud
- Susan Sullivan
- Kenneth Tobey
- Berlinda Tolbert
- Ronne Troup
- Forrest Tucker
- Joe Turkel
- John Vernon
- Gary Vinson
- Leslie Ann Warren
- Michael Warren
- Carl Weathers
- Robert Webber
- Stuart Whitman
- Hal Williams
- William Windom
- Ben Wright
- H. M. Wynant
- Harris Yulin
Episodes
Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | |
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1
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12 | February 24, 1975 | May 26, 1975 | |
2
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25 | September 13, 1975 | April 3, 1976 |
Broadcast and syndication
On October 1, 2011, S.W.A.T. began airing on
The series occasionally airs in weekend binges on the
Episodes also airing on the Roku Channel for an undetermined length of time. Currently the show airs on MeTv+ weekdays at 11:00am PST.
Home media
DVD
The first season of S.W.A.T. was released on DVD on June 3, 2003[3] to tie-in with the release of the feature film. Season Two's episode "Time Bomb" was actually produced for Season One and, as such, "Time Bomb" is Episode 8 on the Season One DVD set. The Season One DVD set has a total of 13 episodes.
On February 10, 2012, it was announced that
On January 16, 2018, Mill Creek Entertainment released S.W.A.T.: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[5]
Streaming
As of March 2009, the show can be purchased on iTunes.
Reception
The violent television series premiered at a time when
Franchise
Film adaptation
A film version of the series, S.W.A.T., was released in 2003 starring Colin Farrell and Samuel L. Jackson.[1] Steve Forrest has a cameo role as a police truck driver[1] and Rod Perry (the original TV series' "Deacon" Kay) plays the father of LL Cool J's character Deacon "Deke" Kaye.[1]
In 2011 and 2017, two direct-to-DVD sequels titled S.W.A.T.: Firefight and S.W.A.T.: Under Siege were released; they bore little connection to the TV series, the 2003 film, or to each other.
Television series remake
On May 12, 2017, a new version of S.W.A.T. starring Shemar Moore as Hondo was ordered to series by CBS.[7][8] The new series premiered on November 2, 2017.[9] This remake series was far more successful with a seven season run and 120 episodes.
References
- ^ a b c d Mitchell, Elvis (August 8, 2003). "S W A T (2003) FILM REVIEW; Working Up a S.W.E.A.T." The New York Times.
- ^ S.W.A.T. on Antenna TV
- ^ "S.W.A.T. DVD news: Announcement for the 1st Season of S.W.A.T. - TVShowsOnDVD.com". www.tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012.
- ^ "S.W.A.T. DVD news: Announcement for S.W.A.T. - The Final Season - TVShowsOnDVD.com". www.tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012.
- ^ "S.W.A.T. DVD news: Announcement for The Complete Series - TVShowsOnDVD.com". tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017.
- ^ "S.W.A.T. - 10 Things You Might Not Know about the 1970s Show". www.get.tv. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (February 28, 2017). "'Criminal Minds' Alum Shemar Moore to Star in 'S.W.A.T.' Reboot at CBS". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (May 12, 2017). "CBS Orders Boreanaz' SEAL Team, Moore's S.W.A.T., Cumming's Instinct, Piven's Wisdom, Plus 2 Comedies". TVLine. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ CBS (May 17, 2017). "CBS Announces New 2017–2018 Fall Schedule" (Press release). Retrieved November 8, 2017 – via The Futon Critic.
External links
- S.W.A.T. at IMDb
- S.W.A.T. at epguides.com