S.W.A.T. (TV series)
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| Genre | Action, crime drama |
| Created by | Robert Hamner Lee Stanley |
| Starring |
Steve Forrest Rod Perry Robert Urich Mark Shera James Coleman Ellen Weston |
| Theme music composer | Barry De Vorzon |
| Opening theme | "Theme from S.W.A.T." |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 37 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Leonard Goldberg Aaron Spelling |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 44 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Spelling-Goldberg Productions |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | February 17, 1975 – April 3, 1976 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | S.W.A.T. |
| Related shows | The Rookies |
S.W.A.T. was an American action/crime drama series about the adventures of a Special Weapons And Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team operating in an unidentified California city. A spin-off of The Rookies, the series aired on ABC from February 1975 to April 1976.
Like The Rookies, S.W.A.T. was produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg.
S.W.A.T. stars Steve Forrest as the unit's leader, Lt. "Hondo" Harrelson, and Rod Perry as Hondo's second-in-command, Sgt. David "Deacon" McKay. The show also featured early starring roles by Robert Urich as Officer Jim Street, James Coleman as Officer T.J. McCabe, and Mark Shera as Officer Dominic Luca.
The series is known for its theme song which became a number-one hit single in 1976 for Rhythm Heritage. The title sequence that used that piece was also familiar with the principal characters responding to a muster signal, grabbing their weapons and running to their specially-equipped transport van driven by "Sam", an uncredited, non-speaking role.
The show's setting was rarely, if ever, specified and the shoulder patch the team members wore on their uniforms said, "W.C.P.D." Richard Kelbaugh, a former member of the LAPD's S.W.A.T. team, was the technical advisor for the series.
The series premiered at a time when violence on television was becoming a subject of controversy, and the actual Los Angeles SWAT team on which the fictional team had been modeled was harshly critical of its depiction of such teams.
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