Code R

American action-adventure television series

Code R

Genre|

* Action
* Adventure

Starring| James Houghton
Martin Kove
Tom Simcox
Joan Freeman
Susanne Reed
Ben Davidson
Robbie Rundle
W. T. Zacha
Theme music composer| Lee Holdridge
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 13
Production
Producer| Edwin Self
Camera setup| Single-camera
Running time| 44 minutes
Production company| Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| January 21 (1977-01-21) –
June 10, 1977 (1977-06-10)

Code R is an American action-adventure television series that aired on CBS from January 21 to June 10, 1977. Code R focuses on the emergency services (police, fire, and ocean rescue) of the California Channel Islands. The series starred James Houghton, Martin Kove and Tom Simcox and ran for a single season of thirteen episodes.[1]

## Synopsis

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Simcox was cast as Walt Robinson, the island police chief. Joan Freeman played his wife, Barbara, and Robbie Rundle appeared as their young son, Bobby. Former professional footballer Ben Davidson played Walt's police deputy, Ted Milbank. Houghton was cast as Rick Wilson, chief of the island's fire services, and Kove was George Baker, the chief of beaches and ocean rescue. As all of the Island's Emergency Services were based in the same building, Susanne Reed played Suzy, their dispatch operator. WT Zacha played Harry, the owner and bartender of the Lighthouse Bar where the rescue teams often went while off-duty.

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Original release date

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1| "High Adventure"| January 21, 1977 (1977-01-21)
2| "The Great Boat Race"| January 28, 1977 (1977-01-28)
3| "Mutiny"| February 4, 1977 (1977-02-04)
4| "A Federal Case"| February 11, 1977 (1977-02-11)
5| "The Invaders"| February 18, 1977 (1977-02-18)
6| "The Firebug"| February 25, 1977 (1977-02-25)
7| "Suzy's Day Off"| March 4, 1977 (1977-03-04)
8| "The Drifter"| March 11, 1977 (1977-03-11)
9| "Grounded"| April 1, 1977 (1977-04-01)
10| "Beauty and the Beach"| April 15, 1977 (1977-04-15)
11| "Black Out"| April 22, 1977 (1977-04-22)
12| "The Aliens"| June 3, 1977 (1977-06-03)
13| "Decisions"| June 10, 1977 (1977-06-10)

## References

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1. ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 169, 779

## External links

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* Code R at IMDb

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