Introduction

The first season of the action-adventure television series The A-Team premiered in the United States on NBC on 23 January 1983, and concluded on 10 May 1983, consisting of 14 episodes.

Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn’t commit, help the innocent while on the run from the military.

Outline

Newspaper reporter Amy Allen sets out to prove that The A-Team – an elite US Special Forces commando unit from the Vietnam War convicted of a crime they did not commit – really exists and are working on the side of the law as mercenaries. After passing several tests she ends up hiring them to rescue one of her fellow reporters, Al Massey, who has been kidnapped by Mexican bandits led by Malavida Valdez. The A-Team – Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith, Lieutenant Templeton “The Faceman” Peck (“Face”), and Sergeant Bosco Albert “B.A.” Baracus – travel to Mexico by plane, piloted by their fearless but clinically insane pilot, Captain H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock. After fighting off the bandits with equipment the Team have scammed and scavenged, they are soon are soon captured by a band of guerrilla soldiers whose leader, Colonel Flores, is working with Valdez. In the final battle they are assisted by the villagers and with their help, the A-Team is able to overthrow both the bandits and guerrillas, save the reporter and make their way home. Once home, Amy Allen blackmails her way onto the team.

Trivia

• Rated PG for violence and smoking.
• Originally shown as a Two-hour Pilot Movie, but in syndication is shown as two (2) separate episodes.

The A-Team Series 01

You can find a full index of The A-Team Series 01 here.

You can find a full index and overview of the The A-Team here.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Rod Holcomb.
• Writer(s): Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell.
• Release Date: 23 January 1983.
• Running Time: 48 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.