Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War backdrop. The Lieutenant explores the lives of enlisted Marines and general officers alike. The title character is Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice, a rifle platoon leader and one of the training instructors at Camp Pendleton. Rice is a recent graduate of the United States Naval Academy and had been assigned his first command, that of a rifle platoon. Rice is a young, educated idealist who still has much to learn from an older mentor. Also featured is Captain Raymond Rambridge, Rice's company commander, an up-from-the-ranks officer.
Show Info
Network: CBS
(1963 -
1964)
Schedule: Saturdays
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Scripted
Genres:
Drama
Episodes ordered: 29 episodes
Created by:
Gene Roddenberry
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
To Kill a Man
Episode 1x29; Apr 18, 1964
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
---|---|---|
1x29: To Kill a Man | Apr 18, 1964 | |
1x28: War Called Peace | Apr 11, 1964 | |
1x27: Mother Enemy | Apr 4, 1964 |