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The Lieutenant

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: United States CBS (1963 - 1964)
Schedule: Saturdays (60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type: Scripted
Genres: Drama
Episodes ordered: 29 episodes
Created by: Gene Roddenberry

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Previous Episode

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x29: To Kill a ManApr 18, 1964
1x28: War Called PeaceApr 11, 1964
1x27: Mother EnemyApr 4, 1964
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