''The Last Precinct'' is an American

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television series that premiered on

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January 26, and then aired weekly from April 11 to May 30, 1986 on Friday nights at 9:00pm. The series stars Adam West as Capt. Rick Wright, leading a group of misfit

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rejects. The pilot for the Stephen J. Cannell series debuted after

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in 1986, but the show was canceled within two months of its April premiere. This was the only sitcom from Stephen J. Cannell Productions.

Plot

An odd mix of cops, including a transgender woman and an Elvis impersonator, are given one final opportunity to distinguish themselves in the field of law enforcement, when they are assigned to the 56th Precinct, Los Angeles' seediest and most woebegone unit. Under the leadership of Capt. Rick Wright, these losers-in-blue attempt possible redemption, if they can make an arrest without killing themselves.
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Cast

* Adam West as Capt. Rick Wright *

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as Officer William "Raid" Raider *

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as Sgt. "Night Train" Lane * Randi Brooks as Officer Mel Brubaker *

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as Alphabet * Pete Willcox as The King *

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as Butch * Hank Rolike as Sundance * Jonathan Perpich as Sgt. Price Pascall *

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as Officer Rina Starland *

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as Lt. Ronald Hobbs * Yana Nirvana as Sgt. Martha Haggerty * Geoffrey Elliot as Justin Dial *

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as Chief Bludhorn *

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as Harvey *

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as Norton

Episodes

References

External links

''The Last Precinct''
Pilot at the

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''The Last Precinct''
Series at the

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