The tough five

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Television series
German title The tough five
Original title SWAT
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1975 - 1976
length 50-100 minutes
Episodes 35 in 2 seasons
genre Thriller
idea Lee Stanley
Robert Hamner
production Leonard Goldberg
Aaron Spelling
First broadcast February 17, 1975 (USA) on ABC
German-language
first broadcast		 January 9, 1992 on Pro 7
occupation

The tough five (in the English original: SWAT ) is an American television series about the special police force (English: Special Weapons and Tactics ) of a fictional California city. In the United States it was broadcast in 37 episodes and two seasons from 1975-1976 on ABC . In Germany, 35 episodes from 1992–1993 were shown on Pro 7 .

action

The special unit of Lieutenant Dan "Hondo" Harrelson consists of former soldiers who are only used for particularly dangerous assignments where normal police officers cannot do anything. Large-caliber weapons and explosives are used for this purpose. The special unit drives a specially equipped and armored car with which they can get to their missions, which are often directly in the line of fire.

background

The series was an offshoot of the series California Cops - New in Action, also produced by Leonard Goldberg and Aaron Spelling . The tough five were discontinued after 37 episodes, of which only 35 were broadcast. For the time, the series was considered too violent, and it did not achieve the desired ratings. With the theme tune of the series, Rhythm Heritage had a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1976 .

Adaptation

The series was adapted in the film SWAT - The Special Forces . There Steve Forrest as the driver and Rod Perry as the father of "Deacon" in supporting roles. In connection with the film, the first season of the series was released on DVD in 2003 . A remake of the series, again titled SWAT with Shemar Moore in the lead role as Hondo Harrelson, has been broadcast on CBS since 2017 .

Episode list

season 1

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 1 Free wild The Killing Ground Feb. 24, 1975 0Jan. 9, 1992 Harry Falk Rick Husky
2 2 The false prophet Coven Of Killers 03rd Mar 1975 Jan. 16, 1992 George McCowan Rick Husky
3 3 The sniper The Death Carrier 10 Mar 1975 Jan. 23, 1992 Harry Falk Rick Husky
4th 4th The prejudice Pressure cooker 17th Mar 1975 Jan. 30, 1992 George McCowan Rick Husky
5 5 The daughter of the key witness Hit men 24 Mar 1975 0Feb 6, 1992 Harry Falk Rick Husky
6th 6th The war hero Jungle War 31 Mar 1975 Feb 13, 1992 George McCowan Rick Husky
7th 7th Trick 17 Death Score 0Apr 7, 1975 Feb 20, 1992 Phil Bondelli Rick Husky
8th 8th The trail of death The Bravo Enigma Apr 28, 1975 05th Mar 1992 Phil Bondelli Rick Husky
9 9 To crown and scepter Steel Plated Security Blanket 0May 5th 1975 March 12 1992 George McCowan Rick Husky
10 10 Three hours to eternity Omega One May 12, 1975 19 Mar 1992 Earl Bellamy Rick Husky
11 11 Farewell to the boss Blind Man's Bluff May 19, 1975 26th Mar 1992 George McCowan Rick Husky
12 12 The coin collection Sole survivor May 26, 1975 0Apr 2, 1992 Earl Bellamy Rick Husky

season 2

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
13 1 The trail leads into the water Deadly Tide - Part 1 + 2 13 Sep 1975 Apr 12, 1992 Gene Levitt Rick Husky
14th 2 The revenge Kill SWAT Sep 20 1975 Apr 23, 1992 George McCowan Rick Husky
15th 3 Merchant of Death Dealers In Death 27 Sep 1975 0Apr 9, 1992 George McCowan Rick Husky
16 4th The devil's plan Time bomb 0Oct. 4, 1975 Feb. 27, 1992 George McCowan Rick Husky
17th 5 An old bill The Vendetta Oct 11, 1975 Apr 16, 1992 Bob Kelljan Rick Husky
18th 6th One step too far Criss-cross Oct 18, 1975 May 14, 1992 Fernando Lamas Rick Husky
19th 7th In the twilight Vigilante Oct 25, 1975 0May 7, 1992 Bruce Bilson Rick Husky
20th 8th Wrong track Court House 0Nov 1, 1975 May 21, 1992 Don Weis Rick Husky
21st 9 Chained together Ordeal 0Nov 8, 1975 May 28, 1992 Sutton Roley Rick Husky
22nd 10 Dangerous environment Strike Force Nov 15, 1975 Apr 30, 1992 Sutton Roley Charles Eric Johnson
23 11 Grow up The swinger Nov 22, 1975 June 11, 1992 Barry Crane Rick Husky
24 12 Murderous vanity Terror Ship Nov 29, 1975 June 18, 1992 George McCowan Rick Husky
25th 13 Arsonists at work Murder by Fire 0Dec 6, 1975 June 25, 1992 William Crain Rick Husky
26th 14th The wrong patient Silent Night, Deadly Night Dec 13, 1975 02nd July 1992 Bruce Bilson Rick Husky
27 15th A life on the run Running Man Part 1 + 2 Jan. 24, 1976 05th July 1992 George McCowan Rick Husky
28 16 Hours of fear Lessons In Fear Jan. 31, 1976 July 16, 1992 Dick Moder Rick Husky
29 17th The millionaire robbery Deadly weapons Feb 21, 1976 04th June 1992 Reza Badiyi Rick Husky
30th 18th You came from Macau The Chinese Connection Feb. 28, 1976 Apr 26, 1993 Bruce Bilson Rick Husky
31 19th The jackals Dragons and Owls 06th Mar 1976 0July 9, 1993 Bernard McEveety Rick Husky
32 20th race against time Any Second Now 13 Mar 1976 0May 1, 1993 Nicholas Colasanto Rick Husky
33 21st Dangerous memories Soldier On The Hill 27 Mar 1976 Apr 25, 1993 Bernard McEveety Rick Husky
34 22nd Luca in the crossfire Officer Luca, you're dead 0Apr 3, 1976 0May 3, 1993 Bernard McEveety Rick Husky
35 23 By a hair's breadth Dangerous memories 20 Mar 1976 0May 2, 1993 Bernard McEveety Rick Husky

Voice actor

The synchronization of the series was created at Arena Synchron GmbH, Berlin under the dialogue direction by Berndt Banach.

actor Role name Voice actor
Steve Forrest Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson Kurt Goldstein
Rod Perry Sgt. David "Deavon" Kay Raimund Krone
Robert Urich Officer Jim Street Detlef Bierstedt
Mark Shera Officer Dominic Luca Stefan Fredrich
James Coleman Officer TJ McCabe Bodo Wolf

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German synchronous index | Series | The tough five. Retrieved June 26, 2019 .