A-Team EP Guide: Season 01
A-Team Episode Guide: Season 01, Episode 05
A Small And Deadly War

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05
01
1-05
1105
15th Feb 1983
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Episode Summary

A renegade S.W.A.T. unit can be hired to kill people. When another police officer learns about that, he hires the A-Team to uncover these techniques and protect his family. The A-Team has to fight hard against this well trained unit. - TV Tome


Credited Cast & Crew
George Peppard......................John "Hannibal" Smith
Dwight Schultz..........Captain H.M "Howling Mad" Murdock
Dirk Benedict.....Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck (2)
Mr. T........................Sergeant Bosco "B.A" Baracus
Melinda Culea.................Amy Amanda "Triple A" Allen
Jack Ging.............................Captain Stark, SWAT
Dean Stockwell..............................Collins, SWAT
Norman Alden.................Ed Maloney, Police Inspector
Al White.............................Steven Meadows, SWAT
Fil Formicola....................................Shaeffer
Carol Baxter........................................Nurse
Ismael 'East' Carlo...............................Delgado
Lew Palter..................................Desk Sergeant
Rhonda Shear..............Bonnie Webb, Stark's girlfriend
Dave Morick...............................Mick, Bartender
Connie Downing...................................Waitress

Writer (creator)..........Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo
Writer (Story).................................Frank Lupo
Director.......................................Ron Satlof
Producer......................................John Ashley
Producer.................................Patrick Hasburgh
Executive Producer.....................Stephen J. Cannell
Co-Executive Producer..........................Frank Lupo
Associate Producer............................Gary Winter
Supervising Producer.......................Jo Swerling Jr
Director Of Photography....................Bradley B. Six
Art Director...........................Sherman Loudermilk
Set Director.............................Richard Friedman
Film Editor....................................John Elias
Production Manager.....................Michael J. Maschio
1st Assistant Director...................Robin Chamberlin
2nd Assistant Director..................Anderson G. House
Casting........................Reuben Cannon & Associates
2nd Unit Director.........................Craig R. Baxley
Camera Operator.......................Bob Bergdahl, S.O.C
Gaffer........................................Dave Marsik
Key Grip...............................Verlin J. Matthews
Sound Mixer..........................."Fast" Eddie Mahler
Stunt Co-Ordinator........................Craig R. Baxley
Script Supervisor........................Larry K. Johnson
Property Master.........................Ernie Sawyers, Sr
Special Effects...............................Al Di Sarro
Narrator......................................John Ashley
Original Music (Written By).....................Mike Post
Original Music (Written By)................Pete Carpenter
Original Music (Conducted By)................Daniel Caine
Music Supervisor............................John Caper Jr
A-Team Van Furnished By........................GMC Trucks
A-Team Van Designed By......................George Barris
Titles & Opticals....................Howard A.Anderson Co
Colour By.............................................CFI
Re-Recorded By...........................Glen Glenn Sound
Costume Designer..............................Kent Warner
Make-Up.....................................Scott H. Eddo
Hairstylist..................................Elaina Cizek
Production Co-Ordinator.......................Jane Wilson
Location Manager...........................Ralph Alderman
Assistant To The Producers...................Grace Curcio
Staff Co-Ordinator......................Rosemarie Abelson
Production Accountant.......................Joan Etchells

Episode Quotes

B.A: Hey, man, we don't work for no polease.

Face: Replace the button on the collar with one from the kit.
Amy: Bringing me along to sew, how wonderfully sexist.
Face: Well, we each do what we have to do, if you think you can pick these three locks in 10 minutes, then, uh...

Murdock: [Stark opens the door to Murdock, standing there with a flower arrangement] Did you ever see a hearse go by and think that someday you'd surely die? They put you in a little box and cover you over with dirt and rocks. [Grinning]
Murdock: How'm I doin'?

Maloney: Why do they do it?
Amy: [Chuckles softy] For the jazz, man. For The jazz


Trivia/Episode Notes

Murdock wears a single black leather glove on his right hand later know as Leftie in the 3rd season episode "Waste 'Em!".

Jack Ging makes his shows first appearance as "Captain Stark", with a second guest appearance as Border Patrol Lt. Taggart in "Bad Time on the Border" (S02E04) finally joining the show with his regular role as "General Harlan "Bull" Fulbright" in the fourth season episode "Mind Games" (EP9, 26th November 1985).

Premiered on UK Television (ITV) on 22nd July 1983 at 7.30PM


Episode Disguises & Aliases
Hannibal:- Kid Shaleen (Ex-Irish boxer), Sergeant Smith, Se�or Delgado, Cowboy
Face:- Worker from Drop Dead Pest Control, Doctor, Captain Roy Macavity
Amy:- Worker from Drop Dead Pest Control.
Murdock: Lieutenant Harv Ester.


Episode References & Connections
The A-Team - S02E23 - Curtain Call (1984)
- Scenes form this episode are reused as Flashbacks.
The A-Team - S03E21 - Waste 'Em! (1985)
- Murdock wears a single black leather, know as leftie in this episode.
Dragnet (1951)
- Mentioned by Face


BBFC Consumer Advice Information
 Classified As: PG - Parental Guidance 
 Date Classified: 4th October 2000 
 Company: Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd 
 BBFC Reference: AVV164252 
 Main Spoken Language: English 
 BBFC Genre(s): Action, Drama 
 Run Time: 46m 22s 
 Cuts Made: Work was passed, with no cuts 

Advice For Consumers

When a film is transferred to video the running time will be shorter by about 4% due to the differing number of FPS. This does not mean that the video version has been cut or re-edited.

LANGUAGE  Occasional, mild
SEX/NUDITY  None
VIOLENCE  Occasional, mild
OTHER  Action, adventure

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