A-Team EP Guide: Season 01
A-Team Episode Guide: Season 05, Episode 02
Trial by Fire

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05
5-02
1507
3rd Oct 1986
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Episode Summary

Betrayed by Josh Curtis, the A-Team has finally been captured and is put on trial for the murder of their commanding officer in Vietnam, Col Samuel Morrison. In court they recall exactly what happened during that fateful bank job on 27 January 1971. New evidence implies that Morrison was working with the Viet Cong and that Murdock may have known discovered it. When The A-Team is asked to incriminate their favorite pilot, Hannibal makes a startling decision. - IMDB


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
Eddie Velez.....................Frankie "Dishpan" Santana
Lance LeGault.....................Colonel Roderick Decker
Robert Vaughn......................General Hunt Stockwell
Judith Ledford......................................Carla
David Ackroyd................................Major Laskov
Byrne Piven..................................Benny Conway
Sandy McPeak..................................Josh Curtis
J.A. Preston........................................Judge
Dana Lee...........................Colonel Chun Van Quyet
Robert Darnell.........................................??
Adam Gregor............................................??
Richard Newton.........................................??
Tiiu Leek.............................Herself, Newscaster
Lisa Mordente..................................Stewardess
Rod Britt...........................................Guard
Guy Christopher.............................Col. Morrison
Leland Sun.................................NVA Soldier #3

Writer (creator)..........Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo
Writer (Story)..............................Tom Blomquist
Director......................................Les Sheldon
Producer....................................Tom Blomquist
Executive Producer....... Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo
Co-Executive Producer.........................John Ashley
Associate Producer...........Alan Cassidy & Rob S. Bowman
Supervising Producer......................Jo Swerling, Jr
Story Editor....................................Bill Nuss
Director Of Photography..................Frank E. Johnson
Art Director................................Carlos Berben
Set Decorator..............................Robinson Royce
Film Editor..........................John J. Dumas, A.C.E
Unit Production Manager..................John P. Kousakis
Executive In Charge of Production.......Matthew N. Herman
Executive In Charge of Post-production........Gary Winter
1st Assistant Director...........................Jon Par�
2nd Assistant Director........................Garry Brown
Casting...........................Victoria Burrows, C.S.A
Casting Executive..............................Simon Ayer
2nd Unit Director.........................Craig R. Baxley
Camera Operator..............William 'Skip' Norton, S.O.C
Gaffer.......................................Don Marshall
Key Grip...............................Verlin J. Matthews
Sound Mixer..........................."Fast" Eddie Mahler
Sound Effects Co-Ordinator...................Dick Wahrman
Stunt Co-Ordinator........................Craig R. Baxley
Script Supervisor..........................Cosmo Genovese
Property Master...........................Robert Bleckman
Special Effects...............................Al Di Sarro
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..........................Walt Disney Sound
Re-Recorded By............................Jim Cook, C.A.S
Re-Recorded By....................Robert L. Harman, C.A.S
Re-Recorded By................................Nick Alphin
Costume Supervisor...........................Sheila Mason
Men's Wardrobe................................Jered Green
Women's Wardrobe...........................Joy M. Tierney
Make-Up......................................Paul Sanchez
Hairstylist..................................Elaina Cizek
Production Co-Ordinator................Valerie Mickaelian
Location Manager.............................Gary DeGalla
Transportation Co-Ordinator..................Steve Imbler
Assistant To The Producers...................Grace Curcio

Episode Quotes

Tiiu Leek: Good evening. I'm standing inside the entrance to Fort Owen in Southern California, where in a heavilly guarded stockade, the most infamous war criminals in U.S. military history are confined. Their names are allready familiar to us: Colonel John 'Hannibal' Smith, Lieutenant Templeton Peck and Sargeant B.A. Baracus, the legendary A-Team of the Vietnam war. Former war heroes turned popular cult figures, they were finally captured after nearly 15 gruelling years as fugitives, running from their own government. They have been through a lot, but now the most difficult challenge ever faced by the A-Team is about to begin: a military court martial. Reporting live from Southern California, this is Tiiu Leek.

Stockwell: Well, I understand the army is reviewing candidates for your firing squad.
Hannibal: Aw, gee, you didn�t have to go to all this trouble just to cheer me up.

Murdock: I tried to run my ship by the book. But how could I? I didn,t know where the manuals were. I mean, naturally I was upset. What kind of war was this, where you run out of army manuals? And, all the officers, they were all unreliable. They were all disloyal. And I, that's where I had them. I knew where the manuals were. They laughed at me and they made jokes. But I, I proved beyond a shadow of a doubt in geometrical logic to a duplicate key to the war room book case. It did exist. And I would�ve produced that key, but...


Trivia/Episode Notes

Lance LeGault makes his last appearance as 'Col. Roderick Decker' in the episode "Trial by Fire".


Episode Sample Footage
A-Team - 5-01 - Dishpan Man (1986)
- Helicopter fantasy sequence reused.


Episode References & Connections
Perry Mason (1957)
- Mentioned by Hannibal
Fantasy Island (1978)
- Mentioned by Murdock


BBFC Consumer Advice Information
 Classified As: PG - Parental Guidance 
 Date Classified: 25th October 2006 
 Company: Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd 
 BBFC Reference: AVV230705 
 Main Spoken Language: English 
 BBFC Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Drama 
 Run Time: 45m 40s 
 Cuts Made: Work was passed, with no cuts 

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SEX/NUDITY  Not Available
VIOLENCE  Some mild action
OTHER  Action, adventure

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