Season 1 • Episode 8
LatestThe Last Precinct is an American comedy series that aired on NBC from January to May 1986 on Friday Night at 9:00pm. The series stars Adam West as Capt. Rick Wright, leading a group of misfit police academy rejects. The pilot for the Stephen J. Cannell series debuted after Super Bowl XX in 1986, but the show was canceled within two months of its April premiere. This was the only sitcom from Stephen J. Cannell Productions.
Acting
Adam West playing it straight while chaos swirls around him.
Production
Cannell's only sitcom — a fascinating misfire in his empire.
Creators
Stephen J. Cannell, Frank Lupo
Jonathan Perpich
Sgt. Price Pascall
Ernie Hudson
Sergeant Lane
Adam West
Captain Rick Wright
Keenan Wynn
Butch
Wings Hauser
Lieutenant Hobbs
Randi Brooks
Officer Mel Brubaker
Rick Ducommun
Officer 'Raid' Raider
Lucy Lee Flippin
Officer Rina Starland
Vijay Amritraj
Alphabet
Yana Nirvana
Sgt. Haggerty
Hank Rolike
Sundance
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was NBC's attempt to clone 'Police Academy' as a weekly sitcom — a format mismatch that baffled 1986 audiences expecting Cannell's usual action-drama.
Ernie Hudson was simultaneously filming 'Ghostbusters' reshoots during production — his presence here is a fascinating glimpse of pre-fame hustle.
US
