Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestDecisions seem to be the order of the day when Rick is offered a job on the mainland, fixit-man Alvin Purdy considers retiring and leaving the island, and George is perplexed as to how to deal with his latest romantic encounter.
Code R is an American action-adventure television series that aired on CBS from January 21 to June 10, 1977. Code R focuses on the emergency services of the California Channel Islands. The series stars James Houghton, Martin Kove and Tom Simcox and ran for a single season of thirteen episodes.
Practical Effects
Real fireboats and vintage rescue gear — zero CGI nonsense.
Production
Channel Islands location shooting looks expensive for 1977 TV.
Creator
Edwin Self
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Edwin Self never produced another series after Code R tanked — this was his one shot at showrunner glory.
Code R arrived during the 1970s emergency-services TV boom, competing with Emergency! and CHiPs but lacking their staying power.
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