Code Red (1981–1982)

A fire chief and his family work together in a city's fire department.

Stars:

Lorne Greene, Julie Adams, Andrew Stevens

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Lorne Greene	...	Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek (19 episodes, 1981-1982)
Julie Adams	...	Ann Rorchek (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
Andrew Stevens	...	Ted Rorchek (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
Sam J. Jones	...	Chris Rorchek (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
Martina Deignan	...	Haley Green (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
Joe Maross	...	Captain Mike Benton (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
James Crittenden	...	Rags Harris (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
Dennis Haysbert	...	Stuff Wade (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
Jack Lindine	...	Al Martelli (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
Adam Rich	...	Danny Blake (8 episodes, 1981-1982)

Storyline

Joe Rorchek is a 30 year veteran of the LA Fire Department. His sons follow in his footsteps, as does 13-year-old adopted Danny who wants to be a fireman. Heavy on teaching us all about fire safety.

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | rescue | firefighter | los angeles california | firefighting

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 1981 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Irwin Allen Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (19 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Code Red: Code Red (1981)

User Reviews

Irwin's Poor Last TV Series...But The Theme Music Is Cool

Irwin Allen loved the look of FIRE on film. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) was about a fire in the sky that could destroy mankind. An ep of the Voyage/Sea TV series (The Heat Monster) had a talking fire monster that wanted to destroy the submarine Seaview. The Towering Inferno (1974) was the most obvious example of Irwin's love of flames. And exploding volcanoes appeared in soooo many Irwin shows, from The Lost World (1960) to The Swiss Family Robinson (1975) to When Time Ran Out (1980).

CODE RED is The Towering Inferno Meets Lost In Space but made without the gusto, showmanship and fun of past Irwin Allen Productions. In fact, I remember reading an article suggesting that Irwin was less involved with this show than with past shows.

This series really only features two Irwin trademarks, fires and a Will Robinson type kid - Adam Rich as Danny Blake - who orders around adults all day.

Bill Mumy in Lost In Space could get away with being a painful kid but Adam Rich is a really serious pain and you just want him AND THE SERIES ITSELF to just go away! I did go away as I remember, I watched the first few episodes because Irwin made it, then I seem to remember turning off. Unlike ALL other Irwin TV shows, Code Red never returned to Oz in the form of re-runs, and that is probably a good thing.