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Sierra is a 1974 television crime drama series focusing on the efforts of National Park Service rangers to enforce federal law and to effect wilderness rescues. The program aired on NBC and was packaged by Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television. The show's theme song was written by Lee Holdridge (music) and John Denver (lyrics). Robert A. Cinader, executive producer of Mark VII's Emergency!, handled this program also; Bruce Johnson produced.
Original Release
09/12/1974 on NBC
US Release
09/12/1974
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James G. Richardson | Ranger Tim Cassidy |
| Ernest Thompson | Ranger Matt Harper |
| Susan Foster | Ranger Julie Beck |
| Michael Warren | Ranger P.J. Lewis |
| Randolph Mantooth | Paramedic John Gage |
| Kevin Tighe | Fireman Roy DeSoto |
| Gretchen Corbett | Theodora Burke |
| Anne Lockhart | Kate |
| Gavan O'Herlihy | Roy |
| Jess Walton | Gail |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruncher | Thursday, 12 September 1974 |
| 2 | Panic at Cathedral Creek | Thursday, 19 September 1974 |
| 3 | Taking Cody Winslow | Thursday, 26 September 1974 |
| 4 | The Poachers | Thursday, 03 October 1974 |
| 5 | The Urban Rangers | Thursday, 24 October 1974 |
| 6 | Holiday | Thursday, 31 October 1974 |
| 7 | Tails, You Lose | Thursday, 07 November 1974 |
| 8 | The Trek | Thursday, 14 November 1974 |
| 9 | Time Off | Thursday, 21 November 1974 |
| 10 | The Giant | Thursday, 05 December 1974 |
| 11 | The Fawn | Thursday, 12 December 1974 |
| 12 | The Rangers | Tuesday, 24 December 1974 |
Directors
Bruce Bilson, Roger Duchowny, Christian I. Nyby II, Don Richardson, Georg Fenady
Writers
Stephen Downing, Preston Wood, Claire Whitaker, John Boccardo, Eric Brown, William Froug
Creators
Robert A. Cinader, Stephen Downing
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James G. Richardson | Ranger Tim Cassidy |
| Ernest Thompson | Ranger Matt Harper |
| Susan Foster | Ranger Julie Beck |
| Michael Warren | Ranger P.J. Lewis |
| Randolph Mantooth | Paramedic John Gage |
| Kevin Tighe | Fireman Roy DeSoto |
| Gretchen Corbett | Theodora Burke |
| Anne Lockhart | Kate |
| Gavan O'Herlihy | Roy |
| Jess Walton | Gail |
| Sharon Gless | Mary Jordan |
| Lee Montgomery | Cody Winslow |
| Joyce Bulifant | Shirley |
| Scott Brady | Thomas Walsh |
| Dick Van Patten | Ed |
| Brooke Bundy | Pam Winslow |
| Robert Hogan | Joe |
| Gary Crosby | Ty Winslow |
| Christopher Norris | Tammy |
| Frank Aletter | Sam |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jack Webb | Executive Producer |
| Robert A. Cinader | Executive Producer |
| Bruce Johnson | Producer |
| Roland Wilson | Producer |
