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The Cape is an American dramatic TV series, with elements of science fiction, action/adventure, and drama, that was produced for syndication during the 1996–97 television season. The Cape told the story of select members of the NASA Astronaut Corps at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a focus on their personal lives as they train for, and execute, Space Shuttle missions. The series stars Corbin Bernsen as USAF Colonel Henry J. "Bull" Eckert, an experienced astronaut who, early in the series, was the Director of Astronaut Training but later in the series was also tasked with the responsibility of Chief of the Astronaut Office.
Original Release
09/01/1996
US Release
09/07/1996
Cast
Name | Character |
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Adam Baldwin | Col. Jack Riles |
Corbin Bernsen | USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert |
Cameron Bancroft | Capt. Ezekiel 'Zeke' Beaumont, ASCAN |
Tyra Ferrell | Mission Specialist Tamara St. James |
Bobby Hosea | Marine Pilot Maj. Reggie Warren |
Katie Mitchell | NASA Chief PAO Andrea Miller / Chief PAO Andrea Wyler |
Bobbie Phillips | Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Barbara DeSantos / Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Barbara DeSantos, ASCAN |
Chad Willett | Peter Engel, ASCAN / Peter Engel, ASCAN (teacher in space) |
David Kelsey | D.B. Woods, ASCAN |
Michael Hartson | Curtis Beamont / Curt Beaumont (Capt. Zeke Beaumont's Brother) |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Pilot | Sunday, 01 September 1996 |
2 | In Friends We Trust | Tuesday, 07 October 1997 |
3 | No Fear | Tuesday, 14 October 1997 |
4 | Just a Rumor | Tuesday, 21 October 1997 |
5 | Play Astronaut for Me | Monday, 07 October 1996 |
6 | Lost in Space | Monday, 14 October 1996 |
7 | Family Values | Monday, 21 October 1996 |
8 | Buried in Peace | Monday, 28 October 1996 |
9 | The Need to Know | Monday, 04 November 1996 |
10 | Reggie's Wild Ride | Monday, 11 November 1996 |
11 | Burning Fuse | Monday, 18 November 1996 |
12 | Judgment Call | Monday, 25 November 1996 |
13 | The Accusation | Monday, 30 December 1996 |
14 | Interpretations | Monday, 27 January 1997 |
15 | Hurricane | Monday, 03 February 1997 |
16 | The Last to Know | Monday, 10 February 1997 |
17 | The Astronaut Formerly Known as Prince | Monday, 17 February 1997 |
18 | Enemy Within | Monday, 24 February 1997 |
19 | Just Like Old Times | Monday, 05 May 1997 |
20 | Mir, Mir Off the Wall: Part 1 | Monday, 12 May 1997 |
21 | Mir, Mir Off the Wall: Part 2 | Monday, 19 May 1997 |
22 | Mir, Mir Off the Wall (2) | Monday, 05 May 1997 |
Directors
Steve Stafford, Anson Williams, Reza Badiyi, John Behring, Jon Cassar, Harry Harris, Ian Toynton, Thomas J. Wright
Writers
Paris Qualles, Marjorie David, Charles Heit, Winston Gieseke, Scott Carter, Paul Robert Coyle, Jennifer Cecil
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Adam Baldwin | Col. Jack Riles |
Corbin Bernsen | USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert |
Cameron Bancroft | Capt. Ezekiel 'Zeke' Beaumont, ASCAN |
Tyra Ferrell | Mission Specialist Tamara St. James |
Bobby Hosea | Marine Pilot Maj. Reggie Warren |
Katie Mitchell | NASA Chief PAO Andrea Miller / Chief PAO Andrea Wyler |
Bobbie Phillips | Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Barbara DeSantos / Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Barbara DeSantos, ASCAN |
Chad Willett | Peter Engel, ASCAN / Peter Engel, ASCAN (teacher in space) |
David Kelsey | D.B. Woods, ASCAN |
Michael Hartson | Curtis Beamont / Curt Beaumont (Capt. Zeke Beaumont's Brother) |
Suzanne Niedland | News Anchor |
R. Emmett Fitzsimmons | CNN Reporter / Reporter |
Nick Corirossi | Noah Riles |
Tom Nowicki | Major Andrei Mikoyan / Soviet Astronaut Major Mikoyan |
Whitman Mayo | Sweets (owner of the Moonshot Bar & Grill) / Sweets |
Robin O'Dell | Ellen Eckert (Col. Eckert's Wife) |
Mike Pniewski | Chris Nunziata |
Greg Davis Jr. | (as Gregory D. Davis II) / Kid #1 |
Wilbur Fitzgerald | Commander of the Space Shuttle |
Kevin J. O'Neill | Flight Engineer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gil Grant | Executive Producer |
Les Mayfield | Executive Producer |
Kary Antholis | Executive Producer |
George Zaloom | Executive Producer |
Paris Qualles | Executive Producer |
David Blake Hartley | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Won |
1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Nominated |
1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Nominated |