First Air Date: 1963-09-14
Rating:7.0 / 10(4 votes)
Status: Ended
Genres: Drama
Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 29
Runtime: 60 min / episode
Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War backdrop. The title character is Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice, a rifle platoon leader and one of the training instructors at Camp Pendleton. An hour-long drama, The Lieutenant explores the lives of enlisted Marines and general officers alike.
