The Sentinel

 

 

THE SENTINEL, which is set in the fictional city of Cascade, Washington, stars Richard Burgi as Lt. Detective Jim Ellison. A buddy cop drama, the action-adventure series focuses on a veteran police detective, the lone survivor of a Special Forces helicopter crash in Peru, who after surviving 18 months in the hostile jungle comes to find that he has developed incredibly heightened sensory powers. Much like tribal cultures where watchmen, or "sentinels," honed their senses to the highest degree, Ellison now sees, hears, tastes, smells and feels with searing prowess, skills he utilizes to track down terrorists, hijackers and assassins. Feeling almost overwhelmed by the power of his own skills, Ellison reluctantly teams up with anthropology graduate student Blair Sandburg (Garret Maggart), whose knowledge of the "sentinel" myth helps Ellison harness his newly discovered powers. Sandburg becomes a permanent police department observer -- which means he gets drawn into a host of missions and investigations, often to Ellison's chagrin -- Ellison becomes a hunter of evil, a one-of-a-kind crime fighter...and THE SENTINEL comes to life.

Ellison and Sandburg report to Simon Banks (Bruce A. Young), a veteran captain who often shuns behind-the-desk work for on-the-scene involvement. Banks has reluctantly overcome his initial hesitancy to use Ellison's special powers, and, in fact, begins to rely on them as a useful tool in solving difficult crimes. As his trust in Ellison increases, Banks expands his "by-the-book" approach to law enforcement, tackling cases he couldn't have attempted to crack before Ellison and Sandburg joined forces.

 
Season 1 - 1996 (Wednesdays 8/7c)

 
1 March 20 "The Switchman"
2 March 27 "Seige"
3 April 3 "The Debt"
4 April 3 "Killers"
5 April 3 "Cypher"
6 May 1 "Night Train"
7 May 8 "Rogue"
8 May 15 "Love and Guns"
9 May 22 "Attraction"
10 July 17 "Vow of Silence"
Season 2 - 1996-1997 (Wednesdays 8/7c)

 
11    September 4 "Flight"
12 September 11 "Out of the Past"
13 September 18 "Deep Water"
14 September 25 "Reunion"
15 October 2 "Payback"
16 October 9 "True Crime"
17 October 30 "Ice Man"
18 November 6 "The Rig"
19 November 13 "Spare Parts"
20 November 20 "Second Chance"
21 November 27 "Black or White"
22 January 8                   "Blind Man's Bluff"
23 January 15 "Hear No Evil"
24 February 5 "Light My Fire"
25 February 12 "Secret"
26 February 19 "Dead Drop"
27 February 26 "Red Dust"
28 March 12 "Smart Alec"
29 March 26 "Private Eyes"
30 April 9 "Disappearing Act"
31 April 30 "Pennies from Heaven"
32 May 7 "Sruvival"
33 May 14 "His Brother's Keeper"
34 May 21 "Sleeping Beauty"
Season 3 - 1997-1998 (Wednesdays 8/7c)

 
35 September 10 "Warriors"
36 September 17 "Three Point Shot"
37 September 24 "The Girl Next Door"
38 October 1 "Poachers"
39 October 15 "The Inside Man"
40 October 29 "Vendetta"
41 November 5 "Fool Me Twice"
42 November 12 "Storm Warning"
43 November 19 "Red Ice"
44 November 26 "Dead Certain"
45 December 17 "Breaking Ground"
46 January 14 "Prisoner X"
47 January 14 "The Trance"
48 February 11 "Mirror Image"
49 February 18 "Finkelman's Folly"
50 February 25 "Sweet Science"
51 March 11 "Remembrance"
52 March 18 "Love Kills"
53 April 22 "Crossroads"
54 April 29 "Foreign Exchange"
55 May 6 "Neighbourhood Watch"
56 May 13 "Night Shift"
57 May 20 "Sentinel Too - Part 1"
Season 4 - 1999 (Mondays 9/8c)

 
58 February 1 "Sentinel Too - Part 2"
59 February 8 "Murder 101"
60 February 15 "Four Point Shot"
61 February 22 "Dead End on Blank Street"
62 March 1 "The Waiting Room"
63 May 10 "The Real Deal"
64 May 17 "Most Wanted"
65 May 24 "The Sentinel by Blair Sandburg"

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The Sentinel is a one-hour police drama which premiered on UPN in March 1996 as a mid-season replacement, and ran for 65 episodes (3 1/2 seasons) until June 1999. The Sentinel was filmed in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia.