Call to Glory

1984 – 1987
Canceled
Action & Adventure · Drama
~57m / ep
1 season
7.3/10

Call to Glory is an American drama series created by Ronald M. Cohen, and starring Craig T. Nelson as USAF Colonel Raynor Sarnac and his family as they navigated the political tensions and military duties of the early 1960s. Heavily promoted during ABC's broadcast of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the two-part pilot aired August 13, 1984. The first episode is related to the U-2 flights over Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. During production, the plot came to focus more on the loneliness experienced by wife Vanessa while stationed on base and what she and the family would do to spend time in productive pursuits while enduring the Antelope Valley's isolation from civilization. The series, set near Edwards Air Force Base, blended historical events with the challenges of military family life, featuring themes of duty, family relationships, and the looming Vietnam War.

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E1. Pilot
Aug 13, 1984 · 97m
During the darkest days of the Cuban missile crisis, Raynor is ordered to fly over Cuba to obtain proof that the Russians are installing nuclear warheads.
E2. The Move
Aug 20, 1984 · 57m
The entire Sarnac family is thrown into turmoil when Raynor receives a lucrative job offer in the private sector.
E3. Blackbird
Aug 27, 1984 · 55m
Raynor faces one of his toughest missions as he tries to prevent a bitter ex-pilot from exposing the details of a top secret mission.
E4. Paper Tiger
Sep 3, 1984 · 57m
A dangerous top-secret mission takes Raynor over Red China to see if the Chinese have developed an Atomic Bomb.
E5. A Nation Divided
Sep 17, 1984 · 57m
The violence spawned by the Civil Rights Movement hits home when Wesley and a Black friend are beaten by teenage racists.
E6. Go/No Go
Sep 24, 1984 · 57m
Sarnac is sent on a classified mission to Vietnam by Kennedy, to meet with and assess President Diem; to help determine in which direction diplomatic relations should go. Strained relations between Vietnamese Catholics and Buddhists complicate the issue.