Episode 56
Title Blackjack
Production Number 906
Season 4
Season Episode 1
First-Run Airdate 1/23/1987
CREDITS
Director Alan Simmonds
Producer Jonathan Goodwill
Screenplay Michael Mercer &
Jana Veverka
Co-Producer Jana Veverka
Line Producer Les Kimber
Executive In Charge Jake Jacobson
Director of Photography J. Barry Herron
Art Director Steve Geaghan
Editor Frank Irvine
Creative Consultant Craig Anderson
Music Rick Patterson &
Dan Milner
Sound Lars Ekstrom
Unit Manager Doug Macleod
1st AD David Hood
2nd AD Earl Petersun
Production Coordinator Lynne Bespflug
Location Managers Tom Dent-Cox
Murray Ord
Set Director Jan Blackie
Property Master Dean Eilertson
Special Effects Supervisor George Erschbamer
Miniatures Supervisor David Brookwell
Story Editor Rick Drew
Gaffer Barry Reid
Key Grip Dave Humphreys
Script Supervisor Shelly Crawford
Construction Coordinator Paul Willson
Transportation Coordinator Bob Bowe
Stunt Coordinator Tony Morelli
Stunt Performers Bill Stewart
George Josef
Keith Wardlow
Alex Green
J.J. Makaro
David Jacox
REGULAR CAST
Barry Van Dyke St. John Hawke
Michele Scarabelli Jo Santini
Geraint Wyn Davies Major Michael Rivers
Anthony Sherwood Jason Locke
GUEST CAST
Jan-Michael Vincent Stringfellow Hawke
Mike Preston Colonel Ray Bouchard
Gary Chalk Lieutenant "Scout" Burke
Jerrry Wasserman Ackroyd
Garrick Jang Ming Ho
Wayne Jones Hatch
Frank Ferrucci Holt
Ernie Prentice Newman
Dan Thompson Chick
Hagan Beggs Unnamed
STORY LOCATIONS
Burma Highlands
Screenplay revision dates: 11/03/1986
11/05/1986
11/06/1986
11/12/1986
11/13/1986
ADVERTISEMENTS
For Stringfellow Hawke, the reunion with his long-lost brother brings a chapter of his life to an end, but for St. John Hawke a wild adventure is about to begin in the premiere episode of NBC Universal's "AIRWOLF II" entitled "Blackjack." The episode was written by Michael Mercer and Jana Veverka and directed by Alan Simmonds.

A cryptic clue promises to reunite Stringfellow Hawke with his M.I.A. (Missing In Action) brother, St. John, but the cost is dear. A fiery explosion takes the life of Dominic Santini, and leaves Stringfellow in the hospital close to death. Airwolf can rescue St. John, but only Stringfellow knows where it is hidden. The time has come for the secret to be shared. Jo Santini is a young woman true to her heritage: attractive, fiery and as hard-headed as any problem she comes up against. In spite of this, the murder of her beloved Uncle Dom and the trauma inflicted on her childhood friend, Stringfellow, leaves her vulnerable and con-fused. She meets Jason Locke, the smooth and engaging "Company" agent who enlists her aid to help him solve the mystery of the attack and find Airwolf. Locke calls the quick-witted Major Mike Rivers into the picture. Major Rivers is a rebel, who knows how to make the system work for him. Together, they recover Airwolf, and use the copter to rescue St. John from the hands of the mercenary, 'Blackjack' in the Far East. They discover as they go the awesome power that has been entrusted to them. At last, St. John and Stringfellow are reunited, but only long enough to say good-bye. The mighty Airwolf has been bequeathed to the new team: St. John, Mike, Locke and Jo. With it comes the responsibility of seeing that the copter's remarkable abilities are dispensed for the good of us all
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