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Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Format	Action
Starring	Catherine Oxenberg Brendan Kelly John Vernon Fabio
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	48
Production
Running time	Approximately 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndication
Original run	September 28, 1993 – June 5, 1999
External links
IMDb profile

Acapulco H.E.A.T. is a short-lived 1993 syndicated television series which followed the Hemisphere Emergency Action Team, a group of "specialists" based in Acapulco, Mexico and recruited to fight a secret war on terrorists.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Episodes 3 Main characters 3.1 Original Cast (1993-94) 3.2 Second Cast (1996-97) 3.3 Noted Guest Stars 4 Episode Guide 4.1 First Season (1993-94) 5 DVD Releases 6 Links

The series starts when Hunter-Coddington (Catherine Oxenberg), a former MI6 operative, teams up with former CIA agent, Mike Savage (Brendan Kelly), to form the H.E.A.T. team.

The team, based in Acapulco, is a group of specialists funded by the government and recruited to fight against international terrorism. They operate throughout the Caribbean and around the world behind the unlikely cover of being the owners and models for a fashion company specializing in beach wear.

In the second season, the team was based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The only returning cast members were Alison Armitage and Michael Worth. This time, the team was no longer funded by the government, but by a private investor.

The show initially lasted only one season (1993-94), but was brought back for a second season in 1996 with a mostly new cast. This second season was produced for distribution in Europe but also aired in the U.S. in 1998. A total of 48 episodes were made between the two seasons.

• Ashley Hunter-Coddington (Catherine Oxenberg) - A former British MI6 operative and founder and leader of the H.E.A.T. team. She usually posed undercover as a photographer for their made-up model/beachwear agency.
• Mike Savage (Brendan Kelly) - A former CIA agent and co-founder/leader of the H.E.A.T. team. He also posed as a photographer for the agency.
• Cat (Catherine) Avery Pascal (Alison Armitage) - A sexy ex-burglar. She poses as one of the models of the agency. One of only two actors to return for the second season.
• Brett Richardson(Spencer Rochfort) - A handsome young man that was a former Navy SEAL and the team's weapons and explosive expert.
• Krissie Valentine (Holly Floria) - A sexy computer expert. She provides the team with useful information for their missions, and poses undercover as one of the models of the agency, along with Cat. She was romantically involved with Marcos.
• Marcos Chavez(Randy Vasquez) - A former member of the Federales in Mexico and an expert in undercover missions. His large family also provided the team with information on things going on in and around Acapulco (they are referred to but never seen). He was romantically involved with Krissie.
• Tommy Chase (Michael Worth) - The only other actor to return for the second season, and a martial arts expert.
• Arthur Small (Graham Heywood) - An uptight guy that worked most of the logistics of each mission.

• Claudio (Fabio) - Owner of the hotel where the team had their headquarters. He was seldom seen in the series, and ended up being dropped in early 1994.
• Mr. Smith (John Vernon) - He's seen only via video link. He's the government agent that assigns the team their missions.

The second season featured only two members of the original cast (Alison Armitage and Michael Worth) with two new members.

• Nicole Bernard (Lydie Denier) - A former spy that re-organized the H.E.A.T. team to help her track a stolen necklace.
• Joanna Barnes (Christa Sauls) - The new computer expert of the team.

in one of the final episodes of the series entitled "Codename :blood ties", Tommy and Cat are reunited with Brett Richardson [Spencer Rochfort] and Marcos Chavez [Randy Vasquez].

• David Carradine
• Chase Masterson

Ep.#	Prod.#	Airdate	Title
1-1	101	1993-09-28	Checkmate (Part I)
1-2	102	1993-09-28	Checkmate (Part II)
1-3	103	1993-10-09	Honeymoon Lost
1-4	109	1993-10-16	Strange Bedfellow
1-5	111	1993-10-23	Million Dollar Ladies (also known as Vanished)
1-6	105	1993-10-30	Feminine Institution
1-7	112	1993-11-06	Desert Dragon
1-8	104	1993-11-13	Archangel
1-9	107	1993-11-20	Arabesque
1-10	113	1993-11-27	Body Double
1-11	106	1993-12-04	Perfect Specimen
1-12	115	1994-01-22	Easy Riders
1-13	114	1994-01-29	Rip Van Winkle
1-14	119	1994-02-05	The Stalking Horse
1-15	108	1994-02-12	Frame-up
1-16	116	1994-02-19	Ghosts
1-17	120	1994-02-26	Stranded
1-18	110	1994-03-05	Shamrock
1-19	117	1994-04-30	Stalemate (Part I)
1-20	118	1994-05-07	Stalemate (Part I)
1-21	121	1994-05-14	Deep Six
1-22	122	1994-05-21	Assassin

Mill Creek Entertainment has released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. The first season was released on June 27, 2006, in a 5-disc set that includes all 22 episodes, as well as cast and crew interviews. Season 2 was released on October 31, 2006, in a 6-disc set that includes all 26 episodes as well as cast interviews and a slide show.

• Acapulco H.E.A.T. in Show Guide
• Acapulco H.E.A.T. at the Internet Movie Database
• Acapulco HEAT Episode Guide