A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
The best episode of "The A-Team" season 5 is "Dishpan Man", rated 6.7/10 from 294 user votes. It was directed by Tony Mordente and written by Stephen J. Cannell. "Dishpan Man" aired on 9/26/1986 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Trial by Fire".
The A-Team is blackmailed by retired General Stockwell, who kidnaps Hannibal and threatens to have him prosecuted if the A-Team fails to secure the release of hostages held on a plane in Spain.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
The A-Team's court martial begins and a surprising motive for the death of Colonel Morrison is revealed.
Director: Sidney Hayers, Les Sheldon
Writer: Tom Blomquist
General Stockwell interferes with the plans of Murdock and Frankie to free the rest of the A-Team before the Army can execute them.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: Frank Lupo
The A-Team uses a football game as a cover to sneak a chemical warfare scientist out of East Germany.
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Writer: Paul Bernbaum
The outbreak of a revolution interferes with the planned rescue of three Americans from a Third World Country.
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writer: Steven L. Sears, Burt Pearl
Stockwell is kidnapped by his former partner who has "gone bad" and the A-Team has 18 hours to find him or forever loose any chances of securing a pardon.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: Terry D. Nelson
Face plans to leave the A-Team but gets involved in the rescue of a newswoman from a paranoid mob chief.
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Writer: Bill Nuss
A former political adviser offers to trade a diary for a reunion with his daughter- who Face is hitting on, but Murdock learns that the man may be Face's father and the daughter Face's sister.
Director: James Darren
Writer: Steven L. Sears
Stockwell refuses to allow the A-Team to go after Hannibal when he fails to check in while on a solo mission in hostile territory.
Director: Bob Bralver
Writer: Burt Pearl
The A-Team's effort to secure a valuable religious artifact involves them with warring island tribes who mistake Murdoch for a God and some unusual missionaries.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: Bill Nuss
Murdock poses as suave secret agent to catch a killer before he can complete another assignment.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: Paul Bernbaum
The A-Team must bring a girl in who has stolen a briefcase from her father, filled with material she believes he's selling to the Soviets.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Writer: Tom Blomquist
Frankie and Face visit Murdock at his job in a restaurant, and all three become hostages of mobsters out to kill a patron, the US Attorney General.
Director: John Peter Kousakis
Writer: Bill Nuss