- H.E.L.P.
infobox television
show_name = H.E.L.P.
format =Drama
runtime = 1 hour
creator =
starring =John Mahoney
country = USA
network = ABC
first_aired = 1990
last_aired = 1990
num_episodes =
imdb_id =
tv_com_id = |"H.E.L.P." was a
United States ABCtelevision drama series which appeared for only one season, in 1990.John Mahoney starred as Chief Patrick Meacham of theNew York City Fire Department .Wesley Snipes played police officer Lou Barton.The premise of the show was based on an experimental combined emergency services station (the Harlem Eastside Life-saving Program, or HELP) in
New York City that co-located the resources of the Fire Department, Police Department and Emergency Medical Services.Although "H.E.L.P." was canceled after its first season, the concept of a show involving all three branches of NYC emergency services was successfully reintroduced nine years later with the
1999 debut of "Third Watch ", which ran for six seasons.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.