Breaking Point: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Spin-off from the TV series "Ben Casey". This dramatic show relates the mental cases treated by two doctors, Dr Thompson and Dr. Reymar, at an outpatient unit in a metropolitan hospital. ABC moves into the field of psychiatry with its new hour-long dramatic series co-starring Paul Richards and Eduard Franz. Richards is Dr. McKinley Thompson ("Dr. Mac"), chief resident psychiatrist at York Hospital in Los Angeles. Franz plays Dr. Edward Raymer, director of the psychiatric clinic.

Series details

• Title: Breaking Point
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1963-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1964-04-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 66068
• TVDB ID: 77369

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Richards — Dr. McKinley Thompson
• Eduard Franz — Dr. William Raymer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1963-09-16; final listed air date 1964-04-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Breaking Point on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.