H.E.L.P.: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

H.E.L.P. is a United States ABC television drama series which appeared for only one season, as a mid-season replacement in March 1990. John Mahoney starred as Chief Patrick Meacham of the New York City Fire Department. Wesley Snipes played police officer Lou Barton and David Caruso played police officer Frank Sardoni of the NYPD.

The premise of the show was based on an experimental combined emergency services station in New York City called the Harlem Eastside Life-saving Program, or H.E.L.P., that co-located the resources of the Fire Department, Police Department and Emergency Medical Services.

Series details

• Title: H.E.L.P.
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action
• Premiere date: 1990-03-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-04-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 58345
• IMDb ID: tt0098815

Cast and credited roles

• John Mahoney — Chief Patrick Meacham
• Tom Bresnahan — Jimmy Ryan
• David Caruso — Officer Frank Sardoni
• Lance Edwards — Mike Pappas
• Kim Flowers — Suki Rodriguez
• Wesley Snipes — Officer Lou Barton
• Fionnula Flanagan — Kathleen Meacham

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-03-03; final listed air date 1990-04-07; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from H.E.L.P. 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.