Rescue 77 was a short-lived American television series about the professional and personal lives of paramedics in Los Angeles, California. The show aired in the spring of 1999 on Monday nights on the WB network.
The creator and executive producer was Gregory Widen, a former Southern California firefighter and paramedic, and the writer of the popular 1991 firefighting drama Backdraft. His goal for the show was to provide a more realistic depiction...
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Rescue 77 was a short-lived American television series about the professional and personal lives of paramedics in Los Angeles, California. The show aired in the spring of 1999 on Monday nights on the WB network.
The creator and executive producer was Gregory Widen, a former Southern California firefighter and paramedic, and the writer of the popular 1991 firefighting drama Backdraft. His goal for the show was to provide a more realistic depiction of the lives of firefighters and paramedics than previous emergency medical television series such as Emergency!.
The show followed the members of a three-person paramedic team assigned to a fictional Los Angeles fire station, Station 77. Kathleen Ryan, played by Marjorie Monaghan, returns to work in the pilot episode following an emotional breakdown after a stressful call. Throughout the series, there is obvious romantic tension between Ryan and her partner Michael Bell (played by Victor Browne), who is dating a nurse and struggling with his...
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