''Rescue 77'' is an American

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television series about the professional and personal lives of

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s in

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. The series created by

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and aired from March 15 to May 3, 1999 on

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. The creator and executive producer was

, a former Southern California

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and

, and the writer of the 1991 firefighting drama ''Backdraft''. His goal for the show was to provide a more realistic depiction of the lives of

s and

s than previous emergency medical television series such as ''

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Summary

The show followed the members of a three-person

team assigned to a fictional

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, Station 77. Kathleen Ryan 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, who is dating a nurse and struggling with his father, who wants Bell to quit his paramedic job and work for the family company. The third member of the team, Wick Lobo, is a young, energetic rookie eager to prove himself. The main characters shared a high sense of duty and loyalty to each other and their commander, Captain Durfee.

Cast

Main

* Victor Browne as Michael Bell *

Christian Kane Christian Kane (born Christopher Michael Short) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is known for his roles in the television shows ''Angel'', '' Leverage'', '' The Librarians'', and '' Into the West'', and the movies '' Just Married'', ...

as Wick Lobo *

Marjorie Monaghan Marjorie Susan Monaghan (born March 19, 1964) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Tessa Halloran (aka 'Number One') in the television series ''Babylon 5''. Early life Monaghan was born March 19, 1964 in Orange County, Califor ...

as Kathleen Ryan *

Richard Roundtree Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942) is an American actor. Roundtree is noted as being "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film ''Shaft'', and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2 ...

as Captain Durfee

Recurring

Terence Knox Terence Knox (born December 16, 1946) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He made his debut in Robert Zemeckis's ''Used Cars'' (1980), and appeared in numerous television series, including lead roles in ''St. Elsewhere'' (1982–84) ...

as Firefighter Bridges *

Robia Scott Robia LaMorte Scott (born 1970) is an American actress and dancer. She is best known as a dancer and spokesperson for musician Prince, and for starring as Jenny Calendar in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Early life Scott wa ...

as Nurse Maggie Cates *

Jon Cypher Jon Cypher (born January 13, 1932) is an American actor and singer. He is best known as playing Chief of Police Fletcher Daniels in ''Hill Street Blues'' throughout the series' run. He is also known for his work in ''Cinderella'', ''As the World Tu ...

as Charles Bell

Episodes

References

External links

* * 1990s American drama television series 1999 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings 1990s American medical television series Emergency medical responders English-language television shows Television series about firefighting Television shows set in Los Angeles Television series by CBS Studios Television series by Spelling Television The WB original programming {{US-tv-prog-stub