Rescue Me (2004–2011)

Tommy Gavin deals with the fears of his job as a firefighter and seeing his ex-wife dating other men.

Creators:

Denis Leary, Peter Tolan

Stars:

Denis Leary, Michael Lombardi, Steven Pasquale

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Denis Leary	...	Tommy Gavin (93 episodes, 2004-2011)
Michael Lombardi	...	Mike Silletti (93 episodes, 2004-2011)
Steven Pasquale	...	Sean Garrity (93 episodes, 2004-2011)
Andrea Roth	...	Janet Gavin (93 episodes, 2004-2011)
John Scurti	...	Kenneth 'Lou' Shea (93 episodes, 2004-2011)
Daniel Sunjata	...	Franco Rivera (93 episodes, 2004-2011)
Callie Thorne	...	Sheila Keefe (93 episodes, 2004-2011)
Natalie Distler	...	Colleen Gavin (63 episodes, 2004-2011)
James McCaffrey	...	Jimmy Keefe (55 episodes, 2004-2011)
Robert John Burke	...	Mickey Gavin (53 episodes, 2004-2011)
Lenny Clarke	...	Uncle Teddy (53 episodes, 2004-2011)
Adam Ferrara	...	Chief 'Needles' Nelson (50 episodes, 2006-2011)
Larenz Tate	...	Bart 'Black Shawn' Johnston (45 episodes, 2007-2011)
Jack McGee	...	Chief Jerry Reilly (44 episodes, 2004-2007)
Michael Zegen	...	Damien Keefe (42 episodes, 2004-2011)
Tatum O'Neal	...	Maggie Gavin (39 episodes, 2004-2011)
Olivia Crocicchia	...	Katy Gavin (38 episodes, 2004-2011)

Storyline

Recently divorced fireman Tommy Gavin, is coping with the fear of his job and the unease he feels watching his ex-wife as she starts to date other men. To better keep tabs on his ex and stay close to their three kids, he moves across the street from them.

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Plot Keywords:

firefighter | new york city | danger | firefighting | talk to the dead | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes you have to play with fire.

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

FX Networks

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Asema 62

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apostle, Cloudland Company, The, DreamWorks Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 42 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Inspired in part by real events. Denis Leary, as his character on the show Tommy, in fact did have a cousin who died being a fireman. He was killed in a fire in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1999.

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Goofs

In Season 1, Tommy's wife Janet asks his brother Johnny how "Jenny" and the kids are. But in Season 3, when his then ex-wife does appears, her name is "Angie".

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Quotes

Kenny Lou: "Mint Pussy". Probably one of *the* worst Ben & Jerry's flavors ever.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cleveland Show: Pins, Spins and Fins... (Shark Story Cut for Time) (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Under Pressure"
(Series Preview)
by Queen ft. David Bowie

User Reviews

Leary's excellent new pitch for the FDNY, hard knuckle biting characters with a controversial message in the mix

Denis Leary, Jack McGee, Mike Lombardi, Daniel Sunjate, Steven Pasquale, John Scurti, James McCaffery, Callie Thorne, Jay Potter, Andre Roth. Created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan.

Tommy Gavin (Co-creator Leary) is one of the many FDNY firefighters in company 62. Along side with Chief Jerry Reilly (McGee), Sean Garrity (Pasquale), Franco (Sunjate), and Probie (Lombardi) just to name a few. Join in on the insane jobs that they are forced to do in order to pay the bills. Besides seeing dead people, having a drinking problem, losing his wife (Roth) to a business man Roger Mills (Potter) whom he tends to spy on Tommy Gavin is a regular fireman.

Peter Tolan and Denis Leary raunchy comedic look at the firefighters after 9/11 is clearly brilliant. This not being their first t.v show the others being The Job, Murphy Brown and The Larry Sanders Show gives the show experience in writing and helps make the show all the more sweeter. Season one was great and season two can only get better and better. Leary and Tolan two huge thumbs up. My final rating 10/10.