High Incident 

A fast paced look at life for the officers of the El Camino Police Department, High Incident takes the viewers into the trenches with the street police officers, where the war on crime is ... See full summary »

Creators:

Eric Bogosian, Dave Alan Johnson, Michael Pavone

Stars:

Matt Beck, Matt Craven, Cole Hauser

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Matt Beck	...	Officer Terry Hagar 32 episodes, 1996-1997
Matt Craven	...	Officer Lenny Gayer / ... 32 episodes, 1996-1997
Cole Hauser	...	Officer Randy Willitz / ... 32 episodes, 1996-1997
David Keith	...	Corporal Jim Marsh / ... 32 episodes, 1996-1997
Louis Mustillo	...	Officer Russell Topps 32 episodes, 1996-1997
Aunjanue Ellis	...	Off. Leslie Joyner 26 episodes, 1996-1997
Wendy Davis	...	Lynette White 24 episodes, 1996-1997
Lindsay Frost	...	Sgt. Helen Sullivan 22 episodes, 1996-1997
Blair Underwood	...	Officer Michael Rhoades 22 episodes, 1996-1997
Lisa Vidal	...	Off. Jessica Helgado 22 episodes, 1996-1997

Storyline

A fast paced look at life for the officers of the El Camino Police Department, High Incident takes the viewers into the trenches with the street police officers, where the war on crime is being fought, one criminal at a time, and the casualties are mounting up.

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Plot Keywords:

police | california | sergeant | 

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Taglines:

Explosive action. Right where you live.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

El Caminon poliisit

Filming Locations:

Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC),Donwell Productions,DreamWorks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (32 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

West Coast (San Fernando Valley) version of NYPD Blue.

This show was a show of realism, it captured something about the san fernando valley and at least what i perceived as realistic about the police there (having lived in that area). It showed the sharp contrast from life in the densely populated, gritty, harsh personality northeast (where i grew up), from the life in the suburban, wealthy, always sunny, windswept style, wide open, cheery yet serious, san fernando valley.

This is one of my favorite shows of all time and it always upsets me not only that the series ended, but that towards the end of the series it appeared the show veered from its manner and did stunts and the usual hollywood tricks to get ratings and save a show that seems headed to the chopping block.

One thing that bothered me about the series was that the character of marsh took the fall for the sexual harassment complaint (which i believe may have been part of the reason the show failed), when it seemed almost certain that he was the victim of an officer who knew she was about to get a justified bad review, seduced him and knew just when to kick him out of the house so that the regular police patrol would find him there - it may have made a nice episode for him to figure out that she set him up.

It seems a pity that such talented actors, especially David Keith in his element, Matt Craven and the rest, and writing and cinematography did not pan out into a long running fruitful series.