Hell Town
The story of Noah "Hardstep" Rivers, a hard-living Catholic priest at a church in a crime filled neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles.
- 1985-1985
- 1 season
- NBC
- Drama
The story of Noah "Hardstep" Rivers, a hard-living Catholic priest at a church in a crime filled neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles.
Season 1 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 1985
Episode 0
Father of Hell Town (Pilot)
Wed, Mar 6, 1985
Father "Hardstep" Noah Rivers, a rugged, street-smart priest attempts to drive vice and corruption out of the vicinity of his parish.
Episode 1
Let My Jennie Go
Wed, Sep 4, 1985
Hardstep tries to help a prostitute. He learns that her biological mother is in prison. So he takes her to meet her mother. But the girl is unmoved.
Episode 2
The People vs. Willy the Goat
Wed, Sep 18, 1985
Father Rivers witnesses a living miracle, when Willy, the church's mascot goat, becomes an inspiration factor in bringing an abandoned child out of his catatonic state.
Episode 3
Fast Louie
Wed, Sep 25, 1985
Father Hardstep loses his cool when Fast Louie, an old con man, shows up and tells the orphans he's the priest's real father.
Episode 4
Hell Town Goes Bananas
Wed, Oct 2, 1985 120 mins
Father Hardstep must sacrifice the classic "woody" station wagon to help a bag lady (Jeanette Nolan) after a group of winos, known as "The Magnificent Five," steals the money she had been in to buy a stained glass window for St. Dominic's.
Episode 5
I Will Abide
Wed, Oct 23, 1985
Maude attacks a pimp who is trying to entice her teenage foster daughter. Father Hardstep tries to stop the police from arresting the woman who used buckshot to protect her daughter from a pimp.
Episode 6
Stumpy Boy
Wed, Oct 30, 1985
Stump flees when he is accused of attacking a woman. Now, Hardstep must find him before the cops do.
Episode 7
Lords of War
Wed, Nov 6, 1985
Father Hardstep tries to stop an escalating gang war with his unique brand of spreading the faith. The priest draws from his own prison experiences to prevent violence sparked by two lovers crossing gang boundary lines.
Episode 8
The One Called Daisy
Wed, Nov 13, 1985
Father Hardstep consults Judith, a rape counselor (Cassie Yates) to help Sister Daisy recover from her trauma. Hardstep helps Sister Daisy (Rhonda Dotson) deal with the issue of rape and unwanted pregnancy.
Episode 9
Love and the Four Corners
Wed, Nov 20, 1985
Hardstep intervenes when a group of women threaten to leave their barfly husbands. Father "Hardstep" seeks a solution to the matrimonial problems created by a neighborhood bar.
Episode 10
My Girlfriend, Annie
Wed, Nov 27, 1985
Father Hardstep travels to a small desert town to investigate the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of his dear friend and former love interest, Annie Turner, and the answer to his troublesome question is murder.
Episode 11
A Wedding in Hell Town
Wed, Dec 4, 1985
Two fathers-in-law endanger the marriage of Kate, a woman (from Hell Town and David, from Beverly Hills. A former Hell Town resident's father, recently released from jail, nearly ruins her marriage to the son of a wealthy family.
Episode 12
The Rat Man Cometh
Wed, Dec 11, 1985
An ex-prostitute tries to cope with double-dealing corporate hounds who are harassing the tenants in her neighborhood.
Episode 13
The Last Kiss
Wed, Dec 18, 1985
Father Hardstep is attracted to Shirley, a woman who is helping illegal aliens hide from immigration authorities.
Episode 14
One Ball
Wed, Dec 25, 1985
Former pool hustler One Ball makes a deal with a ruthless gambler to raise money for a boy who needs a heart transplant.