This article refers to the television series. For other uses, see the Helltown disambiguation page.
Hell Town was a one-hour drama that aired on NBC from September 4, 1985 to December 25, 1985. The series featured former Baretta star Robert Blake as Noah "Hardstep" Rivers, a hard-living Catholic priest at a church in a crime-ridden neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles.[1] Rivers was rather unusual for a priest, as he was a former criminal, played billiards, and didn't have the greatest of speaking skills. Despite all of this, Rivers was the perfect man to lead his church, as he grew up in the neighborhood, so he knew about the gangs and drug dealers who lived there and attacked his parishioners.
The series featured a theme song performed by Sammy Davis, Jr.
TV Guide ranked Hell Town number 38 on TV Guide's List of the 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time list in 2002.