[1] The series, which was a spin-off of Ben Casey,[2] starred Paul Richards and Eduard Franz.

[citation needed] The NBC drama The Eleventh Hour was the inspiration for creation of Breaking Point, the characters of which were first seen on the September 9, 1963, episode of Ben Casey.

[2] Producer George Lefferts was partially inspired to create Breaking Point on the back of the success of an earlier show that also dealt with mental health issues, Special for Women.

Richards starred as Dr. McKinley Thompson (known as "Dr. Mac" to most of the staff), resident in psychiatry at York Hospital in Los Angeles.

[2] Sloane was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama".