Medical Story
Medical Story is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from September 4, 1975, until January 8, 1976.
| Medical Story | |
|---|---|
 Ann Sothern and Robert Forster in "The Moonlight Healer". | |
| Genre | Anthology series Medical drama |
| Created by | David Gerber Abby Mann |
| Directed by | Richard Benedict Robert L. Collins Gary Nelson (director) Paul Senesky Paul Wendkos |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | David Gerber Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 4, 1975 – January 8, 1976 |
Premise
This was an anthology series about issues in the medical field, making it into the medical equivalent of Police Story.[1]
Notable guest stars
(in alphabetical order)
- Edward Albert
- Desi Arnaz Jr.
- Diane Baker
- Richard Basehart
- Ralph Bellamy
- Theodore Bikel
- Beau Bridges
- Catherine Burns
- Dane Clark
- Dabney Coleman
- Bert Convy
- Broderick Crawford
- William Daniels
- Bradford Dillman
- Howard Duff
- Vince Edwards
- Shelley Fabares
- John Forsythe
- Robert Forster
- Ruth Gordon
- Cliff Gorman
- Gerrit Graham
- Farley Granger
- Judd Hirsch
- Mitzi Hoag
- Marsha Hunt
- Shirley Knight
- Hope Lange
- Sheila Larken
- Monte Markham
- Juliet Mills
- Tony Musante
- Arthur O'Connell
- Linda Purl
- Carl Reiner
- Pernell Roberts
- Madge Sinclair
- Ann Sothern
- Susan Strasberg
- Malachi Throne
- Joan Van Ark
- Collin Wilcox
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Medical Story" | Gary Nelson | Abby Mann | September 4, 1975 | |
| A young intern wants to save a patient from a needless hysterectomy. 2 hour episode. | |||||
| 2 | "The Right to Die" | Don Medford | Tim Maschler | September 11, 1975 | |
| A dying elderly woman is being pressured into surgery. | |||||
| 3 | "The God syndrome" | Paul Wendkos | Arthur A. Ross & Larry Brody | September 18, 1975 | |
| A young surgeon sees medical challenges and not human beings when he looks at his patients. | |||||
| 4 | "Test Case" | Unknown | Abby Mann | September 25, 1975 | |
| A right-to-life group targets a doctor after he forgoes an attempt to save a fetus during an abortion. | |||||
| 5 | "A Life in the Balance" | Unknown | Unknown | October 18, 1975 | |
| A medical student feels the pressure of working at a large hospital. | |||||
| 6 | "An Air Full of Death" | Ralph Senensky | George Bellak | October 9, 1975 | |
| A doctor investigates cancer-causing chemicals. | |||||
| 7 | "Million Dollar Baby" | Paul Wendkos | E. Arthur Kean | October 23, 1975 | |
| A doctor gets a malpractice suit from a woman he helped deliver 22 years earlier. | |||||
| 8 | "The Moonlight Healer" | Richard Benedict | Abby Mann | October 30, 1975 | |
| A first year resident moonlights in the emergency room. | |||||
| 9 | "Wasteland" | Unknown | Abby Mann | November 13, 1975 | |
| A doctor tries to convince his low-income patients into being sterilized. | |||||
| 10 | "Us Against the World" | Unknown | Rita Lakin | December 4, 1975 | |
| Three female interns have to deal with a leukemia patient, a chauvinistic surgeon and an unstable child. | |||||
| 11 | "Woman in White" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1975 | |
| A doctor wants a breast cancer patient to have a less radical surgery. | |||||
| 12 | "The Quality of Mercy" | Robert L. Collins | Robert L. Collins | January 8, 1976 | |
| A group of doctors fight a board of supervisors who are unwilling to allocate funds to raise public health standards. 2 hour episode. | |||||
References
- TV Guide. "Medical Story Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
External links
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