Doc Elliot
Doc Elliot is an American medical drama series that aired on ABC from October 10, 1973 until May 1, 1974.
| Doc Elliot | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Medical drama |
| Created by | Allen S. Epstein |
| Developed by | Lewis John Carlino |
| Starring | James Franciscus |
| Theme music composer | Marvin Hamlisch |
| Composer(s) | Earl Hagen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Corsican Productions Lorimar Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | October 10, 1973 – May 1, 1974 |
Premise
Dr Benjamin R. Elliot (James Franciscus) is a successful New York City doctor who decided to leave Bellevue Hospital, drop out of the big city rat race, and take on a new job as a doctor in Gideon, in the backwoods of southern Colorado. Most of his house calls had to be made via plane or four wheel drive vehicles as his practice covered over 600 square miles. Mags Brimble (Neva Patterson) is the widow of the former town’s doctor who became Elliot’s helper. Barney Weeks (Noah Beery) owns the town’s general store. Eldred McCoy (Bo Hopkins) works as a bush pilot.
Cast
- James Franciscus as Dr. Ben Elliot
- Neva Patterson as Mags Brimble
- Bo Hopkins as Eldred McCoy
- Noah Beery as Barney Weeks
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | "Pilot" | Robert Butler | Lewis John Carlino | March 5, 1973 | |
| A young man suffers grief and remorse after an accident that maims his older brother. | |||||
| 1 | "And All Ye Need to Know" | Robert Totten | Sandor Stern | October 10, 1973 | |
| The husband of a blind woman opposes an operation that could restore her sight. | |||||
| 2 | "A Man of Importance" | Harry Harris | Charles McDaniel | November 3, 1973 | |
| A ruthless real estate company tries to take over a lake-front property. | |||||
| 3 | "The Touch of God" | Robert Totten | Anthony Lawrence | January 23, 1974 | |
| 4 | "No Place to Go" | Daniel Haller | Walter Black | January 30, 1974 | |
| A car accident victim turns out to be a young man on the run from the law. | |||||
| 5 | "A Small Hand of Friendship" | Robert Totten | Alan Savage | February 6, 1974 | |
| An unmarried teacher could lose her job because she's pregnant. | |||||
| 6 | "The Runner" | Edward M. Abroms | Richard Carr | February 13, 1974 | |
| A young man doesn't want to follow in his fathers footsteps as a bronc buster. | |||||
| 7 | "The Carrier" | Harry Harris | John McGreevey | February 20, 1974 | |
| Ben tries to find the source of a typhoid epidemic. | |||||
| 8 | "A Time to Live" | James Sheldon | Walter Black | February 27, 1974 | |
| A leukemia patient escapes to the mountains because he wants to live his last months alone. | |||||
| 9 | "A Time to Grow" | Harry Harris | Sandor Stern | March 6, 1974 | |
| Ben tries to help an asthmatic boy with an overprotective mother. | |||||
| 10 | "The Gold Mine" | Robert Totten | Teleplay by: Sandor Stern & John Kingsbridge Story by: John Kingsbridge | March 13, 1974 | |
| A group of gold miners risk their lives in a dilapidated mine. | |||||
| 11 | "Survival" | Harry Harris | Robert Earll | March 27, 1974 | |
| Ben and his companions are stuck in the wilderness after a plane crash. | |||||
| 12 | "Things That Might Have Been" | James Sheldon | Skip Webster | April 3, 1974 | |
| The father of a young woman with facial scars is reluctant to allow the cosmetic operation. | |||||
| 13 | "The Brothers" | James Brown | Don Ingalls | April 10, 1974 | |
| 14 | "The Pharmacist" | Sandor Stern | Teleplay by: Sandor Stern Story by: Sandor Stern & Gerri Chuchian | May 1, 1974 | |
| Ben tries to convince an elderly pharmacist that he can no longer do his job. | |||||
References
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