Doctors' Private Lives | |
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Written by | James Henerson |
Directed by | Steven Stern |
Starring | John Gavin Donna Mills Ed Nelson Barbara Anderson |
Music by | Richard Markowitz |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | David Gerber |
Producer | Robert Stambler |
Cinematography | Howard Schwartz |
Editors | Ronald LaVine David Wages |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company | Columbia Pictures Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | March 20, 1978 |
Doctors' Private Lives is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring John Gavin, Donna Mills, Ed Nelson, Barbara Anderson, and directed by Steven Stern. It was broadcast on ABC on March 20, 1978. [1]
It was a pilot for a short-lived television series of the same name that aired for four episodes from April 5 to April 26, 1979. [2]
The Los Angeles Times called the film "lively but ludicrous and verges on self parody." [3] It ranked 86th out of 114 shows airing that season, with an average 14.1/26 rating/share. [4]
One year after the TV movie's network premiere, a four-episode miniseries was produced and directed by Edward M. Abroms, Richard Benedict and Marc Daniels. John Gavin, Ed Nelson and Randolph Powell reprised their respective roles from the 1978 TV movie. The miniseries focused on the personal and professional crises of two heart surgeons: Chief Surgeon Dr. Michael Wise and cardiovascular Unit Chief Dr. Jeffrey Latimer.
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Doctors' Private Lives: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | April 5, 1979 | |
A distaff surgeon who joins the hospital unit headed by Dr. Latimer becomes romantically involved with his associate, Dr. Wise. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Doctors' Private Lives: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | April 12, 1979 | |
Dr. Wise confronts his feelings for his ex-wife when he learns that she and her lover have separated; Dr. Latimer has to step in when a nurse in the hospital falls in love with a patient. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Doctors' Private Lives: Part 3" | Unknown | Unknown | April 19, 1979 | |
A young doctor is blamed for the death of some teenagers when a prescription drug is found in their smashed-up auto. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "Doctors' Private Lives: Part 4" | Unknown | Unknown | April 26, 1979 | |
A young attorney uses her romance with a medical student to gain malpractice evidence against two heart surgeons. |
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