Going to Extremes (TV series)

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Going to Extremes
Genre Drama
Created by Joshua Brand
John Falsey
Frank South
Starring Erika Alexander
June Chadwick
Roy Dotrice
Camilo Gallardo
Joanna Going
Daniel Jenkins
Charles Keating
Andrew Lauer
Carl Lumbly
Robert Duncan McNeill
Composer Jay Ferguson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes17
Production
Executive producersJoshua Brand
John Falsey
Producer Greg Prange
Running time42 minutes
Production companiesBrand/Falsey Productions
Lorimar Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 1, 1992 (1992-09-01) 
January 27, 1993 (1993-01-27)

Going to Extremes is an American drama television series created by Joshua Brand, John Falsey and Frank South. The series stars Erika Alexander, June Chadwick, Roy Dotrice, Camilo Gallardo, Joanna Going, Daniel Jenkins, Charles Keating, Andrew Lauer, Carl Lumbly and Robert Duncan McNeill. The series aired on ABC from September 1, 1992, to January 27, 1993. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Premise

A British American medical doctor and inventor uses his fortune to set up a Caribbean Medical School Croft University School of Medicine on the island of St. Jantique.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Pilot" Eric Laneuville Story by: Joshua Brand & John Falsey & Frank South
Teleplay by: Frank South
September 1, 1992 (1992-09-01)
2"When Lovers Leap" Joe Napolitano UnknownSeptember 8, 1992 (1992-09-08)
3"Trials and Tribulations" Michael Lange Mark Levin September 15, 1992 (1992-09-15)
4"De Heart of De Matter" Michael Katleman Douglas SteinbergSeptember 22, 1992 (1992-09-22)
5"Send in the Gloves" Janet Greek Tammy Ader & Jacqueline ZambranoSeptember 29, 1992 (1992-09-29)
6"A Mon Needs a Maid" John David Coles Mark LevinOctober 6, 1992 (1992-10-06)
7"A Bridge Too Far"Michael KatlemanDouglas SteinbergOctober 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)
8"Human Races" Jonathan Wacks Mark LevinOctober 20, 1992 (1992-10-20)
9"The Eye of De Needle"Janet GreekTammy AderOctober 27, 1992 (1992-10-27)
10"Perpetual Care"Joe NapolitanoJoshua BrandNovember 10, 1992 (1992-11-10)
11"The Healing Arts"Michael KatlemanMark LevinNovember 17, 1992 (1992-11-17)
12"Sexual Perversity in Jantique" Greg Prange Tammy AderDecember 1, 1992 (1992-12-01)
13"A Caribbean Christmas" Nick Marck Douglas SteinbergDecember 15, 1992 (1992-12-15)
14"My Life as a Goat"UnknownUnknownJanuary 5, 1993 (1993-01-05)
15"Cinema Jantique"Michael KatlemanMark LevinJanuary 13, 1993 (1993-01-13)
16"Body Language"UnknownUnknownJanuary 20, 1993 (1993-01-20)
17"Bridesmaid Revisited"UnknownUnknownJanuary 27, 1993 (1993-01-27)

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References

  1. Ken Tucker (1992-09-04). "Going to Extremes". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  2. Marin, Rick (1992-09-01). "Going to Extremes". Variety.com. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  3. O'Connor, John J. (1992-09-22). "Review/Television; Stateside City Slickers At Medical School In the Caribbean". The New York Times . Retrieved 2018-05-18.