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Starring Chad Everett & James Daly
Season 5 (CBS) (1973-74)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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references:
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CBS Mondays 10:00 pm Eastern (new time slot)

5.01 [099] The Guilty
10-Sep-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Belinda Montgomery ... Janet
Julie Harris ......... Helen
Stephen Brooks ....... Dan
Steve Forrest ........ Alex
Lara Parker .......... Paula
John Lupton .......... Andy
Synopsis:
A young woman is stricken with hysterical paralysis after seeing her mother with a lover. [RF]

5.02 [100] Time of Darkness
17-Sep-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Claude Akins ......... Williams
Jo Van Fleet ......... Leah
Pamela Franklin ...... Jessica
Martin Braddock ...... Dr. Bradford
Lonny Chapman ........ Sheriff
Sam Gilman ........... Corey
Dennis Robertson ..... Deputy Blair
Synopsis:
An emergency call to a mountain community leads Gannon to a patient
guarded by mysterious, gun-toting townsfolk. [RF]

5.03 [101] Broken Image
24-Sep-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
William Windom ....... Dr. Brandon Gillette
Laraine Day .......... Arelene Gillette
Amanda McBroom ....... Maria
Synopsis:
Bent on proving his virility, an aging surgeon becomes involved with a young patient. [RF]

5.04 [102] Impasse
01-Oct-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lois Nettleton ....... Dr. Annie Claymor
Tim Matheson ......... Sam Miller
Nick Nolte ........... Lou
Jamie Smith-Jackson .. Tobi
Synopsis:
A lesbian psychiatrist is plagued by prejudice against her life style. [RF]

5.05 [103] Clash of Shadows
08-Oct-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Martin Sheen ......... Glen
Diane Baker .......... Sharon
Rae Allen ............ Rose
Andrew Duggan ........ Garson
Synopsis:
The horror of crib death is explored in this story about a couple who lose their 4-month-old child. [RF]

5.06 [104] The Casualty
22-Oct-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Barbara Anderson ..... Betty
Joseph Campanella .... Duncan
Stephen Colt ......... Dr. Karp
Lawrence Levine ...... Police Officer
Michael Morgan ....... Mike
Shari Price .......... Mrs. Grady
Neil J. Schwartz ..... Dr. Cabe
Daniel Spelling ...... Taxi Driver
Synopsis:
Romance ends for Gannon when his girlfriend's husband, missing for six
years in Vietnam, comes home to reclaim his wife and son. [RF]

5.07 [105] Stranger in Two Worlds
29-Oct-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Joan Blondell ........ Doris
Lynne Marta .......... Barbara
Michael Croyden ...... Terry Spelman
Andrew Duggan ........ Garson
Gary Lockwood ........ Lorenz
Jim Drum ............. Drunk
Synopsis:
A champion diver is ignoring an illness that could end her career. [RF]

5.08 [106] Child of Violence
12-Nov-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lee H. Montgomery .... Mac
Gena Rowlands ........ Karen Coberly
Louise Fletcher ...... Nurse
Michael Stearns ...... Talking Orderly
Synopsis:
A wounded child from war-torn Northern Ireland baffles Gannon by showing no desire to get well. [RF]

5.09 [107] Woman for Hire
19-Nov-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Jessica Walter ....... Phoebe
Barry Primus ......... Sam
Harold J. Stone ...... Ferretti
Vincent Beck ......... Sanders
Alex Gerry ........... Spielberger
Angela Greene ........ Miss Berendt
Joseph Mell .......... Kabak
Lesley Rogers ........ Della
Synopsis:
An idealistic young resident falls in love with an ailing prostitute. [RF]

5.10 [108] A Life at Stake
26-Nov-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Bradford Dillman ..... Egan
Stefanie Powers ...... Valerie
Barbara Babcock ...... Janet
Nicky Blair .......... Larry
David Opatoshu ....... Goldstein
Davis Roberts ........ Monk
E.A. Sirianni ........ Graham
Synopsis:
Compulsive gambling is ruining the life of a once-fine surgeon. [RF]

5.11 [109] Nightmare
03-Dec-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
William Devane ....... Dr. Waltham
Perry King ........... Wilson
David Opatoshhu ...... Goldstein
Greg Mullavy ......... Mills
Janice Lynde ......... Nurse
Synopsis:
Gannon is receiving bloodcurdling murder threats that contain only one
clue: the would-be killer is someone on the hospital staff. [RF]

5.12 [110] Deadly Game
10-Dec-1973 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Tyne Daly ............ April
Bruce Kirby .......... Henderson
Ann Loos ............. Mrs. Pine
Kay Medford .......... Meg
Synopsis:
A derelict fakes her way into the hospital for free room and board,
unaware that she is suffering from a serious disease. [RF]

5.13 [111] Web of Intrigue
07-Jan-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Michael Brandon ...... Dr. Lensko
Meg Foster ........... Cassie
Celeste Holm ......... Geraldine Stern
Damu King ............ Dieter
Ann Loos ............. Bernice
Dale Tarter .......... Dr. Hearn
Carol Worthington .... Louise
Synopsis:
An arrogant young resident refuses to submit to authority. [RF]

5.14 [112] Trial By Knife
14-Jan-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Rosemary Murphy ...... Dr. Iris Cameron
Mark Montgomery ...... Harry
Judy Pace ............ Patti
Felton Perry ......... Jeff
Harv Selsby .......... Resident
Jacque Lynn Colton ... Nurse
Synopsis:
Sparks fly when Gannon and the newly-appointed chief of surgery begin to clash on medical opinions. [RF]

5.15 [113] Choice of Evils
21-Jan-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Barbara Rush ......... Claire
Paul Burke ........... Welton
William Campbell ..... Marvin
Jill Clayburgh ....... Beverly
Bebe Kelly ........... Mona
Synopsis:
A proud man must decide whether to live with a dangerous illness, or
submit to surgery which might cause impotence. [RF]

5.16 [114] No Escape
28-Jan-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Lola Albright ........ Grace
Cameron Mitchell ..... Jennings
Ayn Ruymen ........... Sharon
Barney Phillips ...... Warden
Eddie Garrett ........ Guard
Synopsis:
Gannon's patient needs a kidney transplant, and her only hope of a
compatible donor is her father — a convict who is serving time for murder. [RF]

5.17 [115] Dark Warning
11-Feb-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Ed Nelson ............ Cal
Joanna Miles ......... Janet
David Hedison ........ Dave
Eugene Peterson ...... Weller
Synopsis:
A seriously ill surgeon tries to hide his condition long enough to perform lifesaving surgery on his ex-wife. [RF]

5.18 [116] Medical Center: Girl from Bedlam
18-Feb-1974 CBS Mon
Guest cast:
Leonard Frey .... Joshua
Murray Hamilton .... Dr. Scofield
Sandy Kevin .... Woody Ellis
Joanna Pettet .... Molly
Andre Philippe .... Auberge
Michael Stearns .... Arnie

5.19 [117] Spectre
25-Feb-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Stockard Channing .... Shirley
Dean Jones ........... Dr. Ronston
Synopsis:
Determined to save a critically ill patient, a surgeon is hiding his
own serious malady from his colleagues. [RF]

5.20 [118] The Enemies
04-Mar-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Anne Meara ........... Rose Miller
Willie Aames ......... Jeff
Sally Frei ........... Debbie
Carol Lawrence ....... Mrs. Grayson
Synopsis:
A young genius becomes the center of a custody battle between his
critically ill mother and a wealthy, would-be benefactress. [RF]

5.21 [119] The Conspirators
11-Mar-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
John David Carson .... Alex
Kay Lenz ............. Kitty
Nick Nolte ........... Tank
Joey Aresco .......... Leo
Barbara Colby ........ Mrs. Polumbo
Ian Sander ........... Ziggy
Synopsis:
An accused rapist may not live to see a fair trial. The victim's
boyfriend has already beaten him severely, and is waiting to finish the job.

5.22 [120] Medical Center: THE WORLD'S A BALLOON
25-Mar-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Beverly Garland ...... Kay
Dom DeLuise .......... Max
Norman Fell .......... Frank
Lee H. Montgomery .... Jerry
Karen Morrow ......... Norma
Anne Seymour ......... Judge
Dale Tarter .......... Dr. Wayburn
Synopsis:
An impoverished ventriloquist may lose custody of his orphaned
nephew when the boy develops a serious heart condition. [RF]

5.23 [121] Medical Center: HEXED
01-Apr-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Peter Haskell ........ Dr. Jerry Mayhill
Louise Sorel ......... Isabella
Will Geer ............ Loriss
Rosa Turich .......... Mrs. Sanchez
Synopsis:
A staff doctor thinks a patient's baffling symptoms are the result of a voodoo curse. [RF]

5.24 [122] Medical Center: APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER
15-Apr-1974 CBS Wed
Guest cast:
Leif Erickson ....... Ben
Nancy Kelly .......... Kate
Diana Ewing .......... Colin
Synopsis:
A critically ill scientist is determined to attend an important
European conference, despite Gannon's warnings that the trip might kill her. [RF]