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POLICE SURGEON
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ABC Weekend Television production
for the ITV network
Produced by Julian Bond and Leonard White  

UK Crime Drama series 1960 12 episodes x 30 min bw tape
(10Sept60-3Dec60)
Starring
Ian Hendry as Dr Geoffrey Brent
John Warwick as Inspector Landon
Ingrid Hafner as Amanda Gibbs (1 episode)

Directed by
Robert Hartford-Davis, Don Leaver, James Ormerod, Guy Verney  

The cases of London Doctor and Police Surgeon Dr Geoffrey Brent.
The cancellation of this show led to a new one being created for star
Ian Hendry, - The Avengers !

No connection with the Canadian TV series of the same name -  "Police Surgeon" (1972-74)

Dr. Simon Locke (US) (1971-72)/ Police Surgeon(Canada) (1972-74) starring Sam Groom

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ABC Weekend Television Saturdays around 7:00pm
(10Sept60-3Dec60)

1.1 [--] Police Surgeon: EASY MONEY
10Sep60 ABC Sat
Written by Julian Bond
Directed by John Knight
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Alistair Williamson ... Sgt. Manning
Michael Crawford ..... Young Thief
John Warwick .......... Inspector Landon (recurring)
Dr Geoffrey Brent agrees to give an opinion on a young man arrested for robbery but the police officer
who asked him to get involved isn't too sure he should have.

1.2 [--] Police Surgeon: UNDER THE INFLUENCE
17Sep60 ABC
Written by Julian Bond
Directed by Don Leaver
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Bernard Archard .... Herbert Drew
Heron Carvic ........ Barrister
Dr Brent tries to prove that a man arrested for driving under the influence is innocent and tangles with
a fellow GP whilst doing so.

1.3 [--] Police Surgeon: LAG ON THE RUN
24Sep60 ABC Sat
Written by Julian Bond
Directed by Don Leaver
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Olive McFarland ...... Jean Young
Harry H. Corbett ..... George Drake
Brent turns 'tec to solve a crime that a girl (obviously innocent) has confessed to committing.

1.4 [--] Police Surgeon: SMASH BUT NO GRAB
1Oct60 ABC Sat
Written by Julian Bond
Directed by Don Leaver
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Joyce Heron ......... Sally Hughes
Neil Wilson ......... PC Gregson
Geoffrey Palmer .... Peter Hughes
Dr Brent gets caught up in the case of Sally HUghes who is claiming extensive damages after being injured
in a road accident.

1.5 [--] Police Surgeon: WILFUL NEGLECT
8Oct60 ABC Sat
Written by Julian Bond
Directed by Don Leaver
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Nigel Stock ...... Harry Davis
Hazel Hughes ...... Jean davis
Patience Collier .. Mrs Carver
Brent tries to discover why two children have been abandoned by their seemingly respectable parents.

1.6 [--] Police Surgeon: YOU WON'T FEEL A THING
15Oct60 ABC Sat
Written by Julian Bond
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Mavis Ransom ...... Helen Graham
Ivor Salter ...... PC Robinson
Brent helps a girl, certain to die unless she receives an injection, overcome her fear of needles.

1.7 [--] Police Surgeon: A HOME OF HER OWN
22Oct60 ABC Sat
Written by Bill MacIllwraithe
Directed by Don Leaver
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Jane Eccles ....... Mrs Lamond
Donald Morley .... Lamond
Brent gets involved when a family try to get their elderly mother in law placed into a nursing home.

1.8 [--] Police Surgeon: SUNDAY MORNING STORY
5Nov60 ABC Sat
Written by Julian Bond
Directed by Don Leaver
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Jean Anderson ...... Miss Pears
Donald Churchill .... PC Jordan
Michael Harrison .... 2nd Police Surgeon
Dr. Brent investigates the highly suspicious death of a female refugee, he knows who the guilty
party is but can't gather the evidence needed to prove it.

1.9 [--] Police Surgeon: THREE'S A CROWD
12Nov60 ABC Sat
Written by Julian Bond
Directed by Don Leaver
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Elizabeth Begley .... Mrs Carroll
Maureen O'Reilly .... Kathy Baker
Percy Herbert ...... Baker
Dr Brent crosses swords with a barrister after taking on an assault case involving a mother and
daughter-in-law.

1.10 [--] Police Surgeon: MAN OVERBOARD
19Nov60 ABC Sat
Written by Bill MacIllwraithe
Directed by Guy Verney
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Anne Castle ......... Miss Perkins
Helen Lindsay ....... Mrs Perkins
Brent tries to prove that one of two women was involved in a murder when a body is discovered at
the bottom of a balcony.

1.11 [--] Police Surgeon: OPERATION MANGLE
26Nov60 ABC Sat
Written by W. F. Woodlands
Directed by James Ormerod
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Dudley Foster ..... George Bates
Edna Petrie ....... Alice Bates
A group of tenants decide to take action against their none too nice landlord, Brent finds himself
caught in the middle.

1.12 [--] Police Surgeon: THE BIGGER THEY ARE (final episode)
3Dec60 ABC Sat
Written by Richard Harris
Directed by Don Leaver
Starring: Ian Hendry (as Dr. Geoffrey Brent)
Guest Cast:
Blaise Wyndham .... Night watchman
James Clifford .... West
Whilst helping an injured night watchman who has been attacked by crooks, Brent and Landon discover
another injured man on the edge of a roof but are unsure whether he is with the crooks or not.

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