The Interns (TV series)

The Interns
Elaine Giftos and Mike Farrell as Bobbe and Sam Marsh.
Genre	Medical drama
Written by	William Blinn Don Brinkley Howard Dimsdale Charles Larson Jack Miller
Directed by	Marvin J. Chomsky Allen Reisner David Lowell Rich
Starring	Broderick Crawford
Composer(s)	Shorty Rogers
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bob Claver
Producer(s)	Charles Larson
Running time	60 mins.
Production company(s)	Screen Gems Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 18, 1970 – September 10, 1971

The Interns is an American medical drama series that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1971. It was based on the 1962 film The Interns and the 1964 sequel The New Interns.

Overview

The stories centered on the activities of Dr. Peter Goldstone (Broderick Crawford) and five medical interns at New North Hospital. The series dealt with issues of the day including the racism faced by one of the African American interns. The other interns consisted of a newlywed, two bachelors, and a female.

Cast

Actor	Role
Broderick Crawford	Dr. Peter Goldstone
Mike Farrell	Dr. Sam Marsh
Skip Homeier	Dr. Hugh Jacoby
Christopher Stone	Dr. Pooch Hardin
Stephen Brooks	Dr. Greg Pettit
Hal Frederick	Dr. Cal Barrin
Elaine Giftos	Bobbe Marsh
Sandra Smith	Dr. Lydia Thorpe

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate	Plot
1-1	"The Quality of Mercy"	September 18, 1970	A monk who has been cloistered for 40 years is treated for a tumor, while a stripper suffers from a bone spur and a distraught wife pleads for the mercy killing of her dying husband.
1-2	"Death Wish"	September 25, 1970	Dr. Hardin refuses to believe warnings that a pretty girl patient is in fact a desperate heroin addict.
1-3	"Some Things Don't Change"	October 2, 1970	A young man, fearful of passing on an inherited brain disease, demands that his girlfriend have an abortion.
1-4	"An Afternoon in the Fall"	October 9, 1970	A would-be killer (William Devane) threatens to complete his job against the victim, who is being treated at New North Hospital.
1-5	"Eyes of the Beholder"	October 16, 1970	A recently blinded pickpocket joins a group therapy program in order to help blind persons.
1-6	"Miss Knock-A-Bout"	October 23, 1970	A female clown files a $1 million lawsuit after she claims she has been permanently damaged by a woman-hating surgeon.
1-7	"The Price of Life"	October 30, 1970	Enraged when he is refused life-saving treatment because no kidney machine is available, a young man tries to steal the costly equipment.
1-8	"The Oath"	November 6, 1970	Dr. Marsh finds it difficult to practice professional detachment when he realizes that the man he is treating is the assailant who had beaten his wife.
1-9	"Act of God"	November 20, 1970	After an argument with Dr. Goldstone over a dying child, Dr. Pettit is involved in an auto accident that leaves him stranded in rough country with two critically injured young people.
1-10	"Mondays Can Be Fatal"	November 27, 1970	Dr. Harden is suspected of murdering the hostess at a party he can't remember because he was served spiked punch.
1-11	"The Fever"	December 4, 1970	Fear of an epidemic sweeps the city after Dr. Marsh is stricken with bubonic plague.
1-12	"Dancy"	December 11, 1970	The death of a 14-year-old from a drug overdose overwhelms Dr. Marsh, forcing him to investigate the world of drug abuse.
1-13	"The Prisoners"	December 18, 1970	Pettit gets in the middle of a prison riot led by a badly-scarred killer, while Thorpe deals with a mute child whose inability to speak has no physical diagnosis.
1-14	"Changes"	January 1, 1971	A bomb explodes at New North Hospital on the eve of a threatened strike, injuring Dr. Barrin and forcing Dr. Goldstone to order evacuation of all patients who can be moved.
1-15	"The Secret"	January 22, 1971	A playboy (Martin Sheen) takes the blame for a fatal hit-and-run auto accident in order to protect his guilty brother, a senatorial candidate.
1-16	"Tasha"	January 29, 1971	Dr. Hardin is baffled by the illness of a mental patient who refuses to speak to anyone.
1-17	"Metamorphosis"	February 5, 1971	A librarian (Lois Nettleton) with a dual personality exhibits a crush on Dr. Marsh.
1-18	"The Challenger"	February 12, 1971	After the world's foremost billiards player (Frank Gorshin) undergoes an emergency amputation of the hand, his wife files a lawsuit against both Dr. Pettit and the hospital.
1-19	"Casualty"	February 19, 1971	An author astonishes everyone with her callous attitude after she learns that her brother has been diagnosed with leukemia.
1-20	"Heart Trouble"	February 26, 1971	An executive becomes jealous when he believes that Dr. Marsh is giving his pregnant wife a bit too much attention.
1-21	"The Guardian"	March 5, 1971	The arrival of a famed heart specialist stirs resentment at the hospital when rumors surface that is to be the successor of the ailing Dr. Goldstone.
1-22	"The Manly Art"	March 12, 1971	A veteran boxer (Ron O'Neal) stages a surprising comeback.
1-23	"Castle of the Lion"	March 19, 1971	An Italian mother (Pat Carroll) desperately tries to find a kidney donor in order to save the life of her critically ill daughter .
1-24	"The Choice"	March 26, 1971	Just as Dr. Thorpe undertakes a heavy workload at her inner city clinic, her fiance asks her to give up medicine.

External links

• The Interns at the Internet Movie Database
• The Interns at TV.com