Episodes
1. Medical Story
September 4, 1975
120 min
A special two-hour drama starring Beau Bridges, Jose Ferrer, Carl Reiner, and Claude Akins. The question of whether a young actress (Harriet Karr) should have a hysterectomy pits a young intern (Bridges) against three established doctors (Ferrer, Reiner. and Akins). Shirley Knight also guest stars.
Guest Stars:
Beau Bridges, José Ferrer, Carl Reiner, Claude Akins, Harriet Karr
2. The Right to Die
September 11, 1975
60 min
Juliet Mills stars as a nurse who defends an elderly patient's right to die with dignity. The terminally ill woman is being pressured into an operation that will either restore her health or leave her a helpless invalid.
Guest Stars:
Richard Mulligan, Ruth Gordon, Juliet Mills, Bradford Dillman
3. The God Syndrome
September 18, 1975
60 min
A brilliant but seemingly unfeeling surgeon has a coldly impersonal approach to his patients.
Guest Stars:
Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart, Tony Musante, Leslie Charleson, Don Galloway
4. Test Case
September 25, 1975
60 min
Vince Edwards stars as a gynecologist who becomes the center of an anti-abortion controversy.
Guest Stars:
Vince Edwards, Pernell Roberts, Dane Clark
5. A Life in the Balance
October 2, 1975
60 min
Guest Stars:
Meredith Baxter, Edward Albert, Desi Arnaz Jr.
7. Million Dollar Baby
October 23, 1975
60 min
Guest Stars:
Farley Granger, Geraldine Brooks, John Forsythe
8. The Moonlight Heater
October 30, 1975
60 min
Guest Stars:
Leif Erickson, Sam Jaffe, Robert Forster, Ann Sothern
9. Wasteland
November 13, 1975
60 min
A young resident is horrified by an obstetrician who pressures his low income patients into having sterilization operations.
Guest Stars:
Ralph Bellamy, Judd Hirsch, Christopher Connelly
10. Up Against the World
December 4, 1975
60 min
Three Female interns face a variety of problems in a busy hospital: the agonizing death of a young leukemia patient; the prejudices of a brilliant, but chauvinisic surgeon; and the violent tantrums of an emotionally unstable child.
Guest Stars:
Meredith Baxter, Donna Mills, Sam Groom, Christine Belford, Linda Purl