The New Doctors was the most popular installment of NBC's wheel series The Bold Ones, running in alternate sequence with The Lawyers and The Senator (and, briefly, The Protectors) from 1969 to 1973. This medical-action drama takes place at a research hospital/clinic run by the brilliant, boundary-breaking neurosurgeon Dr. David Craig (E. G. Marshall), with assistance from Dr. Ted Stuart (John Saxon), and Dr. Paul Hunter (David Hartman). (Saxon was replaced by Robert Walden as Dr. Martin Cohen in season four.) The elite team at the Craig Institute faces a multitude of vexing diseases and diagnostic issues tied to organ transplants, exotic viruses, tragic accidents, mental illness, and malpractice, along with attendant moral and ethical dilemmas in its bleeding-edge setting. A precursor to shows like St. Elsewhere, ER and House, The New Doctors embraces the changing social circumstances and mores of the early ‘70s as it explores ego clashes and other personal dynamics between doctors and patients. The core cast is solid throughout, joined by a who's who of guest stars, including Ron Howard, Gloria Grahame, Lou Gossett, Jr., Donna Mills, Richard Dreyfus, Della Reese, Stefanie Powers, William Shatner, and Milton Berle, among others. Compiling all 43 original episodes, plus a crossover episode of Ironsides, this is recommended. (T. Fry)
The Bold Ones—The New Doctors: The Complete Series
Shout! Factory, 9 discs, 1,980 min., not rated, DVD: $59.99 Volume 31, Issue 4
The Bold Ones—The New Doctors: The Complete Series
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