ST. ELSEWHERE: MURDER, SHE ROTE (TV)
Summary
One in this medical drama series set in St. Eligius hospital in Boston. In this episode, Dr. Craig is convinced that the death of one of his elderly patients was caused by the staff's carelessness, and he is intent on pinning the blame on someone. Nurse Shirley Daniels recovers from her operation and must undergo sanity testing to determine whether she is fit to work before she goes on trial for shooting Dr. Peter White. Concerned by Shirley's erratic behavior, Dr. Morrison volunteers to participate in the testing. Also, Dr. Caldwell has difficulty getting his patient Andrea to leave the hospital after she has successfully undergone surgery to remove tumors from her face; and Dr. Axelrod goes on a first date with Nurse Rosenthal's daughter Marcy. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 27, 1985 Wednesday 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:48:35
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:28204
- GENRE: Drama, medical
- SUBJECT HEADING: African-American Collection - Drama
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1982-1988
- COMMERCIALS:
CREDITS
- Bruce Paltrow … Executive Producer
- Abby Singer … Coordinating Producer
- Mark Tinker … Supervising Producer, Director, Developed by
- John Masius … Producer, Writer, Developed by
- Tom Fontana … Producer, Writer
- Beth Hillshafer … Associate Producer
- John Falsey … Created by
- Joshua Brand … Created by
- Steve Bello … Writer
- Dave Grusin … Theme Music by
- J.A.C. Redford … Music by
- Ed Flanders … Cast, Dr. Donald Westphall
- Norman Lloyd … Cast, Dr. Daniel Auschlander
- William Daniels … Cast, Dr. Mark Craig
- Ed Begley … Cast, Dr. Victor Ehrlich
- Stephen Furst … Cast, Dr. Elliot Axelrod
- Mark Harmon … Cast, Dr. Robert Caldwell
- Eric Laneuville … Cast, Orderly Luther Hawkins
- Howie Mandel … Cast, Dr. Wayne Fiscus
- David Morse … Cast, Dr. Jack Morrison
- Christina Pickles … Cast, Nurse Helen Rosenthal
- Cynthia Sikes … Cast, Dr. Annie Cavanero
- Denzel Washington … Cast, Dr. Phillip Chandler
- Ann Hearn … Cast, Andrea
- Jo De Winter … Cast, Iris York
- Kavi Raz … Cast, Dr. V. J. Kochar
- Ellen Bry … Cast, Nurse Shirley Daniels
- Sagan Lewis … Cast, Dr. Jacqueline Wade
- Jennifer Savidge … Cast, Nurse Lucy Papandrao
- Florence Halop … Cast, Mrs. Hufnagel
- Jeannie Elias … Cast, Marcy Eisenberg
- Keone Young … Cast, Hong
- Wortham Krimmer … Cast, Dave Falletta
- Mary Margaret Lewis … Cast, Hong
- Robert Neches … Cast, Pathologist
- Perry Cook … Cast, Maintenance Man
- Philip Sterling … Cast, Dr. Simon Weiss
- Carolyn Coates … Cast, Mrs. Fordham