ST. ELSEWHERE: THEIR TOWN (TV)
Summary
One in this medical drama series set in St. Eligius hospital in Boston. Filmed on location in New Hampshire, this episode follows Dr. Donald Westphall (Ed Flanders) to Peterborough, N.H., where he has moved with his autistic son, Tommy, and serves as the small town's only doctor. Throughout the episode, Westphall acts as the "stage manager" in a style reminiscent of the play "Our Town," giving a tour of the town and offering insight into the characters and his own feelings. For Westphall's birthday, his sister-in-law, Constance, has invited some of his friends and family members to visit from Boston, including his daughter, Lizzie, Carol Novino, and the Craigs, who are in the midst of a divorce. Upon returning to her hometown, Ellen Craig reminisces about her childhood and faces the reality of some of the choices she has made when she is confronted by her childhood sweetheart's sister. When called away to administer to the Jude family's sick baby, Dr. Westphall is accompanied by Dr. Mark Craig, who badgers him about his new lifestyle and tries to force him to admit he is not as happy as he seems. Meanwhile, Lizzie is unhappy about her separation from her father and feels unwanted, and Carol tries to befriend three carpenters -- Harry, Sam, and Jack Warner -- who are building an office in Donald's house, and unwittingly wreaks havoc among the brothers. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: April 20, 1988 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:48:47
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:28227
- GENRE: Drama, medical
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, medical; African-American Collection - Drama
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1982-1988
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Bruce Paltrow … Executive Producer
- Mark Tinker … Executive Producer, Director, Developed by
- Abby Singer … Coordinating Producer
- Channing Gibson … Producer
- John Tinker … Producer, Writer
- Steven Milkis … Associate Producer
- John Masius … Developed by
- Joshua Brand … Created by
- John Falsey … Created by
- S.J. Lewis … Writer
- Tom Fontana … Writer
- J.A.C. Redford … Music by
- Dave Grusin … Theme Music by
- William Daniels … Cast, Dr. Mark Craig
- Norman Lloyd … Cast, Dr. Daniel Auschlander
- Ronny Cox … Cast, Dr. John Gideon
- Bonny Bartlett … Cast, Mrs. Ellen Craig
- Ed Begley Jr. … Cast, Dr. Victor Ehrlich
- Stephen Furst … Cast, Dr. Elliot Axelrod
- Bruce Greenwood … Cast, Dr. Seth Griffin
- Eric Laneuville … Cast, Luther Hawkins
- Sagan Lewis … Cast, Dr. Jacqueline Wade
- Howie Mandel … Cast, Dr. Wayne Fiscus
- David Morse … Cast, Dr. Jack Morrison
- France Nuyen … Cast, Dr. Paulette Kiem
- Cindy Pickett … Cast, Dr. Carol Novino
- Christina Pickles … Cast, Nurse Helen Rosenthal
- Jennifer Savidge … Cast, Nurse Lucy Papandrao
- Denzel Washington … Cast, Dr. Philip Chandler
- Candy Clark … Cast, Harry Warner
- Dana Short … Cast, Lizzie Westphall
- Tanya Berezin … Cast, Constance Fletcher
- Rebecca Schull … Cast, Lavinia Stone
- Ed Flanders … Cast, Dr. Donald Westphall
- Chad Allen … Cast, Tommy Westphall
- Kathleen McCall … Cast, Abigail Jude
- Stacey Dash … Cast, Penny
- Jack Kehler … Cast
- Douglas Dirkson … Cast
- Tom Wiggin … Cast