The Interns (TV series) - Wikipedia
- ️Fri Sep 18 1970
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This article is about the 1970 television series. For other uses, see Intern (disambiguation).
| 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 Mike Farrell Christopher Stone Stephen Brooks Elaine Giftos Sandra Smith |
| Composer | Shorty Rogers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Bob Claver |
| Producer | Charles Larson |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Production company | Screen Gems |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 18, 1970 – September 10, 1971 |
The Interns is an American medical drama series that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1971.[1] It was based on the 1962 film The Interns and the 1964 sequel The New Interns.[2]
The stories centered on the activities of Dr. Peter Goldstone (Broderick Crawford) and five medical interns at New North Hospital in Los Angeles. 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 woman.[2]
| 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 |
| Simon Scott | Jim |
Most reviews were critical, citing the predictable and formulaic nature of the "new hip cast" of doctors. Clarence Petersen wrote in the Chicago Tribune:
[The Interns] is pretty much like all the other doctor shows except maybe a bit more relevant because the doctors are a bit more hip. They are dedicated after the fashion of Ben Casey, of course, but unlike Ben, they also smile and laugh. In one scene, moreover, they all run down the street, as if they were doing a Pepsi commercial or auditioning for The Mod Squad, but they aren’t. They are trying to catch a bearded orderly who has slipped poison to a dying patient who wanted to end it quickly.[2]
- ^ "The Interns (1970 CBS-DRAMA)". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Jay, Robert (17 October 2009). "The Interns". TVObscurities.com. Television Obscurities. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- The Interns at IMDb
- The Interns at Television Obscurities