Season 5 • Episode 58
LatestThe story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.
Acting
Raymond Massey's gravel-voiced mentorship energy.
Production
Glossy MGM hospital sets before ER's shaky-cam.
Writing
Case-of-the-week with actual medical research.
Creator
James Komack
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This launched the 'medical drama' TV template that Grey's and ER would later perfect. Massey's Gillespie became the archetype for every brilliant jerk mentor.
Richard Chamberlain's Kildare made him a teen idol; NBC received 8,000 fan letters weekly. The 'Kildare haircut' was briefly a thing.
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