Birdland is an American medical drama series created by Walter F. Parkes and Scott Frank that aired on ABC from January 5[2] to April 21, 1994. It was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Graphic Design And Title Sequences[3] and an Artios Award for Best Dramatic Episodic Casting.[4]
Premise
Dr. Brian McKenzie, the chief of psychiatry at Riverview Hospital in Oakland, deals with patients while trying to juggle his own problems.[5][2]
Cast
- Brian Dennehy as Dr. Brian McKenzie[1]
- CCH Pounder as Nurse Lucy
- Lindsay Frost as Dr. Jessie Lane
- Julio Oscar Mechoso as Hector
- John Rothman as Dr. Alan Bergman
- David Packer as Dr. Zuchetti
- Jeff Williams as Dr. Lewis Niles
- Kevin J. O'Connor as Mr. Horner
- Leslie Mann as Nurse Mary
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Peter Horton | Walter F. Parkes & Scott Frank[7] | January 5, 1994 | |
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McKenzie looks into the case of a teenage accident victim.[6] | |||||
| 2 | "Crazy for You" | Peter Horton | Nicole Yorkin & Dawn Prestwich | January 12, 1994 | |
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McKenzie's new patient is his son's new girlfriend. A patient thinks he has x-ray vision. | |||||
| 3 | "Plan B" | John David Coles | Walter F. Parkes & Scott Frank | January 19, 1994 | |
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The staff is taken hostage by a man who wants compensation for his wife's death. | |||||
| 4 | "O.C.P.D. Blues" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Toni Graphia | January 26, 1994 | |
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A cop keeps having visions about shooting his partner. Horner's brother comes to take him home. | |||||
| 5 | "Grand Delusions" | Claudia Weill | Eric Overmyer | February 9, 1994 | |
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A patient admits to killing a man. Niles tries to connect with Mary. Jessie has a malpractice suit on her hands. | |||||
| 6 | "Sons and Mudders" | Larry Shaw | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin | April 14, 1994 | |
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Niles suspects a politician's son of having a troubled homelife. McKenzie liquidates his assets for a bet at the race track. After an accident, a Polish bus driver has suddenly developed a French accent. | |||||
| 7 | "Lower Than the Angels" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Walter F. Parkes & Eric Overmyer and Ann Powell & Rose Schacht | April 21, 1994 | |
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McKenzie thinks his nephew has a genetic illness. A patient turns out to be a talented painter. | |||||
References
- ^ a b c "Birdland". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ a b Elber, Lynn (January 3, 1994). "Brian Dennehy stars in new medical drama 'Birdland'". The Dispatch. pp. 5B. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Graphic Design And Title Sequences 1994 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "1994 Artios Awards". Casting Society. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ Knutzen, Eirik (February 12, 1994). "Dennehy rules roost in TV's 'Birdland'". Oxnard Press-Courier. p. 16. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "Birdland". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ Birdland pilot, 1/5/1994, retrieved February 16, 2025
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