Doctors' Private Lives

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| writer = James Henerson

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| director = Steven Stern

| starring = John Gavin
Donna Mills
Ed Nelson
Barbara Anderson

| music = Richard Markowitz

| country = United States

| language = English

| executive_producer = David Gerber

| producer = Robert Stambler

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| cinematography = Howard Schwartz

| editor = Ronald LaVine
David Wages

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| runtime = 100 minutes

| company = Columbia Pictures Television

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| network = ABC

| released = {{Start date|1978|03|20}}

| first_aired2 = {{Start date|1978|04|05}}

| last_aired2 = {{End date|1978|04|26}}

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Doctors' Private Lives is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring John Gavin, Donna Mills, Ed Nelson, Barbara Anderson, and directed by Steven Stern. It was broadcast on ABC on March 20, 1978.{{Cite news|title='Doctors' Private Lives' Set|date=Feb 15, 1978|work=Los Angeles Times|page=g23}}

It was a pilot for a short-lived television series of the same name that aired for four episodes from April 5 to April 26, 1979.{{Cite news|title=CBS, ABC Revamp Their Schedules|author=Rosenberg, Howard.|date=Mar 10, 1979|work=Los Angeles Times|page=b3}}

Cast

John Gavin as Dr. Jeffrey Latimer
Donna Mills as Dr. Beth Demery
Ed Nelson as Dr. Mike Wise
Barbara Anderson as Frances Latimer
William Kerwin as Dr. George Bana
Bettye Ackerman as Sylvia
John Randolph as Irv
Randolph Powell as Dr. Rick Calder
Fawne Harriman as Phyllis
Leigh McCloskey as Kenny
Kim Hamilton as Kitty
Elinor Donahue as Mona Wise

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called the film "lively but ludicrous and verges on self parody."{{Cite news|title=TV MOVIE REVIEW: 'Doctors' Lives' a Self-Parody|author=Thomas, Kevin.|date=Mar 20, 1978|work=Los Angeles Times|page=e16}} It ranked 86th out of 114 shows airing that season, with an average 14.1/26 rating/share.https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/79-OCR/BC-1979-06-18-OCR-Page-0056.pdf#search=%22rounding%20up%20the%20ratings%22 {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

TV miniseries

One year after the TV movie's network premiere, a four-episode miniseries was produced and directed by Edward M. Abroms, Richard Benedict and Marc Daniels. John Gavin, Ed Nelson and Randolph Powell reprised their respective roles from the 1978 TV movie. The miniseries focused on the personal and professional crises of two heart surgeons: Chief Surgeon Dr. Michael Wise and cardiovascular Unit Chief Dr. Jeffrey Latimer.

=Cast=

Ed Nelson as Dr. Michael Wise
John Gavin as Dr. Jeffrey Latimer
Randolph Powell as Dr. Rick Calder
Phil Levien as Kenny Wise
Gwen Humble as Sheila Castle
Eddie Benton as Nurse Diane Cooper

=Episodes=

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| EpisodeNumber2= 1

| Title= Doctors' Private Lives: Part 1

| DirectedBy=

| WrittenBy=

| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1979|4|5}}

| ShortSummary= A distaff surgeon who joins the hospital unit headed by Dr. Latimer becomes romantically involved with his associate, Dr. Wise.

|LineColor= brown

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber= 2

| EpisodeNumber2= 2

| Title= Doctors' Private Lives: Part 2

| DirectedBy=

| WrittenBy=

| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1979|4|12}}

| ShortSummary= Dr. Wise confronts his feelings for his ex-wife when he learns that she and her lover have separated; Dr. Latimer has to step in when a nurse in the hospital falls in love with a patient.

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| EpisodeNumber= 3

| EpisodeNumber2= 3

| Title= Doctors' Private Lives: Part 3

| DirectedBy=

| WrittenBy=

| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1979|4|19}}

| ShortSummary= A young doctor is blamed for the death of some teenagers when a prescription drug is found in their smashed-up auto.

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