#QUINCY TV SHOW SERIES#
The series began as four 90-minute movies as part of a rotation of mystery movies for the NBC Mystery Movie. Quincy.” When Klugman was asked about the character’s first name, he jokingly answered, “Doctor!” The only clue appeared in episode #33 when his business card was briefly seen. Quincy’s first name was never spoken during the entire series. Cutting Edge did not become a series and viewers were cheated out of a fitting series finale. Emily (Quincy’s wife since episode 141) is featured prominently in the episode and would have been a regular on the spin-off series. Had the series been picked-up, it would have focused on the hospital and its staff, helping people that others could not. The episode was actually intended as a pilot for a spin-off series called The Cutting Edge. There’s very little focus on Quincy and many of the show’s regular characters are missing altogether. The series finale is not a typical episode of the series. When he does finally take a break, Quincy can be found spending time at Danny’s, a bar located near his houseboat. Ragin), Quincy’s arrogant superior.Īll of this extra activity doesn’t bode well for “Quince’s” love life with regular girlfriend Lee Potter (Lynette Mettey) or later, psychiatrist Dr. This is a source of constant frustration to others, including Lieutenant Frank Monahan (Garry Walberg), Sergeant Brill (Joseph Roman), and Dr. Not content to merely stay in the lab, Quincy often ventures out into the field on a crusade to gather evidence to prove his findings. Through his expertise, and with the help of fellow examiner Sam Fujiyama (Robert Ito), he sometimes uncovers details that indicate that a seemingly natural death was actually a murder. In his position, Quincy uses forensic medicine to determine a deceased person’s cause of death.
He joins the County of Los Angeles’ Coroner’s Office as a Medical Examiner (M.E.). Quincy (Jack Klugman) gives up his lucrative private practice as a surgeon after his wife Helen dies from a brain tumor.
Ragin, Val Bisoglio, Joseph Roman, Eddie Garrett, Marc Scott Taylor, Peter Virgo, Diane Markoff, Anita Gillette, and John Nolan. Performers include: Jack Klugman, Garry Walberg, Robert Ito, John S. Episodes: 148 (four 90 minute movies, 144 hour episodes), eight seasons
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