Police Surgeon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the down-home medical series, Jack Albertson played an elderly country doctor in Dixon Mills, USA, who was training his young successor, Simon Locke. The first season was televised by some Canadian stations, despite not being aired across the entire CTV network. As Simon Locke transitioned from a rural physician to a major city police surgeon, the show's title was changed to Police Surgeon after the first season.

Series details

• Title: Police Surgeon
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1971-09-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 1975-03-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CTV
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 81319
• IMDb ID: tt0066649
• TVDB ID: 294167

Cast and credited roles

• Sam Groom — Dr. Simon Locke
• Len Birman — Chief Dan Palmer
• Larry D. Mann — Lt. Jack Gordon
• Nuala Fitzgerald — Louise Wynn
• Jack Albertson — Dr. Andrew Sellers
• Sean Sullivan — Jake

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1971-02-07; final listed air date 1972-05-14; episode order: 27.
• Season 2: premiered 1972-09-11; final listed air date 1973-03-12; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 1973-09-10; final listed air date 1974-04-11; episode order: 26.
• Season 4: premiered 1974-09-07; final listed air date 1975-03-06; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Police Surgeon on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.