Doc Elliot is an American medical drama series that aired on ABC from October 10, 1973, until May 1, 1974, beginning in a Wednesday time slot it shared with Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law.
Premise Dr Benjamin R. Elliot (James Franciscus) is a successful New York City doctor who decided to leave Bellevue Hospital, drop out of the big-city rat race, and take on a new job as a doctor in Gideon, in the backwoods of southern Colorado. Most of his house calls had to be made via plane or four-wheel drive vehicles as his practice covered over 600 square miles. Mags Brimble (Neva Patterson) is the widow of the former town’s doctor, who became Elliot’s helper. Barney Weeks (Noah Beery) owns the town’s general store. Eldred McCoy (Bo Hopkins) works as a bush pilot.
Cast James Franciscus as Dr. Ben Elliot Neva Patterson as Mags Brimble Bo Hopkins as Eldred McCoy Noah Beery as Barney Weeks
Production Although the show is set in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, it was filmed in California's Los Padres National Forest. Franciscus trained in handling medical props in preparation for the show. Charlie Hanna saw the hazard of another medical show featuring a "busybody" doctor telling patients how to live.
Reception Television columnist Rick Du Brow described Doc Elliot as "technically well-made" but "hokey and predictable." Critic Jay Sharbutt admired the scenery surrounding the show's "hack plot" and "plumb awful dialogue".
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