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| Birdland | |
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| Created by | Walter F. Parkes Scott Frank |
| Starring | Brian Dennehy CCH Pounder Hudson Leick Lindsay Frost Julio Oscar Mechoso John Rothman David Packer Jeff Williams Kevin J. O'Connor Leslie Mann |
| Composer | Dennis McCarthy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Aerial Pictures Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 5 (1994-01-05) – April 21, 1994 (1994-04-21) |
Birdland is an American medical drama series created by Walter F. Parkes and Scott Frank that aired on ABC from January 5 to April 21, 1994.
Premise
A psychiatrist with his own problems treats the patients at Roosevelt Hospital.
Cast
- Brian Dennehy as Dr. Brian McKenzie
- 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 | January 5, 1994 (1994-01-05) | |
| McKenzie looks into the case of a teenage accident victim. | |||||
| 2 | "Crazy for You" | Peter Horton | Nicole Yorkin & Dawn Prestwich | January 12, 1994 (1994-01-12) | |
| 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 (1994-01-19) | |
| 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 (1994-01-26) | |
| 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 (1994-02-09) | |
| 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 (1994-04-14) | |
| 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 (1994-04-21) | |
| McKenzie thinks his nephew has a genetic illness. A patient turns out to be a talented painter. | |||||
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- 1994 American television series debuts
- 1994 American television series endings
- 1990s American drama television series
- 1990s American medical television series
- American English-language television shows
- Television shows filmed in Vancouver
- Television series by Sony Pictures Television
- Television shows set in Oakland, California
- Television series created by Scott Frank
- Television series created by Walter F. Parkes
- American Broadcasting Company television dramas