''Doc Elliot'' is an American

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series that aired on

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from October 10, 1973 until May 1, 1974.

Premise

Dr Benjamin R. Elliot (

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) is a successful New York City doctor who decided to leave

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, drop out of the big-city rat race, and take on a new job as a doctor in Gideon, in the backwoods of southern

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. 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 (

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) 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 (

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) works as a bush pilot.

Cast

as Dr. Ben Elliot *

as Mags Brimble *

as Eldred McCoy *

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as Barney Weeks

Episodes

References

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External links

IMDbTV.comTV Guide
1973 American television series debuts 1974 American television series endings 1970s American drama television series 1970s American medical television series English-language television shows American Broadcasting Company original programming Television shows set in Colorado Television series by Lorimar Television