Dr. Simon Locke

Dr. Simon Locke (a.k.a. "Police Surgeon")
Starring	Sam Groom as Dr. Simon Locke Jack Albertson as Dr. Andrew Sellers (1971-1972) Larry D. Mann as Lt. Jack Gordon (1972-1974)
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	86
Production
Executive producer(s)	Murray Chercover
Producer(s)	Wilton Schiller Chester Krumholz
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Dorian-Bentwood Productions The ValJon Production Company (Dr. Simon Locke) Viacom Enterprises (Dr. Simon Locke) CTV Television Network (Police Surgeon) Sterno Productions Limited (Police Surgeon)
Release
Original network	syndicated (1971-1974) CTV (1972-1974)
Original release	1971 – 1974
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Dr. Simon Locke was a Canadian medical drama that was syndicated to television stations in the United States from 1971 to 1974 through the sponsorship of Colgate-Palmolive.

Plot

The series was initially a medical drama that originated from the fictional rural town of Dixon Mills, where a young physician, Dr. Simon Locke (played by soap star Sam Groom), arrived in town to assist veteran physician Dr. Andrew Sellers (played by veteran actor Jack Albertson). The plot lines were more fitting for a big city medical drama, including a typhoid epidemic, child abuse, and even a murder. The series co-starred Len Birman as Sheriff Dan Palmer and Nuala Fitzgerald as Nurse Louise Wynn.

In 1972, Albertson left the series, and the series was renamed as Police Surgeon, where Dr. Locke moved back to the city and worked for the police department's emergency unit, where he assists the cops in solving crimes that require medical research. The reworked series also starred Larry D. Mann as Locke's superior, Lieutenant Jack Gordon, with Len Birman returning in his role, now as Lieutenant Dan Palmer. The series also featured guest stars such as William Shatner, Leslie Nielsen, Donald Pleasence, and Keenan Wynn.

Syndication/current airings

While this series appeared on some stations in Canada in syndication, CTV, which co-produced this series under network president Murray Chercover, did not offer this series to its affiliates until 1972, when the show became Police Surgeon.

In December 2014, it was announced that the Retro Television Network would begin broadcasting reruns of Police Surgeon.

References

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh (Ballantine Books, 1988 edition)

External links

• Police Surgeon at epguides.com
• Police Surgeon at Canadian Communications Foundation
• Police Surgeon at tvarchive.ca
• Dr. Simon Locke at Classic TV Archive Canada
• Dr. Simon Locke (a.k.a. Police Surgeon) at IMDb