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American medical drama television series
Buck James
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Genre
| Medical drama
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Created by
| Paul F. Edwards
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Starring
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Composer
| Barry Goldberg
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 19
(
list of episodes
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Executive producers
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- Robert E. Fuisz
- Bill Storke
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Producers
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- David Abramowitz
- Robert Birnbaum
- Paul F. Edwards
GarnerSimmons
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Running time
| 60 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| ABC
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Release
| September 27, 1987
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1987-09-27
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May 5, 1988
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1988-05-05
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Buck James
is an American
medical drama
television series created by Paul F. Edwards that aired on
ABC
from September 27, 1987 until May 5, 1988.
Premise
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Buck James is a middle-aged
[1]
surgeon at a hospital in
Texas
who also has a passion for ranching.
[2]
James, a "hard-driving, daredevil, brilliant sort of fellow", is chief surgeon
[1]
at Holloman University Hospital
[3]
and head of one of its trauma units.
[4]
In addition to his challenges at work, at home he has a son "who is going through all the usual painful gyrations of growing up" and a two-months-pregnant daughter who has separated from her husband
[4]
and he had to deal with "a divorced wife who wouldn't let go."
[1]
The title character was based on real-life physician
Red Duke
. Star
Dennis Weaver
shadowed Duke at work (including being present during surgeries that Duke performed) to prepare for playing James, and Duke was a consultant on scripts for the show.
[5]
Memorial Hermann Hospital
in Houston, where Duke practiced, was the location for filming of the show's pilot.
[6]
Buck James
was broadcast from 10 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Sundays on ABC
[7]
from September 27, 1987, until January 10, 1988.
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and from 10 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursdays
[3]
on ABC from March 10, 1988, until May 5, 1988.
[8]
It was produced by Entertainment Partners in association with
Tri-Star Television
.
[9]
Cast
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Episodes
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References
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- ^
a
b
c
Turow, Joseph (2010).
Playing Doctor: Television, Storytelling, and Medical Power
. University of Michigan Press. p. 328.
ISBN
978-0-472-03427-7
. Retrieved
March 9,
2022
.
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TV Guide.
"Buck James Cast and Details"
. TV Guide
. Retrieved
2012-10-26
.
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a
b
Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999).
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present
(7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. pp. 136?137.
ISBN
0-345-42923-0
.
- ^
a
b
O'Connor, John J. (September 26, 1987).
"TV: Dolly Parton's Variety Show"
.
The New York Times
. p. 54
. Retrieved
March 9,
2022
.
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Boutwell, Bryant (2018).
I'm Dr. Red Duke
. Texas A&M University Press. p. 173.
ISBN
978-1-62349-694-4
. Retrieved
March 9,
2022
.
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Ostherr, Kirsten (2013).
Medical Visions: Producing the Patient Through Film, Television, and Imaging Technologies
. Oxford University Press. p. 183.
ISBN
978-0-19-987623-5
. Retrieved
March 9,
2022
.
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"Lisa Bonet Spins off, Vietnam comes home, as do the women of Brewster Place. Peter Jennings explains the Constitution"
.
New York Magazine
. September 21, 1987. p. 62
. Retrieved
March 9,
2022
.
- ^
a
b
McNeil, Alex (1996).
Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present
(4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 123.
ISBN
0-14-02-4916-8
.
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"(untitled brief)"
(PDF)
.
Broadcasting
. March 23, 1987. p. 146
. Retrieved
March 9,
2022
.
External links
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