Diagnosis: Unknown

Diagnosis: Unknown
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Alan Woods James A. Bank, based on "Diagnosis: Homicide" by Lawrence G. Blochman
Written by	Joel Carpenter Arnold Manoff Bill S. Ballinger Elliott Norman Steven Gethers Theodore Apstein Alvin Boretz Ernest Kinoy
Directed by	Fielder Cook Paul Stanley William Corrigan
Starring	Patrick O'Neal Phyllis Newman Chester Morris Martin Huston Cal Bellini
Theme music composer	Irwin Kostal Edward Scott Joe Hamilton
Opening theme	"Diagnosis: Unknown" (aka "Coffee's Theme")
Composer(s)	Irwin Kostal
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bob Banner
Producer(s)	Leo Davis
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production company(s)	Bob Banner Associates, Inc. Red Wing Productions, Inc. CBS Television
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	Black-and-white videotape
Audio format	Monaural
Original run	July 5, 1960 (1960-07-05) – September 20, 1960 (1960-09-20)

Diagnosis: Unknown is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from July 5 to September 20, 1960. Produced by Bob Banner, the series aired as a summer replacement for The Garry Moore Show, a variety program.

Synopsis

The series stars Patrick O'Neal as pathologist Dr. Daniel Coffee,^[1] who works at a metropolitan hospital and uses forensic medicine to assist the police in solving unconventional murders. The co-stars were Phyllis Newman, as Doris Hudson; Cal Bellini, a native of Singapore, as Dr. Motilal Mookerji; Chester Morris, the former star of Boston Blackie, as detective Lieutenant Max Ritter, and Martin Huston as Link, the young handyman. The characters were originally featured in a series of short stories written by Lawrence Blochman, initially published in Collier's magazine.

Diagnosis: Unknown aired at 10 p.m. Eastern time, and was preempted twice in July by the major party national conventions.^[1]

In 1993, thirty-three years after Diagnosis: Unknown ended its brief run, CBS launched the successful Diagnosis Murder series, starring Dick Van Dyke and his son, Barry Van Dyke, as a physician, Dr. Mark Sloan and a police detective, Steve Sloan, respectively, who collaborate in the solving of difficult crimes. The Van Dyke series was similar in title, theme, and plot to Diagnosis: Unknown.

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Guest stars	Original airdate
1-1	"The Case of the Radiant Wine"	Tom Bosley, Larry Hagman, Patricia Barry, Murray Matheson	July 5, 1960
1-2	"Main Course -- Murder "	Jack Carter	August 2, 1960
1-3	"A Sudden Stillness"	Gretchen Wyler	August 9, 1960
1-4	"Final Performance"	Philip Abbott	August 16, 1960
1-5	"The Case of the Elder "	Joan Hotchkis and Judith Lowry	August 23, 1960
1-6	"The Curse of the Gypsy"	Michael Tolan and Jessica Walter	August 30, 1960
1-7	"Gina, Gina"	Tim O'Connor and Telly Savalas	September 6, 1960
1-8	"The Parasite"	Jeanne Bal and Biff McGuire	September 13, 1960
1-9	"The Red Death"	–	September 20, 1960

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Diagnosis: Unknown". Classic Television Archives. http://ctva.biz/US/Medical/DiagnosisUnknown.htm. Retrieved February 5, 2010. 

External links

• Diagnosis: Unknown at the Internet Movie Database
• Diagnosis: Unknown at TV.com

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