Ben Casey (1961) is a drama web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Ben Casey online in HD.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: James E. Moser
- Starring: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Franchot Tone
Ben Casey — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1961-10-02 |
| Seasons | 5 |
| Episodes | 153 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Network | ABC |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 5.9/10 (15 votes) |
Ben Casey — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: To the Pure (1961-10-02) — Dr. Ben Casey is at odds with the medical board, particularly Dr. Zorba and Dr. Jensen, because of his manner toward interns. Under a reprimand, Casey tries to persuade the board
- E2: But Linda Only Smiled (1961-10-09) — Little Cathy Reed is brought to the hospital for emergency treatment after an auto accident. Casey prepares a blood transfusion, but her mother won't consent.
- E3: The Insolent Heart (1961-10-16) — Dr. Michael Waldman, a former professor of Casey's and a former colleague of Zorba's, comes to the hospital with a cardiovascular ailment diagnosed as fatal. Casey and Zorba want
- E4: I Remember a Lemon Tree (1961-10-23) — Dr. Karl Anders is a brilliant surgeon, and Zorba wants to keep him on at the hospital. But Anders is concerned with illnesses of his own—he's addicted to morphine, and suffers f
- E5: An Expensive Glass of Water (1961-10-30) — Casey has Walter Tyson for a patient, the president of a large corporation in difficulties, who makes treatment impossible by ordering him about. Zorba and Dr. Jensen try to dissu
- E6: The Sound of Laughter (1961-11-06) — Tony Romano, a struggling nightclub comic, suffers a cranial seizure. Dr. Casey operates, but Tony is left a paraplegic.
- E7: A Few Brief Lines for Dave (1961-11-13) — Dr. Dave Taylor returns to the hospital to do research, but Dr. Casey diagnoses him as a ""hospital bum"" afraid of competition, and also treats a woman's hypochondria.
- E8: Pavane for a Gentle Lady (1961-11-20) — By degrees to the bare facts.
- E9: My Good Friend Krikor (1961-11-27) — Orderly Nick Kanavaris' good friend Krikor Dakopian is committed by his family to the psychiatric ward. Dr. Casey, however, thinks the ailment is likely to be responsive to neuros
- E10: The Sweet Kiss of Madness (1961-12-04) — Dr. Alan Reynolds' mental state is not improved by constant pressure from his wife to be a successful neurosurgeon. The strain increases when he treats an abused 10-year-old boy.
- E11: A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness (1961-12-11) — Expectant mother Ellen Parker loses her child after an auto accident. Casey examines her and finds that she is subject to chronic seizures, and these, not the accident, are respons
- E12: A Dark Night for Billy Harris (1961-12-18) — Dr. Casey operates on Billy Harris, a holdup man shot and paralyzed, but he's also concerned about the policeman, who may have been too keen and might be mentally hampered.
- E13: And If I Die (1962-01-01) — ""The faith that looks through death."" (Wordsworth)
- E14: A Memory of Candy Stripes (1962-01-08) — Recollections.
- E15: Imagine a Long, Bright Corridor (1962-01-15) — A clean, well-lighted place.
- E16: A Story to Be Softly Told (1962-01-22) — Between you, me and the nurse's station.
- E17: The Big Trouble with Charlie (1962-01-29) — He's not quite himself, or is he?
- E18: Give My Hands an Epitaph (1962-02-05) — Post-scriptum to a surgeon's operating life.
- E19: Victory Wears a Cruel Smile (1962-02-12) — From another point of view.
- E20: Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase (1962-02-19) — A piece of baggage.
- E21: Behold a Pale Horse (1962-02-26) — ""And his name that sat on him was Death.""
- E22: For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses (1962-03-05) — A decorated aviator with an alias goes into surgery.
- E23: To a Grand and Natural Finale (1962-03-12) — A consummation devoutly to be wished.
- E24: Monument to an Aged Hunter (1962-03-19) — Souvenirs and trophies.
- E25: All the Clocks are Ticking (1962-03-26) — As time goes by.
- E26: Among Others a Girl Named Abilene (1962-04-02) — Dr. Casey spends a Saturday on Outside Medical Relief while the Neurosurgical staff, thinking Casey needs money, take up a collection for him.
- E27: A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes (1962-04-16) — A vision of loveliness.
- E28: And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears (1962-04-23) — Sorrow and pity.
- E29: Preferably, the Less-Used Arm (1962-04-30) — Might and main.
- E30: An Uncommonly Innocent Killing (1962-05-07) — Gene Bilstrom is a leading business man of the community but a series of incidents causes his family concern. Bilstrom is admitted to the hospital for a complete mental evaluation
- E31: So Oft It Chances in Particular Men (1962-05-21) — So oft it chances in particular men That (for some vicious mole of nature in them, As in their birth, wherein they are not guilty, Since nature cannot choose his origin) By
- E32: When You See an Evil Man (1962-05-28) — The patient and the ill.
Season 2
- E1: Mrs. McBroom and the Cloud Watcher (1962-10-01) — ""But one thing is needful.""
- E2: The Night That Nothing Happened (1962-10-08) — It's a long shift that has no surgery.
- E3: In the Name of Love, a Small Corruption (1962-10-15) — A painstaking diagnosis.
- E4: Legacy from a Stranger (1962-10-22) — How do you repay such a debt?
- E5: Go Not Gently into the Night (1962-10-29) — ""Brave in his burning pride.""
- E6: Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road (1962-11-05) — To hell and gone.
- E7: Of All Save Pain Bereft (1962-11-12) — Last straws.
- E8: And Even Death Shall Die (1962-11-19) — The tautological imperative.
- E9: The Fireman Who Raised Rabbits (1962-11-26) — A gentle occupation.
- E10: Between Summer and Winter, the Glorious Season (1962-12-03) — ""Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness…""
- E11: I Hear America Singing (1962-12-10) — I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear; Those of mechanics—each one singing his, as it should be, blithe and strong; The carpenter singing his, as he measures his p
- E12: Pack Up All My Cares and Woes (1962-12-17) — ""Oh what hard luck stories they all hand me.""
- E13: Saturday, Surgery and Stanley Shultz (1962-12-31) — A sabbath diversion.
- E14: I'll Be Alright in the Morning (1963-01-07) — It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul
- E15: A Cardinal Act of Mercy (1) (1963-01-14) — Dr. Casey tries to help a lawyer kick her morphine habit, but encounters resistance, lies and manipulation when she gets a guileless young man to smuggle dope into her hospital roo
- E16: A Cardinal Act of Mercy (2) (1963-01-21)
- E17: Use Neon for My Epitaph (1963-01-28) — The business has its allure.
- E18: He Thought He Saw an Albatross (1963-02-04) — He thought he saw an Albatross That fluttered round the lamp: He looked again, and found it was A Penny-Postage Stamp. ""You'd best be getting home,"" he said:
- E19: A Short Biographical Sketch of James Tuttle Peabody, M.D. (1963-02-11) — Although he's still an intern, Jimmy Peabody is raising funds to finance a medical clinic of his own, and one of the sources he's depending on is wealthy Adam Garrett, an elderly p
- E20: A Hundred More Pipers (1963-02-18) — The great rouse.
- E21: Suffer the Little Children (1963-02-25) — ""Of such is the kingdom of Heaven.""
- E22: Rigadoon for Three Pianos (1963-03-04) — Greta Bauer wants to marry fiancé Kevin Blake; however, her mother opposes the marriage and insists that Greta concentrate on a career as a concert pianist.
- E23: The White Ones Are Dolphins (1963-03-11) — The ones that got away…
- E24: Will Everyone Who Believes in Terry Dunne Please Applaud? (1963-03-18) — A circle of admirers.
- E25: For I Will Plait Thy Hair with Gold (1963-03-25) — A wandering minstrel, he, with some disfigurement.
- E26: Father Was an Intern (1963-04-01) — The occupant and the resident.
- E27: Rage Against the Dying Light (1963-04-15) — ""Do not go gentle into that good night."" (Dylan Thomas)
- E28: La Vie, La Vie Intérieure (1963-04-22) — The well-furnished habitation.
- E29: My Enemy is a Bright Green Sparrow (1963-04-29) — The Sparrow in the Zoo
No bars are set too close, no mesh too fine To keep me from the eagle and the lion, Whom keepers feed that I may freely dine. This goes to show that i
- E30: Lullaby for Billy Dignan (1963-05-06) — Homage to Millet's Angelus.
- E31: Hang No Hats on Dreams (1963-05-13) — Castles in Spain.
Season 3
- E1: For This Relief, Much Thanks (1963-09-09) — A father assaults his son over a youthful fascination with Nazism.
- E2: Justice to a Microbe (1963-09-18) — The long arm of the law of nature.
- E3: With the Rich and Mighty, Always a Little Patience (1963-09-25) — ""That's an old Spanish proverb.""
- E4: Allie (1963-10-02) — A character out of the movies.
- E5: If There Were Dreams to Sell (1963-10-09) — If there were dreams to sell, What would you buy? Some cost a passing bell; Some a light sigh, That shakes from Life's fresh crown Only a rose-leaf down. If
- E6: The Echo of a Silent Cheer (1) (1963-10-16) — ""Unfelt, unheard, unseen…"" (Keats)
- E7: The Echo of a Silent Cheer (2) (1963-10-23) — ""Love doth know no fullness nor no bounds."" (Keats)
- E8: Little Drops of Water, Little Grains of Sand (1963-10-30) — Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land.
So the little moments, Humble though they be, Make the mighty ages Of Eterni
- E9: Light Up the Dark Corners (1963-11-06) — Fear of the unknown.
- E10: Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast (1963-11-13) — Alice laughed. ""There's no use trying,"" she said: ""one CAN'T believe impossible things.""
""I daresay you haven't had much practice,"" said the Queen. ""When I was your age, I
- E11: Fire in a Sacred Fruit Tree (1963-11-20) — ""A fence around the void.""—Hawaiian saying
- E12: Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne (1963-11-27) — The title is reportedly the command of King Admetos in Gluck's Alceste.
- E13: My Love, My Love (1963-12-04) — Irreducible affinities.
- E14: From Too Much Love of Living (1963-12-11) — From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never;
- E15: It Is Getting Dark… and We Are Lost (1963-12-18) — The indeterminate.
- E16: The Last Splintered Spoke on the Old Burlesque Wheel (1963-12-25) — Those caissons go rolling along.
- E17: The Light that Loses, the Night that Wins (1964-01-01) — Dr. Ernest Farrow, a once brilliant neurosurgeon, is sent to County General for a refresher course. Learning that Farrow is paralyzed by self-doubt and recurring nightmares from th
- E18: I'll Get on My Ice Floe and Wave Goodbye (1964-01-08) — A chip off the old block.
- E19: The Only Place Where They Know My Name (1964-01-15) — The imponderables of personality.
- E20: There Was Once a Man in the Land of Uz (1964-01-22) — … whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
- E21: One Nation Indivisible (1964-01-29) — Rare blood demands a coast-to-coast search.
- E22: Goodbye to Blue Elephants and Such (1964-02-05) — Student nurse Kathy Evans becomes the victim of an assault in a park near County General. The police are stymied in their search for the perpetrator as the attack has left Kathy wi
- E23: The Bark of a Three-Headed Hound (1964-02-12) — MRS. MALAPROP: You are not like Cerberus, three gentlemen at once, are you?
Sheridan, The Rivals
- E24: The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1964-02-19) — Life and the ""stinking fist"".
- E25: A Falcon's Eye, a Lion's Heart, and a Girl's Hand (1964-02-26) — Rx for a medico.
- E26: The Lonely Ones (1964-03-04) — Isolation.
- E27: Keep Out of Reach of Adults (1964-03-11) — Wise in their own conceits.
- E28: Dress My Doll Pretty (1964-03-18) — A peculiar treatment plan.
- E29: Onions and Mustard Seed Will Make Her Weep (1964-03-25) — The seed of Mustard is the smallest grain, And yet the force thereto is very great, It hath a present power to purge the brain, It adds unto the stomach force and heat: All
- E30: Make Me the First American (1964-04-01) — An original.
- E31: Heap Logs and Let the Blaze Laugh Out (1964-04-08) — Caroline Bulllard, a dynamic businesswoman, fears her illness is terminal. She decides to liquidate the assets of her company to use as an endowment to County General's research de
- E32: For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times (1964-04-15) — …and riseth up again.
- E33: Evidence of Things Not Seen (1964-04-22) — The substance of things hoped for.
Season 4
- E1: August is the Month Before Christmas (1964-09-14) — It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.
- E2: A Bird in the Solitude Singing (1964-09-21) — From the wreck of my past, which hath perish'd, Thus much I at least may recall, It hath taught me that which I most cherish'd Deserved to be dearest of all: In the
- E3: But Who Shall Beat the Drums? (1964-09-28) — ""There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?"" (Charles Lamb)
- E4: Autumn Without Red Leaves (1964-10-05) — ""The summer is over…""
- E5: You Fish or You Cut Bait (1964-10-12) — The proverb put to the test.
- E6: For Jimmy, the Best of Everything (1964-10-19) — The power of personality.
- E7: Woods Full of Question Marks (1964-10-26) — The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.
- E8: A Thousand Words are Mute (1964-11-09) — A picture is most eloquent.
- E9: Money, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin (1964-11-16) — The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.
- E10: A Disease of the Heart Called Love (1964-11-23) — L'amour et la mort.
- E11: Kill the Dream, but Spare the Dreamer (1964-11-30) — The Freudian prescription.
- E12: Courage at 3 A.M. (1964-12-07) — ""As to moral courage, he [Napoleon] had very rarely found it, he said, that of two hours past midnight; which is to say, courage unawares.""
- E13: This Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World (1964-12-14) — The whirligig of 3/4 time.
- E14: A Boy is Standing Outside the Door (1965-01-04) — The threshold of knowledge.
- E15: Where Does the Boomerang Go? (1965-01-11) — Australian veterinarian Dr. Geoffrey Collicott inspires his ward mates at County General. Although diagnosed himself with a terminal illness, his expertise could save the life of y
- E16: Pas de Deux (1965-01-18) — A romantic ballet.
- E17: Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World (1965-01-25) — Working in the hospital milieu.
- E18: A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks (1965-02-01) — Cleopatra and the clepsydra.
- E19: When I am Grown to Man's Estate (1965-02-08) — Looking Forward
When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys.
Robert Louis Stevenson
- E20: A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette (1965-02-22) — Various strings and attachments.
- E21: A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well (1965-03-01) — Wesley Boone, a strapping dockworker and the sole breadwinner for his parents and brother, is admitted to County General suffering from muscular problems. The case becomes complica
- E22: A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow (1965-03-08) — Dr. Green practices the best medicine, but Dr. Zorba and Dr. Casey are rather saturnine on his manner.
- E23: Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw (1965-03-15) — Modern medicine.
- E24: Eulogy in Four Flats (1965-03-22) — The key of mourning.
- E25: Three Li'l Lambs (1965-03-29) — ""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)
- E26: A Slave is On the Throne (1965-04-12) — Casey's colleague, surgeon Dr. Bill Justin, finds his work affected by several personal problems including his wealthy but inattentive wife Jeanne and his lover Felice. When Bill d
- E27: Journeys End in Lovers Meeting (1965-04-19) — Euthanasia.
""Journeys end in lovers' meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.""—Twelfth Night
- E28: The Day They Stole County General (1965-04-26) — A change of management.
- E29: Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey? (1965-05-03) — A son of the auld sod.
- E30: From Sutter's Crick…and Beyond Farewell (1965-05-10) — A memorable rapprochement.
- E31: A Horse Named Stravinsky (1965-05-17) — A mount with a legendary moniker.
Season 5
- E1: War of Nerves (1965-09-13) — The surgeon's secret.
- E2: O the Big Wheel Turns by Faith (1965-09-20)
- E3: A Nightingale Named Nathan (1965-09-27) — ""Were I a nightingale, I would act like one."" (Epictetus)
- E4: Run For Your Lives, Dr. Galanos Practices Here (1965-10-04) — Le Médecin Malgré Lui
- E5: Because of the Needle, the Haystack was Lost (1965-10-11) — A proverb of great pith.
- E6: What to Her is Plato? (1965-10-18) — An academic debate.
- E7: Francini? Who is Francini? (1965-10-25) — Introduction and variations.
- E8: Then I, and You, and All of Us Fall Down (1965-11-01) — Rules of the game.
- E9: No More, Cried the Rooster—There Will Be Truth (1965-11-08) — A lifetime of hard work seems undesirable for an intern.
- E10: The Importance of Being 65937 (1965-11-15) — It couldn't be called ungentle, But how thoroughly departmental.
Frost
- E11: When Givers Prove Unkind (1965-11-22) — Rich gifts wax poor, to the noble mind.
- E12: The Man from Quasilia (1965-11-29) — Another county heard from.
- E13: Why Did the Day Go Backwards? (1965-12-06) — To see the night before.
- E14: If You Really Want to Know What Goes On In a Hospital… (1965-12-20) — ""Like a patient etherized upon a table.""
- E15: If You Play Your Cards Right, You Too Can Be a Loser (1965-12-27) — ""Tell the truth or trump—but get the trick."" (Twain)
- E16: In Case of Emergency, Cry Havoc (1966-01-06) — ""And let slip the dogs of war.""
- E17: Meantime, We Shall Express our Darker Purpose (1966-01-20) — Meantime we shall express our darker purpose. Give me the map there. Know that we have divided In three our kingdom: and 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business
- E18: For San Diego, You Need a Different Bus (1966-01-17) — You can get there from here.
- E19: Smile, Baby, Smile, It's Only Twenty Dols of Pain (1966-01-24) — The agony and the estimate: trigeminal neuralgia, the tic douloureux.
- E20: Fun and Games and Other Tragic Things (1966-01-31) — Whistling in the dark.
- E21: Weave Nets To Catch The Wind (1966-02-07) — Courts adieu, and all delights, All bewitching appetites; Sweetest breath, and clearest eye, Like perfumes go out and die; And consequently this is done, As shadows wait
- E22: Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy (1966-02-16) — The unmoved mover.
- E23: Where Did All the Roses Go? (1966-02-21) — ""No gardener has died within rosaceous memory."" (Beckett)
- E24: Twenty-Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak, A, B, C, D … (1966-02-28) — You pays your money and you takes your choice.
- E25: Pull The Wool Over Your Eyes, Here Comes The Cold Wind Of Truth (1966-03-14) — Self-diagnosis.
- E26: Then, Suddenly, Panic (1966-03-21) — ""Fear in a handful of dust."" (Eliot)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Ben Casey have? 5 season(s) with 153 episodes.
Who created Ben Casey? James E. Moser.
Where can I watch Ben Casey? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.