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Birdland (TV series)

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Birdland
Created byWalter F. Parkes
Scott Frank
StarringBrian Dennehy
CCH Pounder
Hudson Leick
Lindsay Frost
Julio Oscar Mechoso
John Rothman
David Packer
Jeff Williams
Kevin J. O'Connor
Leslie Mann
ComposerDennis McCarthy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesAerial Pictures
Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 5 (1994-01-05) –
April 21, 1994 (1994-04-21)

Birdland is an American medical drama series created by Walter F. Parkes and Scott Frank that aired on ABC from January 5 to April 21, 1994.

Premise

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A psychiatrist with his own problems treats the patients at Roosevelt Hospital.

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot"Peter HortonWalter F. Parkes & Scott FrankJanuary 5, 1994 (1994-01-05)
McKenzie looks into the case of a teenage accident victim.
2"Crazy for You"Peter HortonNicole Yorkin & Dawn PrestwichJanuary 12, 1994 (1994-01-12)
McKenzie's new patient is his son's new girlfriend. A patient thinks he has x-ray vision.
3"Plan B"John David ColesWalter F. Parkes & Scott FrankJanuary 19, 1994 (1994-01-19)
The staff is taken hostage by a man who wants compensation for his wife's death.
4"O.C.P.D. Blues"Lesli Linka GlatterToni GraphiaJanuary 26, 1994 (1994-01-26)
A cop keeps having visions about shooting his partner. Horner's brother comes to take him home.
5"Grand Delusions"Claudia WeillEric OvermyerFebruary 9, 1994 (1994-02-09)
A patient admits to killing a man. Niles tries to connect with Mary. Jessie has a malpractice suit on her hands.
6"Sons and Mudders"Larry ShawDawn Prestwich & Nicole YorkinApril 14, 1994 (1994-04-14)
Niles suspects a politician's son of having a troubled homelife. McKenzie liquidates his assets for a bet at the race track. After an accident, a Polish bus driver has suddenly developed a French accent.
7"Lower Than the Angels"Lesli Linka GlatterWalter F. Parkes & Eric Overmyer and Ann Powell & Rose SchachtApril 21, 1994 (1994-04-21)
McKenzie thinks his nephew has a genetic illness. A patient turns out to be a talented painter.
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