Kay O'Brien
| Kay O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Medical Drama |
| Created by | Brad Markowitz |
| Starring |
Patricia Kalember Brian Benben Jan Rubes Lane Smith Priscilla Lopez |
| Composer(s) | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (4 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | William Asher |
| Producer(s) | Peter Katz |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Asher-Whitehead Productions Orion Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 26 – November 20, 1986 |
Kay O'Brien is an American television series set at fictional Manhattan General Hospital, which aired for one season on CBS during the 1986-87 television season.
Overview
The series stars Patricia Kalember as Dr. Kay "Kayo" O'Brien in what could be best described as a Grey's Anatomy for the '80s. CBS had high hopes for this multi-racial medical drama, but it received low ratings and was cancelled after airing just 9 episodes.
Lifetime bought the rights to the entire series, and has occasionally aired all 13 episodes.
Cast
- Patricia Kalember as Dr. Kay "Kayo" O'Brien
- Brian Benben as Dr. Mark Doyle
- Jan Rubes as Dr. Joseph Wallach
- Lane Smith as Dr. Robert Moffit
- Priscilla Lopez as Rosa Villanueva, RN
- Keone Young as Dr. Michael Kwan
- Tony Soper as Dr. Cliff Margolis
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode description | Episode note |
|---|---|---|
| Episode #1: Kayo on Call | A second-year surgical resident deals with patients and staff at a Manhattan hospital. | Original Air Date — 25 September 1986 |
| Episode #2: Don't Bother Kayo It's Chinatown | A Chinatown merchant is wounded in a shootout and needs a kidney transplant, and his brain-dead assailant may be the only suitable donor; Kayo's parents breeze into town. | Original Air Date — 2 October 1986 |
| Episode #3: Big Vacation | Kayo treats two emergency patients: a young woman who refuses surgery for religious reasons, and a terminally ill photojournalist who wants to get the most out of his remaining days. | Original Air Date — 9 October 1986 |
| Episode #4: Taking the Heat | Rosa spots a potential problem with a doctor's orders and Kayo later supports the doctor. | Original Air Date — 16 October 1986 |
| Episode #5: A Foreign Concept | Wallach's best friend suffers a mild stroke but insists he doesn't need to be hospitalized; misunderstandings abound with a Sri Lankan physician anxious to learn about American surgery techniques. | Original Air Date — 23 October 1986 |
| Episode #6: Lesson Learned | Kayo turns to an old friend for consolation after losing a patient; Cliff becomes the object of ridicule among his peers; Moffitt considers a position with another institution. | Original Air Date — 30 October 1986 |
| Episode #7: Princess of the City | A wealthy suitor brings excitement to Kayo's social life, while a stern pediatrician frustrates her life at the hospital; a psychiatrist takes an unusual interest in Cliff's genes. | Original Air Date — 6 November 1986 |
| Episode #8: Dollars and Sense | A street punk dukes it out with Doyle after the doctor insults his ailing mother; a male nurse learns there are drawbacks to dating Dr. O'Brien | Original Air Date — 13 November 1986 |
| Episode #9: Behind Closed Doors | The ER is quarantined, which prevents Kayo from going to her sister's wedding, detains Doyle's accountant and jeopardizes a sick runaway. | Original Air Date — 20 November 1986 |
| Episode #10: Wreck the Halls | General during the midst of the Christmas season. | Original Air Date — 1986 |
| Episode #11: Little White Lies | Cliff puts a patient's life at risk when, concentrating more on his social life than on work, he fails to prescribe an essential medication, and Kayo takes the blame. | Original Air Date — 1986 |
| Episode #12: Reunion | Kayo faces a dilemma in obstetrics: whether to save the life of her patient or the patient's unborn child. | Original Air Date — 1986 |
| Episode #13: Stop and Smell the Linen | A workaholic clothing designer refuses treatment after collapsing at the hospital; without official sanction, Nat sets up shop in the linen closet to sell imported goods. | Original Air Date — 1986 |
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