House Calls was a sitcom that lasted three seasons and 57 episodes, from December 17, 1979 to May 27, 1982, on CBS television, produced by Universal Television and based upon the 1978 Universal movie starring Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney and Richard Benjamin.
British born Ann Atkinson (Redgrave / Gless), as hospital administrator, had three unruly doctors to cope with, and the comedy arose from their interactions. Dr. Michaels (Roge...
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House Calls was a sitcom that lasted three seasons and 57 episodes, from December 17, 1979 to May 27, 1982, on CBS television, produced by Universal Television and based upon the 1978 Universal movie starring Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney and Richard Benjamin.
British born Ann Atkinson (Redgrave / Gless), as hospital administrator, had three unruly doctors to cope with, and the comedy arose from their interactions. Dr. Michaels (Rogers) became the main problem for her, because of the romantic angle. She always pulled herself up short just before falling hopelessly in love with him. Dr. Solomon (Buktenica) was junior to Dr. Michaels and was his pal, and he would counterbalance Dr. Michael's headstrong ways, almost a double act. But elderly Dr. Weatherby (Wayne) was senior to them all, close to retirement and with a mean streak, which meant that the others were often taking a rise out of the old fellow. The best he could do was to irritate Solomon by constantly getting his...
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