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''Dr. Simon Locke'' was a Canadian medical drama that was syndicated to television stations in the United States from 1971 to 1974 through the sponsorship of Colgate-Palmolive. The series was initially a medical drama that originated from the fictional rural town of Dixon Mills, where a young physician, Dr. Simon Locke (played by soap star Sam Groom), arrived in town to assist veteran physician Dr. Andrew Sellers (played by veteran actor Jack Albertson). The plot lines were more fitting for a big city medical drama, including a typhoid epidemic, child abuse, and even a murder. The series co-starred Len Birman as Sheriff Dan Palmer and Nuala Fitzgerald as Nurse Louise Wynn. In 1972, Albertson left the series on unfavorable terms, and the series was renamed as ''Police Surgeon'', where Dr. Locke moved back to the city and worked for the police department's emergency unit, where he assists the cops in solving crimes that require medical research. The reworked series also starred Larry D. Mann as Locke's superior, Lieutenant Jack Gordon, with Len Birman returning in his role, now as Lieutenant Dan Palmer. The series also featured guest stars such as William Shatner, Leslie Nielsen, Donald Pleasence, and Keenan Wynn. While this series appeared on some stations in Canada in syndication, CTV, which co-produced this series under network president Murray Chercover, did not offer this series to its affiliates until 1972, when the show became ''Police Surgeon''. ==Context== ''Dr. Simon Locke'' was a series that was produced not only to fulfill Canadian content regulations, but also to satisfy the American Prime Time Access Rule regarding early-evening network programming restrictions, which was mandated by the FCC in 1971. To make American broadcast possible, Colgate-Palmolive, the producers and sponsors of NBC medical soap opera ''The Doctors'', funded production of the series, and hired Groom and Albertson to play the starring roles. However, to save money, the producers opted to film the series in Toronto, instead of Hollywood or New York City. The main problem, however, was the monetary budgeting for the series, as a result of not only a choice of venue, but also the fact that the CTV network in Canada, which picked up the series for Canadian viewers, was still experiencing financial problems at the time, expecting its affiliated stations to help produce and fund its programming in a cooperative set-up. (See also ''The Trouble with Tracy''.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dr. Simon Locke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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