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''The Doctors'' is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC Daytime from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982. There were 5280 episodes produced, with the 5000th episode airing in November 1981. The series was set in Hope Memorial Hospital in the fictional "Madison," located somewhere in New England. ==From anthology to serial== ''The Doctors'' debuted as an anthology series rather than a conventional soap opera, a very ambitious concept for that time. Stories were originally self-contained within one episode and featured various medical emergencies. Because of the obvious burdens and expense of casting for separate stories each day and due to ratings being lower than expected, on July 22, 1963, stories were expanded to weekly arcs with a new plot introduced every Monday and concluding that week on Friday. This, however, was only marginally successful than the daily anthology format had been. Beginning March 2, 1964, ''The Doctors'' ceased its experimental anthology format and became a traditional continuing serial, like all the other daytime dramas on air then. For most of the series, storylines revolved around Hope Memorial Hospital and its patriarchal Chief of Staff Dr. Matthew "Matt" Powers (played by James Pritchett), who started on the program on July 9, 1963, although Pritchett originally appeared on the series during its weekly anthology period, in another role. The cast for the original daily concept, which lasted from the premiere on April 1, 1963 until July 19, 1963, was: *Jock Gaynor as Dr. William Scott (April 1, 1963 - July 19, 1963, premiere cast) *Richard Roat as Dr. Jerry Chandler (April 1, 1963 - January 17, 1964, premiere cast) *Margot Moser as Dr. Elizabeth Hayes (April 1, 1963 - July 19, 1963, premiere cast) *Fred J. Scollay as Rev. Sam Shafer (April 1, 1963 - 1966, premiere cast) The early cast for the second, weekly concept, which lasted from the premiere on July 22, 1963 until February 24, 1964 , was:〔 *Richard Roat as Dr. Jerry Chandler (April 1, 1963 - January 17, 1964, premiere cast) *Fred J. Scollay as Rev. Sam Shafer (April 1, 1963 - 1966, premiere cast) *James Pritchett as Dr. Matt Powers (July 22, 1963 - December 31, 1982) *Rex Thompson as Michael Powers #1 (July 22, 1963 - 1966) *Ann Williams as Dr. Maggie Fielding (July 22, 1963 - 1965) *Joseph Campanella as Alec Fielding #1 (August 19–23, 1963) *Charles Braswell as Alec Fielding #2 (January 20 - February 11, 1964) *Scott Graham as Dr. Johnny McGill (January 20, 1964 - December 1964) *Joan Anderson as Nora Hansen Lloyd (March 9, 1964 - 1966) 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「The Doctors (1963 TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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