TV series

Birdland

Name: Birdland
Released: 1994
Cast: Brian Dennehy, CCH Pounder, Lindsay Frost, Julio Oscar Mechoso, John Rothman

1994· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 6.0Ended

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Synopsis

Dr. Brian McKenzie, the chief of psychiatry at Riverview Hospital in Oakland, deals with patients while trying to juggle his own problems.

Themes

hospital psychiatrist medical drama mental health professional

Episodes

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E1 PilotNext upJan 5, 1994 · 60 min
Synopsis
McKenzie looks for what triggered a sudden change in a teenage accident victim, and gives his chief resident the duty of cutting a staffer to meet their budget.
Guest stars: K Callan, Natasha Gregson Wagner, John Savage, Diana Bellamy
E2 Crazy for YouJan 12, 1994 · 60 min
Synopsis
McKenzie meets his son's new girlfriend, whose volatility leads to her becoming a patient. Meanwhile, the ward gets a new administrator and a patient whose spectacles appear to give him X-ray vision.
E3 Plan BJan 19, 1994 · 60 min
Synopsis
A man takes the ER staff hostage to get compensation for his wife's death there. But Horner is convinced it's a full-scale invasion of the hospital.
E4 O.C.D.P.D. BlueJan 26, 1994 · 60 min
Synopsis
A cop tells McKenzie he's having visions of shooting his partner; Horner rejects his brother who's come to take him home; Niles becomes enamored of Mary.
E5 Grand DelusionsFeb 9, 1994 · 60 min
Synopsis
A new patient admits to McKenzie that he killed a man; Jesse is charged with malpractice; Zuchetti is no help to Niles in connecting with Mary.
E6 Sons and MuddersApr 14, 1994 · 60 min
Synopsis
Niles suspects the rebellion of a politician's son stems from a dysfunctional homelife; McKenzie's ""sure-thing"" at the track has him liquidating his assets; a Polish bus driver develops a French accent after an accident.
E7 Lower Than the AngelsApr 21, 1994 · 60 min
Synopsis
McKenzie suspects a genetic illness when his nephew, a priest, confesses that God has spoken to him; staffers discover that a patient is an esteemed painter.