Skip to Main Content

S1 E11 Flash of Darkness

Drama

TV-PG

25 minutes

Feb 13, 1955

This "what-if" episode imagines what would happen in the event of a nuclear strike on Los Angeles. Dr. Styner and his colleagues are at a warehouse outside the city for a training session, but must try to make their way back to the devastated city.Featuring: Richard Boone, Nan Boardman, Wheaton Chambers

Season 1, 22 Episodes

The Medic - White is the Color

White is the Color,

A young husband must inform his pregnant wife that she's been diagnosed with fatal leukemia. Concern now shifts to the expected baby's survival. Dr. Styner wages an extended battle in the delivery room for the newborn's survival.

The Medic - Laughter is a Boy

Laughter is a Boy,

Eight-year-old Jonno's speech is garbled because of a cleft palate he was born with. Now kids mock him and he's retreating into a lonely world of his own. Grandfather's too elderly to do anything. What can teenage brother Pete do to help?

The Medic - I Climb the Stars

I Climb the Stars,

After collapsing on stairs, winsome young Annie is discovered to have a heart condition. Now doctors must operate to save her. But will they be able to after her heart stops?

The Medic - My Brother Joe

My Brother Joe,

A ten-year-old boy is in a coma after an auto accident, and a neurosurgeon and other specialists try to ascertain the extent of damage to the boy's brain. Meanwhile, the child's family tries to deal with the possibility of their child not coming through.

The Medic - My Very Good Friend Albert

My Very Good Friend Albert,

Swedish immigrant Albert plays viola in a symphony orchestra. But his hearing is getting worse, so he's let go. Also, his social life is being held back. An operation can correct the problem, but will it stay fixed, and how to pay.

The Medic - The Wild Intruder

The Wild Intruder,

With only a week to go before her wedding, a young woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and must undergo an operation at once. A medical team must deal with both her physical problems and her fragile mental state at the same time.

The Medic - Red Christmas

A young woman is wheeled in, the victim of a holiday road accident. Doctors pour over her, determining the extent of injuries. The tipsy driver responsible, her employer, callously wants to get on with his life.

The Medic - Boy In The Storm

Boy In The Storm,

Following the death of his aunt/guardian, a 17-year-old epileptic is methodically treated with medication and extensive counseling in order that he may be able to live a comparatively normal life with a caring foster family.

The Medic - Breath of Life

Breath of Life,

Obsessively self-reliant Dr. Robert Parker faces an uncertain future and an extended period of reliance on an iron lung (and on other people) after he contracts a case of polio.

The Medic - A Time to Be Alive

A Time to Be Alive,

Eleven-year-old Danny is a hemophiliac, even a slight injury can cause death. He's cut his arm and the doctors must halt the bleeding. Now his older sister worries that she too may be subject to the genetic disease.

The Medic - Flash of Darkness

Flash of Darkness,

This "what-if" episode imagines what would happen in the event of a nuclear strike on Los Angeles. Dr. Styner and his colleagues are at a warehouse outside the city for a training session, but must try to make their way back to the devastated city.

The Medic - Mercy Wears an Apron

Mercy Wears an Apron,

An aging actor has been a paraplegic for five years. Confined to bed, he turns to the bottle, maundering over his situation. That is, until a public health nurse arrives. Now he feels sensations in his legs. Is it just wishful thinking?

The Medic - Dr. Impossible

Dr. Impossible,

In 1884, pioneering surgeon Dr. William Stewart Halstead finds that he and three colleagues are slowly but surely becoming seriously addicted to the cocaine that they have been using in anesthetic self-experiments.

The Medic - Break Through the Bars

Break Through the Bars,

A quiet, sedate, middle-aged bank cashier suddenly begins to exhibit strange and disturbing behavior. After a thorough examination, a medical team decides that his problem can best be treated by electroshock therapy.

The Medic - Death is a Red Balloon

Death is a Red Balloon,

A young wife and mother are suddenly stricken with a brain aneurysm. Now the couple must decide between short-term treatment hoping for no recurrence or risk delicate brain surgery to remedy the problem.

The Medic - All My Mothers, All My Fathers

All My Mothers, All My Fathers,

An abandoned baby grows up in a hospital ward when an extensive series of surgical procedures is necessary to repair the damage caused when the infant's mother forced her to ingest caustic household lye.

The Medic - Physician Heal Thyself

Physician Heal Thyself,

Shortly before completing his residency and beginning his own practice, a resident internist is stunned when a routine chest X-Ray reveals that he has contracted an active case of tuberculosis.

The Medic - Wall of Silence

Wall of Silence,

Following an assault that results in a severe head injury, a newspaper editor develops aphasia and must struggle through the lengthy rehabilitative process necessary to re-learn even basic speech and literary skills.

The Medic - My Child's Keeper

My Child's Keeper,

Two mothers leave their children, a little girl and a baby boy, alone downstairs. The girl discovers a lighter and starts a blaze that engulfs them both. At the hospital, one mother holds the other responsible for what happened.

The Medic - Lifeline

An injured sailor is helicoptered onto a naval hospital ship for treatment. There the head doctor suddenly starts treating his staff angrily. It appears he has a personal stake in the sailor's survival.

The Medic - Never Comes Sunday

Never Comes Sunday,

The blow to a child's head causes not only brain damage, but a dysfunctional family, as the members try to cope with the girl's problems.

The Medic - General Practitioner

General Practitioner,

Dr. Terence Canfield, a general practitioner, is involved in the lives of his patients to the extent that it is beginning to adversely affect his own marriage.

Details

The Medic

Drama

TV-PG

2 Seasons

26 minutes

Highlights the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors and surgeons headed by Dr. Konrad Styner (Richard Boone). One of the first medical shows on TV that paid strict attention to detail of the operations and medical procedures.

Watch Free TV Shows

Watch free TV shows, from exciting new releases to timeless classics. Whether you’re into gripping crime shows, fan-favorite sitcoms, reality TV, or acclaimed dramas, watch free full seasons of TV shows On Demand anytime, anywhere.