The DuPont Show of the Week The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon (Season 2, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

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The DuPont Show of the Week

The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon (Season 2, Episode 9)

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Dr. Robert Shannon, a brilliant American physician in Edinburgh, faces pressures from his friends, medical superiors and the woman he loves in his effort to find the right vaccine against a new and fatal influenza germ.

Director

Joan Kemp-Welch

Writers

Robert Banks Stewart (as Robert Stewart) | A.J. Cronin (original author)

Producer

Lewis Freedman

Production Designer

Frederick Pusey

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 16, 1962

Release date

Dec 16, 1962 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Alan Casley Policeman Policeman See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Madeleine Christie Mrs. Law Mrs. Law See fewer	Electric Dreams (1984)
Finlay Currie Sir Wilfred Challis Sir Wilfred Challis See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
Archie Duncan Reverend Law Reverend Law See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
Hugh Evans Malcolm Hodden Malcolm Hodden See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
Ronald Fraser Dr. James Mathers Dr. James Mathers See fewer	The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Betty Henderson Mrs. Maclaren Mrs. Maclaren See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Moultrie Kelsall Dr. Usher Dr. Usher See fewer	Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Elizabeth MacLennan Jean Law Jean Law See fewer	The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
Frank Olegario Dr. Chatterjee Dr. Chatterjee See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Rod Taylor Robert Shannon Robert Shannon See fewer	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Frank Summerscale Frankie (uncredited) Frankie (uncredited) See fewer	Theatre 625 (1964)