Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001)

Dr. Mark Sloan is a doctor at Community General Hospital, and he is a consultant for the police department. His son Steve Sloan is a detective for the department. He and his father, along ... See full summary »

Creator:

Joyce Burditt

Stars:

Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Barry Van Dyke

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dick Van Dyke	...	Dr. Mark Sloan (179 episodes, 1993-2002)
Victoria Rowell	...	Amanda Bentley-Livingston (179 episodes, 1993-2002)
Barry Van Dyke	...	Steve Sloan (179 episodes, 1993-2002)
Charlie Schlatter	...	Dr. Jesse Travis (138 episodes, 1995-2002)
Michael Tucci	...	Norman Briggs (85 episodes, 1993-1997)

Storyline

Dr. Mark Sloan is a doctor at Community General Hospital, and he is a consultant for the police department. His son Steve Sloan is a detective for the department. He and his father, along with emergency room resident Dr. Jesse Travis and Dr. Amanda Bentley, who is the pathologist at the hospital help to solve some very strange murder cases in Diagnosis Murder.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | hospital | doctor | detective | diagnosis | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diagnose - Mord

Filming Locations:

Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dean Hargrove Productions, Fred Silverman Company, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (178 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dick Van Dyke was already 67 when the series began.

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Connections

Referenced in Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002)

User Reviews

The most underrated 'whodunit' series

I remember seeing the pre-series TV-movie "Diagnosis of Murder" in 1992, but I didn't watch the Diagnosis Murder TV series until the fall of 1997 (as it was starting its fifth season), when Robert Stack made a guest appearance in the episode "Open and Shut." After that, I didn't watch the show again until January of 1998. That was when I finally started watching it on a regular basis.

Considering the fact that Diagnosis Murder mainly appeals to senior audiences, I joke at the idea of being one of the few twentysomethings who watches it. Nonetheless, it is entertaining. In addition, I consider it to be the most underrated 'whodunit' series, and one of the most underrated TV shows in general.

However, the show's most common error is that many murder victims are declared dead literally seconds after they collapse. In other words, there is little that is done to try and revive them. But that isn't always the case. Sometimes, our heroes make some effort to save them until it becomes impossible to do so.

One interesting piece of trivia is that Diagnosis Murder, which has been on for eight years, has outlasted Dick Van Dyke's other show (The Dick Van Dyke Show), which lasted an impressive five years.

With son Barry Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan's son Steve comes a major advantage: if Barry "mistakenly" calls his father dad while playing their respective roles, then they at least know that it's not a mistake at all. Get it?