Night Five (6 Feb. 2002)

Josh covertly brings a psychiatrist to the white house to meet with the President who has been unable to sleep for five days.

Director:

Christopher Misiano

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator), Aaron Sorkin

Stars:

Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	C.J. Cregg
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Adam Arkin	...	Dr. Stanley Keyworth
Emily Procter	...	Ainsley Hayes
Kathleen York	...	Andrea Wyatt
NiCole Robinson	...	Margaret Hooper
Alanna Ubach	...	Celia Walton
Carmen Argenziano	...	Leonard Wallace, Billy Price's Editor
Nancy Cassaro	...	Janet Price

Storyline

Josh covertly brings a psychiatrist to the white house to meet with the President who has been unable to sleep for five days.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 23, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Ainsley Hayes: If I felt demeaned, I'd be among the very first people to know it.

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Soundtracks

"Destiny"
Performed by Zero 7

User Reviews

Did you see anyone you knew on the plane, Dr. Keyworth?

The transcendent Adam Arkin returns as trauma specialist Stanley Keyworth, thinking he's been called to counsel Josh again. A series of subterfuges plop him into the presidential library, where he's left alone with...a president who hasn't slept in five nights, since Toby questioned him about his father. Could we have an entire season of episodes devoted solely to sessions between Stanley and Bartlet? As the two of them get into father issues, and the size of the ever-growing image Jed is trying to live up to...it's just brilliant. You get the feeling that Sorkin probably had as much fun writing it as the most appreciative fan did watching. As if all that weren't enough, there's a subplot that almost upstages the Emmy- worthy main plot, in which Sam compliments Ainsley on her sexiness, only to be accused of impropriety by an indignant temp (Alanna Ubach - HUNG, POUND PUPPIES). Also, Toby makes a compelling, even scorching, argument for global American interventionism.