The Cutting Edge 

A dock worker is seriously injured in an accident and loses his arm in the process. He is taken to an experimental hospital called Project Hope headed by a dedicated surgeon named Gabriel ... See full summary »

Director:

Georg Fenady

Writers:

Lou Shaw (creator), Jeri Taylor

Stars:

Jack Klugman, Garry Walberg, John S. Ragin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Klugman	...	Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.
Garry Walberg	...	Lt. Frank Monahan (credit only)
John S. Ragin	...	Dr. Robert Asten (credit only)
Val Bisoglio	...	Danny Tovo (credit only)
Robert Ito	...	Sam Fujiyama (credit only)
Joseph Roman	...	Sgt. Brill (credit only)
John Randolph	...	Peter Muscanni
Paul Rudd	...	Kenny Kelso
Mary Louise Weller	...	Dr. Wendy Peterson
Anita Gillette	...	Dr. Emily Hanover
Barry Newman	...	Dr. Gabe McCracken
Allen Fawcett	...	Dr. Ted Wickett
Julie Phillips	...	Judy Kelso
Chevi Colton	...	Nurse
Terrence O'Connor	...	Hilary Barron

Storyline

A dock worker is seriously injured in an accident and loses his arm in the process. He is taken to an experimental hospital called Project Hope headed by a dedicated surgeon named Gabriel McCracken where his arm is reattached. The operation is a success, but a complication arises and he loses the use of his good arm. Now McCracken and his staff of cutting edge surgeons try to find a way to help the young man lead a better quality of life.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 1983 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glen A. Larson Productions,Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was not only the final episode of "Quincy M.E", it also served as a back-door pilot of a proposed series entitled "The Cutting Edge" with many of the characters that were in this episode. Also, Anita Gillette, who played Quincy's wife Dr. Emily Hannover, was to have become a regular on this series once "Quincy" went off the air.

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Goofs

Allen Fawcett is Kenny Kelso. I'd guess then Paul Rudd must be the doctor.

User Reviews

Seriously lame way to end a series.

I just finished watching the entire series (and after most episodes, I came to this site to read the reviews) and I just wanted to add something that I simply can't believe. This episode aired just 3 months after the fantastic "Goodbye, Farewell, & Amen", the final episode of M*A*S*H. Over 130 million people (when there were only about 250 million in the country at the time) tuned to watch that incredible tribute to the 11 years of the 4077th basically becoming family to most of us. Now Quincy was not nearly on par with MASH (especially during the later seasons), but how could the producers see, one; the incredible revenue generated and, two; the wonderful send off for a beloved set of characters and then do this to the loyal Quincy fans. No... it never would have even come close to MASH numbers, but they still could have generated some interest in a decent send off. I just watched 148 episodes over the last 2.5 years and this just left me feeling hollow knowing that there's nothing to follow.

The episode itself isn't horrible (neither was the Perlmutter episode), but neither of these were actually Quincy episodes. The fans deserved better.