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St. Elsewhere S1E17 — Brothers

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St. Elsewhere•Season 1•Episode 17

Brothers

8.7/10 · 90 votesMar 15, 198360 min

Ranked #2 of 22 in Season 1•+0.6 vs season avg

A fisherman lobbies Dr. Westphall to let his brother die in peace and dignity; Fiscus substitutes for Ehrlich on a date with Shirley Daniels; and Helen's stress mounts as the hospital suffers computer glitches and she faces a radical mastectomy. Peter celebrates his birthday and

Directed byMark Tinker

Written byJohn Tinker, Mark Tinker

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Cast12

William Daniels

William Daniels

Mark Craig

G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey

Hugh Beale

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Victor Ehrlich

Terence Knox

Terence Knox

Peter White

Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel

Wayne Fiscus

David Morse

David Morse

Jack Morrison

Ed Flanders

Ed Flanders

Donald Westphall

Christina Pickles

Christina Pickles

Helen Rosenthal

David Birney

David Birney

Ben Samuels

Kavi Raz

Kavi Raz

Vijay Kochar

Cynthia Sikes

Cynthia Sikes

Annie Cavanero

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Philip Chandler

Crew3

Mark Tinker

Mark Tinker

Director

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John Tinker

Writer

Mark Tinker

Mark Tinker

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Brothers" is episode 17 of St. Elsewhere season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 90 votes, ranking #2 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Mark Tinker and written by John Tinker, Mark Tinker, it aired on March 15, 1983.

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