# Dr. Simon Locke

Dr. Simon Locke (on-screen title is Doctor Simon Locke) is a Canadian medical drama that was syndicated to television stations in the United States from 1971 to 1974 through the sponsorship of Colgate-Palmolive.

## Plot

The series was initially a medical drama that originated from the fictional rural town of Dixon Mills, where a young physician, Dr. Simon Locke (played by soap star Sam Groom), arrived in town to assist veteran physician Dr. Andrew Sellers (played by veteran actor Jack Albertson). The plot lines were more fitting for a big city medical drama, including a typhoid epidemic, child abuse, and even a murder. The series co-starred Len Birman as Sheriff Dan Palmer and Nuala Fitzgerald as Nurse Louise Wynn.
In 1972, Albertson left the series, and the series was renamed Police Surgeon, where Dr. Locke moved back to the city and worked for the police department's emergency unit, where he assists the cops in solving crimes that require medical research. The reworked series also starred Larry D. Mann as Locke's superior, Lieutenant Jack Gordon, with Len Birman returning in his role, now as Lieutenant Dan Palmer. Nerene Virgin played Ellie the Dispatcher in over thirty episodes of the reworked series, best known for her "3-M-D-9" radio call. The series also featured guest stars such as William Shatner, Leslie Nielsen, Donald Pleasence, Michael Ansara, Martin Sheen, and Keenan Wynn. Additionally, a then-unknown John Candy made his TV debut in the 1975 episode "Web of Guilt".

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Premiered: | Ended: | On-screen title |
| 1 | 26 | 13 September 1971 (1971-09-13) | 6 March 1972 (1972-03-06) | Doctor Simon Locke |
| 2 | 26 | 11 September 1972 (1972-09-11) | 12 March 1973 (1973-03-12) | Police Surgeon |
| 3 | 26 | 10 September 1973 (1973-09-10) | 11 March 1974 (1974-03-11) | Police Surgeon |
| 4 | 26 | 5 September 1974 (1974-09-05) | 6 March 1975 (1975-03-06) | Police Surgeon |

## Episode list
### Season 1: 1971–72

| Nº | Ep | Title | Director | Writer | Original air date |
| 1 | 1 | "The Day Simon Locke Came to Dixon Mills" | John Meredyth Lucas | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 13 September 1971 (1971-09-13) |
| 2 | 2 | "Gun Point" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 September 1971 (1971-09-20) |
| 3 | 3 | "Max" | George Gorman | Story by : Jeff Kantor Teleplay by : Barry Oringer | 27 September 1971 (1971-09-27) |
| 4 | 4 | "Walden Lost" | Richard Gilbert | Harry Kronman | 4 October 1971 (1971-10-04) |
| 5 | 5 | "Death Is a Wanderer" | Richard Gilbert | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 11 October 1971 (1971-10-11) |
| 6 | 6 | "Royal Treatment" | George Gorman | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 18 October 1971 (1971-10-18) |
| 7 | 7 | "Death Holds the Scales" | Richard Gilbert | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 25 October 1971 (1971-10-25) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Cage" | John Meredyth Lucas | John Meredyth Lucas | 1 November 1971 (1971-11-01) |
| 9 | 9 | "Bad Blood" | John Meredyth Lucas | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 8 November 1971 (1971-11-08) |
| 10 | 10 | "Where Are the Lucky Stars" | Gerald Mayer | Fred Freiberger | 15 November 1971 (1971-11-15) |
| 11 | 11 | "The Hero" | Gerald Mayer | Jim Carlson | 22 November 1971 (1971-11-22) |
| 12 | 12 | "Two Points of a Pitchfork: Part 1" | Gerald Mayer | Mort Forer, Marian Waldman, Chester Krumholz, and Wilton Schiller | 29 November 1971 (1971-11-29) |
| 13 | 13 | "Two Points of a Pitchfork: Part 2" | Gerald Mayer | Mort Forer, Marian Waldman, Chester Krumholz, and Wilton Schiller | 6 December 1971 (1971-12-06) |
| 14 | 14 | "The Healer" | John Meredyth Lucas | Story by : Brad Radnitz Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 13 December 1971 (1971-12-13) |
| 15 | 15 | "Crash" | John Meredyth Lucas | Howard Dimsdale | 20 December 1971 (1971-12-20) |
| 16 | 16 | "The Perfect Specimen" | Richard Gilbert | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 27 December 1971 (1971-12-27) |
| 17 | 17 | "Coo-Coo in the Nest" | Gerald Mayer | Story by : Helen French Teleplay by : Helen French, Chester Krumholz, and Wilton Schiller | 3 January 1972 (1972-01-03) |
| 18 | 18 | "The Man Who Hunted Hunters" | George Gorman | Story by : S. Rodge Olenicoff Teleplay by : Mort Forer and Marian Waldman | 10 January 1972 (1972-01-10) |
| 19 | 19 | "Too Many Candles" | Gerald Mayer | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 17 January 1972 (1972-01-17) |
| 20 | 20 | "Child of Silence" | Gerald Mayer | Oliver Crawford | 24 January 1972 (1972-01-24) |
| 21 | 21 | "Dark Future" | John Meredyth Lucas | Jim Carlson | 31 January 1972 (1972-01-31) |
| 22 | 22 | "The Cortessa Rose" | Gerald Mayer | John Meredyth Lucas | 7 February 1972 (1972-02-07) |
| 23 | 23 | "The Meddler" | John Meredyth Lucas | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 14 February 1972 (1972-02-14) |
| 24 | 24 | "Quiet Sunday" | Gerald Mayer | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 21 February 1972 (1972-02-21) |
| 25 | 25 | "Marooned" | Unknown | Unknown | 28 February 1972 (1972-02-28) |
| 26 | 26 | "The Wanderer" | John Meredyth Lucas | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 6 March 1972 (1972-03-06) |

### Season 2: 1972–73

| Nº | Ep | Title | Director | Writer | Original air date |
| 27 | 1 | "The Text According to Gracie" | John Meredyth Lucas | Fred Freiberger | 11 September 1972 (1972-09-11) |
| 28 | 2 | "Lady X" | Gerald Mayer | Oliver Crawford | 18 September 1972 (1972-09-18) |
| 29 | 3 | "Ten Kilos to Nowhere" | Unknown | Unknown | 25 September 1972 (1972-09-25) |
| 30 | 4 | "Confined Panic" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 October 1972 (1972-10-02) |
| 31 | 5 | "The Caller" | Gerald Mayer | Arthur Weiss | 9 October 1972 (1972-10-09) |
| 32 | 6 | "Blackmail" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 October 1972 (1972-10-16) |
| 33 | 7 | "Summer Sunday" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 October 1972 (1972-10-23) |
| 34 | 8 | "Crossfire" | John Meredyth Lucas | Maureen Daly | 30 October 1972 (1972-10-30) |
| 35 | 9 | "Time Out" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 November 1972 (1972-11-06) |
| 36 | 10 | "High Tension" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 November 1972 (1972-11-13) |
| 37 | 11 | "Night Watch" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 November 1972 (1972-11-20) |
| 38 | 12 | "No Place to Hide" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 November 1972 (1972-11-27) |
| 39 | 13 | "One Way to Heaven" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 December 1972 (1972-12-04) |
| 40 | 14 | "Bust Out" | Eric Till | Mort Forer | 11 December 1972 (1972-12-11) |
| 41 | 15 | "Shadows" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 December 1972 (1972-12-18) |
| 42 | 16 | "Castle Queen" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 January 1973 (1973-01-01) |
| 43 | 17 | "Veil of Death" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 January 1973 (1973-01-08) |
| 44 | 18 | "Assassin" | John Meredyth Lucas | Jack Guss | 15 January 1973 (1973-01-15) |
| 45 | 19 | "A Deadly Favor" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 January 1973 (1973-01-22) |
| 46 | 20 | "Requiem for a Canary" | John Meredyth Lucas and Brian Walker | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 29 January 1973 (1973-01-29) |
| 47 | 21 | "4th and Cherry: Code Three" | Gerald Mayer and Brian Walker | Howard Dimsdale | 5 February 1973 (1973-02-05) |
| 48 | 22 | "Death in the Last Row" | Unknown | Sam Ross | 12 February 1973 (1973-02-12) |
| 49 | 23 | "Kill the Apple Tree" | Gerald Mayer and Brian Walker | Oliver Crawford | 19 February 1973 (1973-02-19) |
| 50 | 24 | "Ordeal" | John Meredyth Lucas and Brian Walker | Maureen Daly | 26 February 1973 (1973-02-26) |
| 51 | 25 | "A Bullet for the General" | Gerald Mayer | Jonah Royston | 5 March 1973 (1973-03-05) |
| 52 | 26 | "Death Holds an Auction" | John Meredyth Lucas and Brian Walker | Mort Forer and Marian Waldman | 12 March 1973 (1973-03-12) |

### Season 3: 1973–74

| Nº | Ep | Title | Director | Writer | Original air date |
| 53 | 1 | "Ticket to Nowhere" | John Meredyth Lucas | Wallace Bennett | 10 September 1973 (1973-09-10) |
| 54 | 2 | "An Equal Right to Die" | Gerald Mayer | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 17 September 1973 (1973-09-17) |
| 55 | 3 | "The Judas Goat of Ebony Street" | Gerald Mayer | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 24 September 1973 (1973-09-24) |
| 56 | 4 | "Star Witness" | John Meredyth Lucas | Theodore Apstein | 1 October 1973 (1973-10-01) |
| 57 | 5 | "Killing Favors" | Gerald Mayer | Arthur Weiss | 8 October 1973 (1973-10-08) |
| 58 | 6 | "Losers, Weepers" | Gerald Mayer | Kevin De Courcey | 15 October 1973 (1973-10-15) |
| 59 | 7 | "Body Count" | John Meredyth Lucas | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 22 October 1973 (1973-10-22) |
| 60 | 8 | "Deadly Exchange" | John Meredyth Lucas | Maureen Daly | 29 October 1973 (1973-10-29) |
| 61 | 9 | "A Very Quiet Street" | John Meredyth Lucas | Jim Carlson | 5 November 1973 (1973-11-05) |
| 62 | 10 | "Kiss and Kill" | John Meredyth Lucas | Oliver Crawford | 12 November 1973 (1973-11-12) |
| 63 | 11 | "Dark Pages" | Gerald Mayer | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 19 November 1973 (1973-11-19) |
| 64 | 12 | "For an Encore, Murder" | John Meredyth Lucas | Randy Kreuger, Chester Krumholz, Wilton Schiller | 26 November 1973 (1973-11-26) |
| 65 | 13 | "Lies" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 December 1973 (1973-12-03) |
| 66 | 14 | "Vengeance" | Gerald Mayer | Chester Krumholz and Wilton Schiller | 10 December 1973 (1973-12-10) |
| 67 | 15 | "At the Stroke of Death" | Gerald Mayer | Chester Krumholz, Marjorie Priest, and Wilton Schiller | 17 December 1973 (1973-12-17) |
| 68 | 16 | "Dangerous Windfall" | Gerald Mayer | Calvin Clements Jr. | 31 December 1973 (1973-12-31) |
| 69 | 17 | "Smash Up" | John Meredyth Lucas | John Meredyth Lucas | 7 January 1974 (1974-01-07) |
| 70 | 18 | "A Taste of the Sun" | John Meredyth Lucas | Bryan Barney and Kaino Thomas | 14 January 1974 (1974-01-14) |
| 71 | 19 | "North Light" | John Meredyth Lucas | Story by : Martin Leager Teleplay by : Lew Lehman | 21 January 1974 (1974-01-21) |
| 72 | 20 | "The Importer" | John Meredyth Lucas | Helen French, Chester Krumholz, and Wilton Schiller | 28 January 1974 (1974-01-28) |
| 73 | 21 | "House Guest" | Eric Till | Kaino Thomas | 4 February 1974 (1974-02-04) |
| 74 | 22 | "Portrait of Florenza" | John Meredyth Lucas | Garard Banning and Mel Goldberg | 11 February 1974 (1974-02-11) |
| 75 | 23 | "Man Outside" | Peter Carter | Mel Goldberg, Chester Krumholz, and Wilton Schiller | 18 February 1974 (1974-02-18) |
| 76 | 24 | "Borrowed Trouble" | John Meredyth Lucas | Susanne K. Burnie, Chester Krumholz, and Wilton Schiller | 25 February 1974 (1974-02-25) |
| 77 | 25 | "A Bagfull of Dreams" | Eric Till | Chester Krumholz, Lew Lehman, Jonah Royston, and Wilton Schiller | 4 March 1974 (1974-03-04) |
| 78 | 26 | "A Sound from Edward Sanchez" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 March 1974 (1974-03-11) |

### Season 4: 1974–75

| Nº | Ep | Title | Director | Writer | Original air date |
| 79 | 1 | "He Is Among Us" | John Meredyth Lucas | Phyllis White and Robert White | 5 September 1974 (1974-09-05) |
| 80 | 2 | "Man in the Middle" | John Meredyth Lucas | Phyllis White and Robert White | 12 September 1974 (1974-09-12) |
| 81 | 3 | "Secrets" | John Meredyth Lucas | Lou Shaw | 19 September 1974 (1974-09-19) |
| 82 | 4 | "Target: Ms. Blue" | Peter Carter | Maureen Daly | 26 September 1974 (1974-09-26) |
| 83 | 5 | "The Militant" | Peter Carter | Fred Freiberger | 3 October 1974 (1974-10-03) |
| 84 | 6 | "Bad Apple" | John Meredyth Lucas | Howard Dimsdale, Chester Krumholz, and Wilton Schiller | 10 October 1974 (1974-10-10) |
| 85 | 7 | "No More Brass Bands" | Peter Carter | San Ross | 17 October 1974 (1974-10-17) |
| 86 | 8 | "Final Approach" | John Meredyth Lucas | Donald Jack | 24 October 1974 (1974-10-24) |
| 87 | 9 | "Fatal Deception" | Peter Carter | Wallace Bennett | 31 October 1974 (1974-10-31) |
| 88 | 10 | "The Killer" | John Meredyth Lucas | Chester Krumholz, Barry Pearson, Wilton Schiller, and Kaino Thomas | 7 November 1974 (1974-11-07) |
| 89 | 11 | "Lady Be Dead" | Peter Carter | Kaino Thomas | 14 November 1974 (1974-11-14) |
| 90 | 12 | "The Loser" | Peter Carter | Oliver Crawford | 21 November 1974 (1974-11-21) |
| 91 | 13 | "Stairwell" | Peter Carter | E. Jack Kaplan | 28 November 1974 (1974-11-28) |
| 92 | 14 | "Time Bomb" | Peter Carter | Robert Hamner | 5 December 1974 (1974-12-05) |
| 93 | 15 | "My Son, My Son" | John Meredyth Lucas | Gerard Banning and Mel Goldberg | 12 December 1974 (1974-12-12) |
| 94 | 16 | "Cry Murder" | John Meredyth Lucas | George Salverson | 19 December 1974 (1974-12-19) |
| 95 | 17 | "Requiem for an Animal" | John Meredyth Lucas | Robert Hamner, Chester Krumholz, Wilton Schiller, and Kaino Thomas | 2 January 1975 (1975-01-02) |
| 96 | 18 | "Mannequin" | Gerald Mayer | Chester Krumholz, Wilton Schiller, and Lou Shaw | 9 January 1975 (1975-01-09) |
| 97 | 19 | "Insight to Murder" | Peter Carter | Jim Carlson | 16 January 1975 (1975-01-16) |
| 98 | 20 | "Web of Guilt" | Gerald Mayer | Kaino Thomas | 23 January 1975 (1975-01-23) |
| 99 | 21 | "Vanished" | John Meredyth Lucas | Mort Forer | 30 January 1975 (1975-01-30) |
| 100 | 22 | "Angel of Mercy" | John Meredyth Lucas | John Meredyth Lucas | 6 February 1975 (1975-02-06) |
| 101 | 23 | "Run Harry Run" | John Meredyth Lucas | Jonah Royston and Kaino Thomas | 13 February 1975 (1975-02-13) |
| 102 | 24 | "Pint of Friendship" | John Meredyth Lucas | Chester Krumholz, Martin Roth, and Wilton Schiller | 20 February 1975 (1975-02-20) |
| 103 | 25 | "Halfway House" | Gerald Mayer | Lew Lehman | 27 February 1975 (1975-02-27) |
| 104 | 26 | "Sing a Sad Song" | Peter Carter | Jim Carlson | 6 March 1975 (1975-03-06) |

## Syndication/current airings

While this series appeared on some stations in Canada in syndication, CTV, which co-produced this series under network president Murray Chercover, did not offer this series to its affiliates until 1972, when the show became Police Surgeon.
In December 2014, it was announced that the Retro Television Network would begin broadcasting reruns of Police Surgeon.
As of December 2023, the series was dropped from their schedule. https://www.tvpassport.com/tv-listings/stations/retro-tv-network/14646/2023-12-30

## Filming locations

Most of the filming of the original season one episodes set in the fictional town of "Dixon Mills" took place in the village of Kleinburg, and surrounding Nashville and Vaughan areas of Ontario, often along more rural countryside roads. A number of episodes featured scenes filmed along Kirby Road and at the bowstring arch bridge by the Humber River in the Nashville Conservation Reserve. One episode "Crash" was filmed along present day Rutherford Road near Pine Valley Drive, another, "Two Points of a Pitchfork" used the Humber River bridge along Huntington Road north of Kirby Road as the checkpoint into town during a Typhus outbreak.
Some episodes were also filmed at the Valley Halla Estate on the Toronto Zoo grounds, and featured the house as the doctor's office and residence building. One episode from season 1 was shot at the old Markham, Ontario water tower in a story involving a mute boy who dangerously climbs the tower. Other season 1 scenes were shot at Highland Creek in Scarborough, Ontario, and at the old ski hill on Twyn Rivers Road in Pickering, Ontario.
Starting in the second season when the series was renamed and moved to a big-city setting, the filming moved strictly to Toronto (although Toronto wasn't specifically mentioned in the show as the setting). Much of the filming took place in the Etobicoke area, usually in various Mimico and New Toronto neighbourhoods, plazas, industrial areas and train yards. A lot of the stock footage of the ambulance van driving on the highway was filmed along the Gardiner Expressway around Sunnyside and downtown Toronto. One episode featured scenes shot inside Westwood Theatre, another a ride on a Gray Coach bus.