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Medical Story: The Right to Die

BBC One
on BBC One London

A new film series of 11 hospital dramas highlighting controversial issues of the day. Tonight starring Juliet Mills as Ellen Richards, Ruth Gordon as Emily, Bradford Dillman as Dr Warren, Richard Mulligan as Dr Freeland, Sheila Larken as Jean Ingraham, Marsha Hunt as Sylvia Brent, Robert Mandan as Dr Sutton, Arthur O'Connell as Dr Loomis

Ellen Richards is considered a model nurse but when surgeon Gerald Warren urges sprightly 82-year-old Emily Dobson to undergo a brain operation she risks her career to oppose him.

Contributors

Ellen Richards:
Juliet Mills
Emily:
Ruth Gordon
Dr Warren:
Bradford Dillman
Dr Freeland:
Richard Mulligan
Jean Ingraham:
Sheila Larken
Sylvia Brent:
Marsha Hunt
Dr Sutton:
Robert Mandan
Dr Loomis:
Arthur O'Connell
Source: Radio Times

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