RAFFERTY (1977) – Before House there was Rafferty! The great Patrick McGoohan, still praised for his multiple creative contributions to the 1967 series The Prisoner, seemed to have found another show ideally suited to his unique talents.
McGoohan starred as Dr. Sid Rafferty, who had just retired as a colonel from the Army Medical Corps after 20 years of service. Rafferty was now an MD in the civilian world, and though he was impressing many with his masterful diagnostic skills, his gruff, cranky demeanor and impatience with lesser minds led to clashes with hospital administrators. Continue reading
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