Ben Casey: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Ben Casey Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
August is the Month Before Christmas
Sep 14, 1964 · 60 min
It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.
A Bird in the Solitude Singing
Sep 21, 1964 · 60 min
From the wreck of my past, which hath perish'd, Thus much I at least may recall, It hath taught me that which I most cherish'd Deserved to be dearest of all: In the
But Who Shall Beat the Drums?
Sep 28, 1964 · 60 min
""There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?"" (Charles Lamb)
Woods Full of Question Marks
Oct 26, 1964 · 60 min
The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.
Money, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin
Nov 16, 1964 · 60 min
The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.
Courage at 3 A.M.
Dec 7, 1964 · 60 min
""As to moral courage, he [Napoleon] had very rarely found it, he said, that of two hours past midnight; which is to say, courage unawares.""
Where Does the Boomerang Go?
Jan 11, 1965 · 60 min
Australian veterinarian Dr. Geoffrey Collicott inspires his ward mates at County General. Although diagnosed himself with a terminal illness, his expertise could save the life of y
Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World
Jan 25, 1965 · 60 min
Working in the hospital milieu.
A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks
Feb 1, 1965 · 60 min
Cleopatra and the clepsydra.
When I am Grown to Man's Estate
Feb 8, 1965 · 60 min
Looking Forward When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys. Robert Louis Stevenson
A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well
Mar 1, 1965 · 60 min
Wesley Boone, a strapping dockworker and the sole breadwinner for his parents and brother, is admitted to County General suffering from muscular problems. The case becomes complica
A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow
Mar 8, 1965 · 60 min
Dr. Green practices the best medicine, but Dr. Zorba and Dr. Casey are rather saturnine on his manner.
Three Li'l Lambs
Mar 29, 1965 · 60 min
""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)
A Slave is On the Throne
Apr 12, 1965 · 60 min
Casey's colleague, surgeon Dr. Bill Justin, finds his work affected by several personal problems including his wealthy but inattentive wife Jeanne and his lover Felice. When Bill d
Journeys End in Lovers Meeting
Apr 19, 1965 · 60 min
Euthanasia. ""Journeys end in lovers' meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.""—Twelfth Night
Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Ben Casey?
May 3, 1965 · 60 min
A son of the auld sod.
From Sutter's Crick...and Beyond Farewell
May 10, 1965 · 60 min
A memorable rapprochement.