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
It being reckoned that Jesus was actually born in September.
A Bird in the Solitude Singing
Sep 21, 1964
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
""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
The punctuated forest. Autism and deafness in children.
Money, a Horse, and a Knowledge of Latin
Nov 16, 1964
The classical Rx, yet Dr. Swanson fails to inspire respect.
Courage at 3 A.M.
Dec 7, 1964
""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
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
Working in the hospital milieu.
When I am Grown to Man's Estate
Feb 8, 1965
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
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
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
""To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure."" (George Herbert)
A Slave is On the Throne
Apr 12, 1965
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
Euthanasia. ""Journeys end in lovers' meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.""—Twelfth Night