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The Story So Far...
- Jack Klugman as Quincy
- John S. Ragin as Dr. Robert Asten
- Garry Walberg as Lt. Frank Monahan
- Robert Ito as Sam Fujiyama
- Joseph Roman as Sgt. Brill
- Val Bisoglio as Danny Tovo
The cast - a dream team indeed. Together, these extraordinary people created a dream. A dream, which I hope to perpetuate since the BBC have decided that Dick Van "I am a full-time doctor yet own and run a restaurant at the same time, plus I live with my son" Dyke is better daytime TV stuff. Grrrr.... No I am not bitter. Oh no.
Anyway, basic plot as follows:
1.Strange/mundane/tragic death occurs. Only the viewer knows what really happened at this stage.
2.Quincy performs autopsy.
3.Quincy eventually suspects foul play (most often just before his report is due in), and forces Sam to forgo his compulsory "hot date" whilst jeapordising the whole department by leaving all of his other cases and paperwork to one side.
4.Asten usually gets annoyed, but Quincy works his magic and invariably gets his boss' support.
5.Quincy solves the case (often with the help of Monahan, thus also creating a massing backlog of paperwork for the police department), using petri dishes and microscopes and fancy equipment. Sometimes, he dashes into a courtroom just before verdict is passed, and brings about justice.
6.Everyone ends up at Danny's, and gets drunk or gambles, whilst oggling the semi-nude barmaids.
Oh, and Quincy gets a bird somewhere in there too... Busy man!
To this generic plotline, Quincy adds fantastic conviction in his character, and devoted passion about all the poor innocent people. Throughout the 147 produced episodes, social responsibility is Quincy's calling card. Unqualified coroners, disreputable plastic surgeons, elder abuse, the availability of a deadly chemical for use as a fertilizer of marijuana, and various environmental issues were all among the topics that came under Quincy's careful scalpel. Probably the single most-visited plot was Quincy's strong dislike of bureaucracy within the medical community.
Genius. Let us not however forget the themetune - pure art!
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