TV series

Dr. Kildare

1961–1966 · 5 seasons

A earnest, patient medical drama that treats illness and moral dilemmas with quiet seriousness, asking you to care about each case.

Overview: The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Healing, morality, work, parenthood
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: healing
morality
work
parenthood
class
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild