Episode Guide - Wojeck (Series) (1966-1968)
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The Last Man In the World (Sep 13, 1966). The plight of the Indian in the white man's world is the subject of this program. Joe Smith, a Cree from Moosonee comes to the city in search of work and is driven to end his life in a jail cell. Steve Wojeck investigates and uncovers aspects of the alien society which led Joe to his death.
Listen, an Old Man Is Speaking (Sep 20, 1966). This episode deals with society's neglect of the aged; Frederick Mueller witnesses the death of one of his room-mates in an old people's home and reports the staff's negligence to coroner Steve Wojeck. Cast credit: John Vernon, Patricia Collins, Ted Follows, Carl Banas, Ludwig Donath (Frederick Mueller), Alice Hill, Tom Harvey, Cec Linder.
All Aboard For Candyland (Sep 27, 1966). Kate Reid plays Rose Hunter, a children's nurse in a city hospital where Marty Wojeck (Patricia Collins) works as a nurse's aide. Rose is a longtime drug addict, and her death starts Dr. Steve Wojeck (John Vernon) on an investigation that threatens his own career.
The Cold Smile of Friends - Part 1 of 2 (Oct 4, 1966). First program of a two-part episode. Gale Fletcher, a pregnant and unwed patient of Wojeck's is found to be suffering from a critical illness. Paralleling this story is the story of a dress designer who is seeking an illegal abortion without her husband's knowledge.Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Carl Banas, Patricia Collins, Jennifer Leak, Sharon Acker, Robert Goodier.
The Cold Smile of Friends - Part 2 of 2 (Oct 11, 1966). Second program in a two-part episode. Steve Wojeck continues his involvement with Gale Fletcher, a pregnant, unwed woman who is suffering from a critical illness. Wojeck is also called to investigate the death of a doctor who was a suspect in an illegal abortion case. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Carl Banas, Patricia Collins, Jennifer Leak, Sharon Acker, Robert Goodier, Ruth Springford, Dawn Greenhalgh, Laddie Dennis, Hugh Curry, Jars Dick.
Does Anyone Remember the Victim's Name? (Oct 18, 1966). In this episode, Steve Wojeck investigates the death of a young man suspected of brutally murding an old woman. The youth was killed by a veteran police officer and newspapers accuse the officer of police brutality. Wojeck's investigation incites unforseen attention from some influential citizens. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Cec Linder, Peter Donat, Andrew Allan, Bill Barranger, Claire Drainie, Dennis Sweeting, E.M. Margolese, Don McGill, Joe Crysdale.
Pick a Time, Any Time (Oct 25, 1966).
Thy Mother a Lady, Lovely and Bright (Nov 1, 1966). Coroner Steve Wojeck investigates the case of a young woman who died in childbirth. Negligence on the part of the hospital staff is suspected by Wojeck as he becomes acquainted with the woman's artist husband, Gerry Coleman and his unusual Trotskyite neighbors, Gus and Bea Lefkowitz. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Louis Zorich, Richard Bidlake, Hanna Poznanska, Ann Collings, Sandy Webster, Dawn Greenhalgh, Gerard Parkes, Sean Sullivan, Douglas Ney.
Another Sunrise, Another Dawn, Another Day (Nov 15, 1966). Script by Phillip Hersch. Directed by Ronald Weyman. Starring John Vernon as Dr. Steve Wojeck with Ted Follows, Patricia Collins and Carl Banas. Steve Wojeck is pretty sure that Joseph Clara murdered his wife, but can't prove it, or even figure out how the little man accomplished the deed. Steve also believes that Joseph's landlady may be in danger. Guest star: Hugh Webster as Joseph Clara. With Moya Fenwick as Mary Kimberley; Ron Hartmann as George English; Sean Sullivan as Detective Quinlan; Paisley Maxwell as Jean Clara; James Edmond as a funeral director; and Barrie Baldaro as a graveyard man.
Tell Them the Streets Are Dancing (Nov 22, 1966). After a young Italian construction worker dies from a sickness brought on by conditions in an underground excavation, coroner Steve Wojeck orders an inquest. The construction company owner and his son are subsequently hospitalized for beatings by unidentified assailants. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Bruno Gerussi, Chuck Shamata. (This tenth episode of Wojeck was originally telecast (as a pilot for the series) on the Bob Hope Theatre Series in March, 1966.)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Part 1 of 2 (Jan 2, 1968). Car safety is the issue of this Phillip Hersch script. In the first of two parts, coroner Steve Wojeck investigates a fatal automobile accident. At the inquest, Wojeck suggests that the car and not the driver may have been at fault. Wojeck asks the federal government for an inquiry into automobile safety. The subplot centres around a young couple, Nina and Bob Eden, who have an emotionally disturbed daughter. Cast credit: John Vernon; Ted Follows; Patricia Collins; Carl Banas; Peter Donat; Michael Learned; Frank Perry; Robert Christie; Chris Wiggins.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Part 1 of 2 (Jan 9, 1968). In the second part of this Phillip Hersch script, coroner Steve Wojeck appears before a parliamentary committee in Ottawa on automobile safety. In the subplot, centred around Bob and Nina Eden, Nina decides to hospitalize her emotionally disturbed girl. A car accident kills Nina and her other child. The car they were driving in is found to be the same type that was involved in the previous accident which began the first part of this daram. These episodes are noteworthy for their special effects. Two cars, made up to resemble no known make were constructed on real chassis. The realistic car crash was filmed on the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto. Cast credit: John Vernon; Ted Follows; Patricia Collins; Carl Banas; Peter Donat; Michael Learned; Frank Perry; Robert Christie; Chris Wiggins.
After All, Who's Art Morrison? (Jan 23, 1968). A young homosexual is arrested after a hotel killing. During the suit, the prosecutor, Bob Allenburry, (a respected family man and friend of Steve Wojeck) is blackmailed by Harry Richards, a friend of the accused, which jeopardizes Allenburry's career. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Robert Goodier, Jack Creley, Larry Perkins, Cec Linder, Claire Drainie, Hugh Curry, Margot Kidder, Bob Jeffrey.
Give Until It Hurts and Then Some (Jan 30, 1968). Sitting on the Fund Raising Committee for the City of Zion Hospital, coroner Steve Wojeck learns of an emergency admission of an Arab sailor who has a possible case of smallpox. This Arab admission to the Jewish hospital creates a controversial issue for the committee members. Bourgiba, the ship's captain, fights the health authorities when the sailor's ship is quarantined and the ship's owner offers a donation to the hospital in return for the sailor's release. Wojeck is prompted to investigate when he learns that there is a dead man aboard the ship. Cast credit: John Vernon, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, George Sperdakos, Franz Russell, Cec Linder, Paul Harding.
Another Wonderful Day (Feb 6, 1968). After an old man collapses and is rushed to the hospital, a young doctor suspects botulism (the most deadly form of food poisoning). Coroner Steve Wojeck is in agreement with the doctor and urges the police to track down the source of the poisoning (believed to be a mobile canteen) before there are other victims. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Graydon Gould, Norman Welsh, Leslie Yeo, Michael Zenon, Joe Austin, John Torrington, Michael O'Regan, Jack Van Evera, James Barron, Len Doncheff.
You've Been Very Kind (Feb 13, 1968). Nancy Howard is pulled out of the water and later dies in hospital. In an attempt to discover whether the woman's death was suicide, Wojeck approaches a priest who seems to be withholding information. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Budd Knapp, Kay Hawtrey, Margaret MacLeod, Gertrude Bradley, Phyllis Marshall.
Fair Egypt (Feb 20, 1968). This episode juxtaposes the story of Madame Czerensky, a beautiful but aging woman (played by Katherine Blake) who fears that someone is trying to kill her, with the story of amuseum publicist with a mummy to bury and in need of a death certificate. Coroner Steve Wojeck discovers that the cause of the mummy's death and the source of Madame Czerensky's illness are the same: both used a mud pack from Egypt which contained arsenic; consequently both Madame Czerensky and the mummy suffered from their vanity. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Katherine Blake, Ed McNamara, Drew Thompson, Chris Wiggins, Martha Henry, Eddie Sigvard.
Name of the Games that People Play (Feb 27, 1968). In this episode, written by former football player Jerry O'Flanagan, coroner Steve Wojeck attends a Raiders football game. Football hero Rod Watson and his girlfriend Nancy have an automobile accident after the game. Watson is only shaken up by the accident, but Nancy is found dead. Pills that were found on her body provoke Wojeck's suspicion; these pills are discovered to be pills distributed to the football players as well. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Lee Paterson, William Kemp, Lynne Gorman, Peggy Mahon, Wally Koster, Sydney Brown, William Thourlby, Larry Reynolds, John Anthony, Louise King.
Chocolate Fudge With Walnuts (Mar 5, 1968). Steve Wojeck gets involved professionally and personally when an elderly man dies suddenly while being transferred from a hospital to a mental institution.
A Dime Harry Doesn't Need (Mar 12, 1968). An unidentified man is hit by a car driven by Ed Bailass, an alcoholic friend of Steve Wojeck. The man dies in the hospital and Bailass, facing a more serious charge than impaired driving, becomes inebriated again and is subsequently arrested. In search of the victim's identity, coroner Steve Wojeck finds himself in a downtown mission with friends of the dead man. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, John Gardiner, Hugh Webster, John Sullivan, Paisle Maxwell, Jonathan White, Jon Granik, Kenneth Dight.
Listen, an Old Man Is Speaking (Sep 20, 1966). This episode deals with society's neglect of the aged; Frederick Mueller witnesses the death of one of his room-mates in an old people's home and reports the staff's negligence to coroner Steve Wojeck. Cast credit: John Vernon, Patricia Collins, Ted Follows, Carl Banas, Ludwig Donath (Frederick Mueller), Alice Hill, Tom Harvey, Cec Linder.
All Aboard For Candyland (Sep 27, 1966). Kate Reid plays Rose Hunter, a children's nurse in a city hospital where Marty Wojeck (Patricia Collins) works as a nurse's aide. Rose is a longtime drug addict, and her death starts Dr. Steve Wojeck (John Vernon) on an investigation that threatens his own career.
The Cold Smile of Friends - Part 1 of 2 (Oct 4, 1966). First program of a two-part episode. Gale Fletcher, a pregnant and unwed patient of Wojeck's is found to be suffering from a critical illness. Paralleling this story is the story of a dress designer who is seeking an illegal abortion without her husband's knowledge.Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Carl Banas, Patricia Collins, Jennifer Leak, Sharon Acker, Robert Goodier.
The Cold Smile of Friends - Part 2 of 2 (Oct 11, 1966). Second program in a two-part episode. Steve Wojeck continues his involvement with Gale Fletcher, a pregnant, unwed woman who is suffering from a critical illness. Wojeck is also called to investigate the death of a doctor who was a suspect in an illegal abortion case. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Carl Banas, Patricia Collins, Jennifer Leak, Sharon Acker, Robert Goodier, Ruth Springford, Dawn Greenhalgh, Laddie Dennis, Hugh Curry, Jars Dick.
Does Anyone Remember the Victim's Name? (Oct 18, 1966). In this episode, Steve Wojeck investigates the death of a young man suspected of brutally murding an old woman. The youth was killed by a veteran police officer and newspapers accuse the officer of police brutality. Wojeck's investigation incites unforseen attention from some influential citizens. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Cec Linder, Peter Donat, Andrew Allan, Bill Barranger, Claire Drainie, Dennis Sweeting, E.M. Margolese, Don McGill, Joe Crysdale.
Pick a Time, Any Time (Oct 25, 1966).
Thy Mother a Lady, Lovely and Bright (Nov 1, 1966). Coroner Steve Wojeck investigates the case of a young woman who died in childbirth. Negligence on the part of the hospital staff is suspected by Wojeck as he becomes acquainted with the woman's artist husband, Gerry Coleman and his unusual Trotskyite neighbors, Gus and Bea Lefkowitz. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Louis Zorich, Richard Bidlake, Hanna Poznanska, Ann Collings, Sandy Webster, Dawn Greenhalgh, Gerard Parkes, Sean Sullivan, Douglas Ney.
Another Sunrise, Another Dawn, Another Day (Nov 15, 1966). Script by Phillip Hersch. Directed by Ronald Weyman. Starring John Vernon as Dr. Steve Wojeck with Ted Follows, Patricia Collins and Carl Banas. Steve Wojeck is pretty sure that Joseph Clara murdered his wife, but can't prove it, or even figure out how the little man accomplished the deed. Steve also believes that Joseph's landlady may be in danger. Guest star: Hugh Webster as Joseph Clara. With Moya Fenwick as Mary Kimberley; Ron Hartmann as George English; Sean Sullivan as Detective Quinlan; Paisley Maxwell as Jean Clara; James Edmond as a funeral director; and Barrie Baldaro as a graveyard man.
Tell Them the Streets Are Dancing (Nov 22, 1966). After a young Italian construction worker dies from a sickness brought on by conditions in an underground excavation, coroner Steve Wojeck orders an inquest. The construction company owner and his son are subsequently hospitalized for beatings by unidentified assailants. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Bruno Gerussi, Chuck Shamata. (This tenth episode of Wojeck was originally telecast (as a pilot for the series) on the Bob Hope Theatre Series in March, 1966.)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Part 1 of 2 (Jan 2, 1968). Car safety is the issue of this Phillip Hersch script. In the first of two parts, coroner Steve Wojeck investigates a fatal automobile accident. At the inquest, Wojeck suggests that the car and not the driver may have been at fault. Wojeck asks the federal government for an inquiry into automobile safety. The subplot centres around a young couple, Nina and Bob Eden, who have an emotionally disturbed daughter. Cast credit: John Vernon; Ted Follows; Patricia Collins; Carl Banas; Peter Donat; Michael Learned; Frank Perry; Robert Christie; Chris Wiggins.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Part 1 of 2 (Jan 9, 1968). In the second part of this Phillip Hersch script, coroner Steve Wojeck appears before a parliamentary committee in Ottawa on automobile safety. In the subplot, centred around Bob and Nina Eden, Nina decides to hospitalize her emotionally disturbed girl. A car accident kills Nina and her other child. The car they were driving in is found to be the same type that was involved in the previous accident which began the first part of this daram. These episodes are noteworthy for their special effects. Two cars, made up to resemble no known make were constructed on real chassis. The realistic car crash was filmed on the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto. Cast credit: John Vernon; Ted Follows; Patricia Collins; Carl Banas; Peter Donat; Michael Learned; Frank Perry; Robert Christie; Chris Wiggins.
After All, Who's Art Morrison? (Jan 23, 1968). A young homosexual is arrested after a hotel killing. During the suit, the prosecutor, Bob Allenburry, (a respected family man and friend of Steve Wojeck) is blackmailed by Harry Richards, a friend of the accused, which jeopardizes Allenburry's career. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Robert Goodier, Jack Creley, Larry Perkins, Cec Linder, Claire Drainie, Hugh Curry, Margot Kidder, Bob Jeffrey.
Give Until It Hurts and Then Some (Jan 30, 1968). Sitting on the Fund Raising Committee for the City of Zion Hospital, coroner Steve Wojeck learns of an emergency admission of an Arab sailor who has a possible case of smallpox. This Arab admission to the Jewish hospital creates a controversial issue for the committee members. Bourgiba, the ship's captain, fights the health authorities when the sailor's ship is quarantined and the ship's owner offers a donation to the hospital in return for the sailor's release. Wojeck is prompted to investigate when he learns that there is a dead man aboard the ship. Cast credit: John Vernon, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, George Sperdakos, Franz Russell, Cec Linder, Paul Harding.
Another Wonderful Day (Feb 6, 1968). After an old man collapses and is rushed to the hospital, a young doctor suspects botulism (the most deadly form of food poisoning). Coroner Steve Wojeck is in agreement with the doctor and urges the police to track down the source of the poisoning (believed to be a mobile canteen) before there are other victims. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Graydon Gould, Norman Welsh, Leslie Yeo, Michael Zenon, Joe Austin, John Torrington, Michael O'Regan, Jack Van Evera, James Barron, Len Doncheff.
You've Been Very Kind (Feb 13, 1968). Nancy Howard is pulled out of the water and later dies in hospital. In an attempt to discover whether the woman's death was suicide, Wojeck approaches a priest who seems to be withholding information. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Budd Knapp, Kay Hawtrey, Margaret MacLeod, Gertrude Bradley, Phyllis Marshall.
Fair Egypt (Feb 20, 1968). This episode juxtaposes the story of Madame Czerensky, a beautiful but aging woman (played by Katherine Blake) who fears that someone is trying to kill her, with the story of amuseum publicist with a mummy to bury and in need of a death certificate. Coroner Steve Wojeck discovers that the cause of the mummy's death and the source of Madame Czerensky's illness are the same: both used a mud pack from Egypt which contained arsenic; consequently both Madame Czerensky and the mummy suffered from their vanity. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Katherine Blake, Ed McNamara, Drew Thompson, Chris Wiggins, Martha Henry, Eddie Sigvard.
Name of the Games that People Play (Feb 27, 1968). In this episode, written by former football player Jerry O'Flanagan, coroner Steve Wojeck attends a Raiders football game. Football hero Rod Watson and his girlfriend Nancy have an automobile accident after the game. Watson is only shaken up by the accident, but Nancy is found dead. Pills that were found on her body provoke Wojeck's suspicion; these pills are discovered to be pills distributed to the football players as well. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, Lee Paterson, William Kemp, Lynne Gorman, Peggy Mahon, Wally Koster, Sydney Brown, William Thourlby, Larry Reynolds, John Anthony, Louise King.
Chocolate Fudge With Walnuts (Mar 5, 1968). Steve Wojeck gets involved professionally and personally when an elderly man dies suddenly while being transferred from a hospital to a mental institution.
A Dime Harry Doesn't Need (Mar 12, 1968). An unidentified man is hit by a car driven by Ed Bailass, an alcoholic friend of Steve Wojeck. The man dies in the hospital and Bailass, facing a more serious charge than impaired driving, becomes inebriated again and is subsequently arrested. In search of the victim's identity, coroner Steve Wojeck finds himself in a downtown mission with friends of the dead man. Cast credit: John Vernon, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins, Carl Banas, John Gardiner, Hugh Webster, John Sullivan, Paisle Maxwell, Jonathan White, Jon Granik, Kenneth Dight.