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A Shift in the Night: Directed by Lance Gentile. With Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Noah Wyle. Mark has to work for the fourth night in a row while a lot of the staff are absent and the number of patients is towering.
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- Drama, Romance
- Lance Gentile
- 1996-04-04
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A Shift In The Night is the 18th episode of the second season of "E.R." It was first aired on April, 4 1996. Written by Joe Sachs and directed by Lance Gentile.
NBC Description
IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?: An especially busy night goes from bad to worse when Weaver, Lewis and Ross are all unavailable. Greene, who has been working overtime for four days in a row, works on pure adrenaline to keep up and Morgenstern (William H. Macy) refuses to cut him any slack.
Weaver asks Mark to do a night shift. It's his fourth in a row and he's very unhappy about it. To make things worse, Doug has a whiplash and can't work, Susan has an appointment with her lawyer and Weaver has other business to attend to. Meanwhile, traumas keep coming in and the waiting room is getting more and more crammed with people.
•Anthony Edwards as Mark Greene
•George Clooney as Doug Ross
•Sherry Stringfield as Susan Lewis
•Noah Wyle as John Carter
•Julianna Margulies as Carol Hathaway
•Gloria Reuben as Jeanie Boulet
•"This mission should you choose to accept it.."(spoken by Dr. Greene) is a line from Mission Impossible, a popular television series of the 60s and 70s. A film version came out the same year as this episode.
•From this episode onward, Mark would start wearing oval-shaped glasses.
"ER" A Shift in the Night (TV Episode 1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Night Shift: Directed by Jonathan Kaplan. With Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Julianna Margulies. Carol has to fire two of the nurses. Meanwhile, Gant feels Benton is too hard on him.
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- Drama, Romance
- Jonathan Kaplan
- 1997-01-16
Apr 4, 1996 · Mark finds himself manning a very crowded ER on his scheduled night off, filling in while Doug is out with whiplash and Susan meets with her lawyer. He tries to juggle hunger pangs, 40+ patients in the waiting room and a never-ending stream of traumas.
- (156)
- Noah Wyle
- Lance Gentile
The doctors and nurses of County's ER confront the daily challenges of a busy urban hospital, including overcrowded waiting rooms, staffing shortages, and the impact of life-and-death decisions. While they teach the next generation of doctors, each must tackle the demands of their personal lives, at times unsuccessfully.
S02E18 A Shift in the Night Summary. Mark finds himself staffing a very crowded ER on his scheduled night off, filling in while Doug is out with whiplash and Susan meets with her lawyer. He tries to juggle hunger pangs, 40+ patients in the waiting room, and a never-ending stream of traumas.
