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Summary

Doc follows rural doctor Clint "Doc" Cassidy who has taken a position at Westbury Clinic, a small medical center in New York, New York. Doc is a young Christian bachelor from the mountains of Montana, who brings his small-town values and ideology to an environment that seems to lack familiarity with them. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A Christian () is a person who... A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single). ... Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  Ranked 4th  - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²)  - Width 255 miles (410 km)  - Length 630 miles (1,015 km)  - % water 1  - Latitude 44°26N to 49°N  - Longitude 104°2W to 116°2W Population  Ranked...

Supporting characters include the doctors, nurses and other staff of Westbury Clinic; a 10-year-old orphan, Raul Garcia; and a young couple, Nate and Beverly Jackson, who live in the same apartment building as Clint.

Broadcast history

The show was broadcast on PAX TV (now ION Television) and had strong Christian undertones. It was written by Dave Alan Johnson and Gary R. Johnson. One of the other shows that come from the same producers and writers is Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. While it does not have as many Christian undertones as Doc, it is on a well-established Christian network. The PAX Network, PAX TV, PaxNet, or simply PAX, is a broadcast and cable television network formed in 1998. ... ION Television is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcast on August 31, 1998 under the name PAX TV (early on in its development, it was called PaxNet). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A Christian () is a person who...

It was rebroadcast throughout 2005 on Network Ten in Australia on Saturday mornings at 4:00am. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three commercial television networks, available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in Australia. ...

During 2006, Doc was shown on the Canadian Showcase cable television specialty channel, Monday through Friday at 10:00am and 6:00pm. It also aired in Spanish on Mexico's National Broadcast channel at 10:30PM Sunday trough Friday. Showcase Television, often known as Showcase, is a Canadian cable television specialty channel owned by Alliance Atlantis Communications. ...

Showcase has also purchased 14 episodes for 2007, and depending on their success, Showcase is considering buying more.^{[citation needed]}

Major Characters

Westbury Clinic

• Billy Ray Cyrus plays Dr. Clint 'Doc' Cassidy (2001-2004) - a kindhearted doctor from Montana who has moved to New York to work at Westbury Clinic, a medical center adjacent to the local hospital. Doc has a love for God and for people, making him a popular doctor at the clinic. He often likes to insert little bits of wisdom from Montana into the clinic team's activity. He is the show's main character.

• Andrea C. Robinson plays Nurse Nancy Nichols (2001-2004) - a young nurse who is smart, witty, and a little bit vain. She possesses good bedside manners and common sense. She isn't afraid to speak her mind. Nancy's parents divorced when she was twelve, and Nancy had a touching reunion with her mother, who had cancer at the time. This reunion, and the mother eventually succumbing to her cancer were the focuses of two episodes of the shows.

• Derek McGrath plays Dr. Derek Hebert (2001-2004) - a slightly overweight, excitable, but insightful doctor who is a very good friend of Clint's. Despite his soft spoken personality, Derek is friends with all of the clinical team (with the exception of Dr. Crane) and never afraid to get involved in anything the clinic is involved in. Derek has a wife, Nellie, and a child, Gracie. He has a phobia of small rodents, especially rats and mice.

• Ruth Marshall plays Donna Dewitt (2001-2004) - Ms. Dewitt is the hospital administrator. Ms. Dewitt combines a warm heart with a focus on the bottom line. Her occasional role as an antagonist as a result of her goal of cutting costs contrasts with her warmth, approachability and unfailing support of the rest of the staff.

• Ron Lea plays Dr. Oliver Crane (2001-2004) - Dr. Crane is frequently the antagonist of the series. He is egotistical and selfish, and usually more concerned with his personal convenience and getting recognition from peers (especially outside of the clinic) than with his patients. He is also a schemer in a sense, trying to get money and compliments, but these almost always fail. But despite his mean and outspoken demeanor, Oliver has a soft side, which was revealed in the episode in which Nellie was pregnant with Gracie.

• Paula Boudreau plays Tippy Williams (later Tippy Doss) (2002-2004). Tippy appears in the pilot episode, and joins Westbury later in the first season. She thinks differently than most people, and often comes across as a bit of a dimwit. She keeps the team on their toes in a silly, geeky way. However, shining through Tippy's somewhat woolly mind is a heart of gold that loves, sacrifices, and longs to learn.

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Jackson Family

• Richard Leacock plays Nate Jackson (2001-2004), an officer with the New York Police Department. Nate Jackson is initially skeptical of Clint's country ways, but the two become close friends quickly. Nate is also a building supervisor, and arranges an apartment for Clint.
• Tyler Posey - Raul Garcia (2001-2004)
• Tracy Shreve - Beverly Jackson (2001-2004)

Guest stars

• Actress Kim Poirier guest starred in the episode Second Time Around as Denise.
• Singer Jaci Velasquez appears in the season 5 episode Nip, Tuck & Die.
• Cyrus' real-life daughter, Miley (later the title character on Hannah Montana), appeared as a character named Kylie.
• Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman appears in the season 2 episode Fearless, as Raul's music teacher, Daniel Parson.
• Other daughter of Cyrus, Noah appeared as a character named Gracie
• CeCe Winans

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Reactions

• Focus on the Family declared that "Doc has restored families’ hope that there are still TV programs they can watch together."[1]
• Parents Television Council declared "Episodes of Doc consistently reinforce family-friendly themes such as honesty, compassion, hope, and reconciliation, making it a perfect fit for its family-hour time slot."[2] Doc was also named the best show on TV in their 2001-2002 Top 10 Best and Worst Shows on Network TV.[3]

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External links

• The DOC Sue Thomas FBEye Website
• Doc on Internet Movie Database