In this weekly drama series, George C. Scott portrays a committed social worker navigating the complexities of diverse cultures within New York City's vibrant community.
Neil Brock is a young social worker in New York City’s slums. His boss is Frieda Hechlinger, and Jane Foster is his office secretary. This drama explores themes of child abuse, drug addiction, welfare scams, crime, and other urban issues plaguing inner-city communities.
Aired: Sep 23, 1963A prostitute battles the parents of her baby's father--a derelict--for custod...
Aired: Sep 30, 1963Brock tries to help a young man when his girlfriend's father tries to break u...
Aired: Oct 7, 1963Brock tries to help a Korean War veteran suffering from post-traumatic distress.
Aired: Oct 14, 1963A wealthy young socialite, sentenced to community service due to a string of ...
Aired: Oct 21, 1963Brock and a committed teacher try to convince young Puerto Rican dropouts to ...
Aired: Oct 27, 1963The struggles of a couple trying to cope with an adult son who is mentally re...
Aired: Nov 3, 1963A young African-American couple battle economic and social woes. Joe can only...
Aired: Nov 10, 1963A landlord and his tenants decide to fight City Hall when they are told their...
Aired: Nov 17, 1963Brock is asked by the wife of a cab driver to intervene- he's an irresponsibl...
Aired: Dec 1, 1963An upwardly mobile black family moves into a previously all-white neighborhoo...
Aired: Dec 8, 1963A Jewish businessman who can't put up with the vapid suburban life anymore go...
12. My Child on Monday Morning
Aired: Dec 15, 1963Parents find out that their 5-year-old child has schizophrenia.
Aired: Dec 22, 1963Neil's office tries to help a lonely old woman whose house is scheduled to be...
Aired: Jan 12, 1964A woman who's on welfare can't support her family with the money she gets, so...
15. The Beatnik and the Politician
Aired: Jan 19, 1964Brock comes to the aid of a group of "beatniks" in Greenwich Village who are ...
Aired: Jan 26, 1964Two homeless people have a falling out one of them begins binge drinking wood...
Aired: Feb 9, 1964A killer in a teenage street gang is arrested and starts on his way through t...
Aired: Feb 16, 1964An aging construction worker becomes resentful when he's forced into retireme...
Aired: Feb 23, 1964After her mother's boyfriend abuses her, a teenager runs away from home and t...
20. If Your Grandmother Had Wheels
Aired: Mar 1, 1964Neil tries to help a wheelchair-bound man who focuses all of his dreams on wa...
21. The Passion of the Nickel Player
Aired: Mar 8, 1964Neil comes into conflict with a numbers runner who preys on his neighborhoods...
Aired: Mar 15, 1964Neil must decide whether he can help more people performing community service...
Aired: Mar 22, 1964An old-time union leader is eager to go against a corporate executive he has ...
24. Nothing But the Half Truth
Aired: Mar 29, 1964Neil considers quitting when Congressman Hanson doesn't follow through on pro...
Aired: Apr 12, 1964Brock and Hanson lobby for their proposed legislation which would stiffen pen...
Aired: Apr 27, 1964Brock writes a long series of articles about the plight of the urban poor, bu...
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