In this weekly drama show, George C. Scott plays a dedicated social worker trying to solve the problems of his clients in the fascinating mix of cultures that makes up New York City.
Neil Brock is a young social worker in the slums of New York City. His boss is Frieda Hechlinger, and Jane Foster is the office secretary. This dramatic series features stories about child abuse, drug abuse, rip-offs of the welfare system, crime, et cetera (all of the problems of the inner city).
Aired: Sep 23, 1963 A prostitute battles the parents of her baby's father--a derelict--for custod...
Aired: Sep 30, 1963 Brock tries to help a young man when his girlfriend's father tries to break u...
Aired: Oct 7, 1963 Brock tries to help a Korean War veteran suffering from post-traumatic distress.
Aired: Oct 14, 1963 A wealthy young socialite, sentenced to community service due to a string of ...
Aired: Oct 21, 1963 Brock and a committed teacher try to convince young Puerto Rican dropouts to ...
Aired: Oct 27, 1963 The struggles of a couple trying to cope with an adult son who is mentally re...
Aired: Nov 3, 1963 A young African-American couple battle economic and social woes. Joe can only...
Aired: Nov 10, 1963 Brock tries to help a landlord whose building is being razed by the city to m...
Aired: Nov 17, 1963 Brock is asked by the wife of a cab driver to intervene- he's an irresponsibl...
Aired: Dec 1, 1963 An upwardly mobile black family moves into a previously all-white neighborhoo...
Aired: Dec 8, 1963 A 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, 1963 Neil's office tries to help a lonely old woman whose house is scheduled to be...
Aired: Jan 12, 1964 A 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, 1964 Two homeless people have a falling out one of them begins binge drinking wood...
Aired: Feb 9, 1964 A killer in a teenage street gang is arrested and starts on his way through t...
Aired: Feb 16, 1964 An aging construction worker becomes resentful when he's forced into retireme...
Aired: Feb 23, 1964 After 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, 1964 Neil must decide whether he can help more people performing community service...
Aired: Mar 22, 1964 An 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, 1964 Brock and Hanson lobby for their proposed legislation which would stiffen pen...
Aired: Apr 27, 1964 Brock writes a long series of articles about the plight of the urban poor, bu...
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