Details

Release year: 1990

Storyline

A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.

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Cast

Rob Morrow — Dr. Joel Fleischman, Franz Kafka, Mikhail
Janine Turner — Maggie O'Connell, Betty, Marina, Mary O'Keefe
Barry Corbin — Maurice J. Minnifield, Mace Mobrey
John Cullum — Holling Vincoeur, Abe

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Awards

7 wins & 32 nominations

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Did you know

• Elaine Miles won the part of Marilyn Whirlwind by accident. She accompanied her mother, Armenia Miles, who was auditioning for the part of Marilyn, and they cast Elaine instead.

• The mural for Roslyn's Café in the opening credits is an actual café. The apostrophe and an S was added in since the show is supposed to take place in Cicely, Alaska. After the show was completed, the apostrophe and the S was removed from the mural. Despite its prominence in the opening credits, Roslyn's Cafè is never featured in any episodes.

• Set in the fictional town of Cicely, Alaska, but shot in Roslyn, Washington. Characters named Roslyn and Cicely appear on the series as the founders of the town.