Cast and Crew

Creator：Joyce Burditt

Leading Role: Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell,  Scott Baio 

Summary of   Diagnosis Murder Seasons 1-8 DVD Boxset

 Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical Doctor Who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman , became a series of three TV movies, and then a weekly television series that debuted on CBS on October 29, 1993.

The plot centered around Dr. Mark Sloan, a renowned physician who occasionally worked for the local police department as a consultant, and who could not resist a good mystery or a friend in need. Those cases often involved his son, Detective Steve Sloan. Helping him was his friend Norman Briggs, a hospital administrator. Also assisting Dr. Sloan, were his colleagues, medical examiner/pathologist Dr. Amanda Bentley and Dr. Jack Stewart, who later left and was replaced by a new resident, Dr. Jesse Travis.