Nightmare at Northoak

...But I can't say any more than that without placing those dreaded "spoilers" before your eyes, dear reader. "Nightmare at Northoak" is indeed, as another reviewer said, "One of the best" of The Fugitive series. Sadly, the VERY talented actress who so ably played the Sheriff's wife, Nancy Wickwire, died somewhat young (age 48) - before having a chance to be the REALLY BIG STAR she might have been. And of course, David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble is as good as ever - possibly partly because this was only his eleventh performance as his character. So if you ever get the chance, WATCH SEASON 1, #11 of "THE FUGITIVE"! It contains the kind of suspense necessary to be a true nail biter!

Without giving away spoilers and easily echoing previous 10/10 reviews here by other reviewers. The intensity of the plot as it builds (and initially you may think you can see what's coming, you won't!) is scene writing of the very highest calibre. The Kimble/Gerard chemistry here is laid bare for all to see, incredible interaction which does not come along to often. A must see.

The destiny continues pursuing Doctor Kimble, even when he rescued children of a flaming bus on a narrow road at mountains, on the action he was severely wounded on head, staying with his vision slight overshadowed, the citizen are grateful by this strange saves their beloved children and he stayed to recover at home of the Sheriff All Springer (Frank Overton) and his beauty wife Wilma (Nancy Wickwire), meanwhile a devious journalist bribes a Sheriff's son to take a picture of the hero at bed, when his Kimble's portrait is put in headline of the local newspaper Kimble seeing in jeopardy and using as often a fake name as Mr. Porter, he running away through the window's room, he wades not so far away, fell off few miles only, he was found by the children whom he was saved, such irony indeed, back at Sheriff's house they asking for what was the reason of the sudden vanishing, although Kimble conceals, the reckless Gerard already knows his whereabout and demands to Sheriff checks the fingerprints, Kimble tells to Wilma who he really is, hoping some token of help, Kimble is arrest on the city jail and Gerard finally comes to get his most laudable trophy, but the unexpected comes....

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First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.75

This film begins with a school bus accident. Soon the bus is engulfed in flames and Richard Kimble (David Janssen) spring into action--not only saving the kids but the driver as well. Not surprisingly, the community loves the man as he saved all these folks from a hellish death. Now Mr. Porter is a hero...a man beloved by the entire town! Perhaps this is a place where Kimble can FINALLY settle down and have a life...unfortunately, it's only the 11th episode...so what do you think?! Soon Gerard (Barry Morse) shows up and the community is beside itself wondering what can be done.

The portion of the film where all the townsfolk come into the jail to thank Kimble and wish him the best as well as the final scene are easons enough to see this touching episode. Overall, it's one of the best and offers Kimble a rare opportunity to confront Gerard and pour his heart out to him. Well worth seeing and among the best episodes of season 1.

We were slowly starting to get over our national nightmare and back to other problems, of which Richard Kimble has many.

Kimble is in New England now and comes upon a bus crash. He manages to rescue the children inside the bus before it explodes. The explosion puts him in a very vulnerable place. He community hero and with it he becomes the focus of some very unwanted publicity. It brings Lt. Gerard, who insists he be arrested. This gives Kimble and Gerard a long scene together to talk about his case and what it must be like for each other. Kimble tells Gerard that he must be scared that there might actually be a one-armed man, which provokes an interesting reaction in Gerard. Kimble also has an encounter with the Sheriff's wife, who starts out with a similar cut-and-dried attitude toward the law but doesn't stay that way. The show ends with an homage to Spartacus, with the townspeople all claiming responsibility for Kimble's escape so no one person can be blamed for it.

A must-see episode for any fan of the series.