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Season 6
Season six
No. of episodes 22
Original network NBC
Original run September 30, 1999 – May 18, 2000
DVD release December 19, 2006
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The sixth season of the medical drama series ER which originally aired from NBC on September 30, 1999 and concluded on May 18, 2000. The season consists of 22 episodes. It was released on Region 1 DVD on December 19, 2006. Julianna Margulies left the show after this season, while Maura Tierney joined the cast. This title cover depicts Benton and Kovac as prehospital flight physicians running to critical patients.

Production[]

Crew[]

Main article: Season six crew

Cast and characters[]

Main article: Season six characters
See also: Season six cast
Actor/actress Character Role
Anthony Edwards Dr. Mark Greene Emergency Medicine Attending Physician
Noah Wyle Dr. John Carter Emergency Medicine Resident (PGY-3)
Julianna Margulies Nurse Carol Hathaway ER Charge Nurse
Gloria Reuben Jeanie Boulet ER Physician Assistant (PA-C, CAQ-EM)
Laura Innes Dr. Kerry Weaver Chief of Emergency Medicine
Alex Kingston Dr. Elizabeth Corday Associate Chief of Surgery
Kellie Martin Lucy Knight Rotating Medical Student (Year-4)
Paul McCrane Robert Romano Chief of Staff / Chief of Surgery
Goran Višnjić Dr. Luka Kovac Emergency Medicine Attending Physician & Locum Tenens Physician
Maura Tierney Abby Lockhart Obstetrics Nurse / Rotating Medical Student
Erik Palladino Dr. Dave Malucci Emergency Medicine Resident (PGY-2)
Michael Michele Dr. Cleo Finch Pediatrician and Emergency Medicine Resident (PGY-2)
Ming-Na Dr. Jing-Mei Chen Emergency Medicine Resident (PGY-3)
Eriq La Salle Dr. Peter Benton Trauma Surgery/SCC Fellow

Plot synopsis[]

In the first major cast change in ER, the sixth season sees the addition of four new characters: Dr. Luka Kovač; nurse, later third-year medical student, Abby Lockhart; Dr. Cleo Finch; and Dr. Dave Malucci. Paul McCrane's Robert Romano is now billed as a series regular and we also see the return of Deb Chen from season one, now preferring to be called Dr. Jing-Mei Chen. Physician Assistant Jeanie Boulet leaves to care for her HIV-positive child. Lucy Knight and John Carter are attacked and stabbed by a psychotic patient. The ER staff work to save Carter and Lucy. Despite everyone's best efforts, they are unable to save Lucy who succumbs to her wounds and dies.

In addition Croatian doctor Luka Kovač joins the team and struggles to gain the respect and trust from his new colleagues in the ER. Hathaway struggles to begin parenting on her own, then decides to leave Chicago to begin a new life with Doug Ross. Greene and Corday begin their relationship and he deals with the death of his father. Abby Lockhart begins her third-year-med-student rotation. While still recovering from the violent attack that left him near death and killed Lucy, Carter develops an addiction to pain medication, forcing Greene, Chen, and Weaver along with Benton and the other doctors into an intervention to get Carter to realize that he's an addict. Carter then accepts that he's an addict and checks into a rehab in the season finale with Benton accompanying him.

Four new characters are introduced in the sixth season: Dr. Luka Kovač, OB nurse\third-year medical student Abby Lockhart, second year pediatric resident Dr. Cleo Finch and second year resident, Dr. Dave Malucci.

Former med student Deb Chen (now Jing-Mei Chen) returns to the ER as a third-year resident. Paul McCrane (Robert Romano) becomes a series regular as of this season.

Mark copes with the loss of his parents and grows close to Corday.

Jeanie marries police officer Reggie Moore and becomes a foster parent to an HIV-positive infant, Carlos. She leaves County in the episode The Peace of Wild Things to care for Carlos full-time.

Peter gets into a custody dispute with Carla over Reese when Carla and her new husband, Roger plan to move to Germany for Roger's job, but in the end, they don't move after all.

Carol give birth to twin daughters Tess & Kate on Thanksgiving and struggles with single parenthood. Although she grows close to Luka, she eventually leaves County and moves to Seattle to be with Doug.

OB nurse Abby (who helped Carol deliver one of her twin daughters) appears in the ER as a third-year medical student. Things take a turn for the worse when Lucy and Carter are attacked and stabbed by a psychotic patient. Although the team battle bravely, they are unable to save Lucy, who dies from her injuries, leaving Carter devastated.

Carter later develops an addiction to pain medication which forces his colleagues to do an intervention. Although resistent at first, the season finale shows Carter heading off to rehab with Benton accompanying him.

Episodes[]

Main article: Episodes
Season # Series # Title Writer Director Original airdate
1 114 Leave it to Weaver Lydia Woodward Jonathan Kaplan September 30, 1999
2 115 Last Rites Jack Orman Felix Enriquez Alcala October 7, 1999
3 116 Greene with Envy Patrick Harbinson Peter Markle October 14, 1999
4 117 Sins of the Fathers Doug Palau Ken Kwapis October 21, 1999
5 118 Truth & Consequences R Scott Gemmill Steve De Jarnett November 4, 1999
6 119 The Peace of Wild Things John Wells Richard Thorpe November 11, 1999
7 120 Humpty Dumpty Neal Baer Jonathan Kaplan November 18, 1999
8 121 Great Expectations Jack Orman Christopher Misiano November 25, 1999
9 122 How the Finch Stole Christmas Linda Gase Fred Einesman December 16, 1999
10 123 Family Matters Patrick Harbinson Anthony Edwards January 6, 2000
11 124 The Domino Heart Joe Sachs Lesli Linka Glatter January 13, 2000
12 125 Abby Road R Scott Gemmill Richard Thorpe February 3, 2000
13 126 Be Still My Heart Lydia Woodward Laura Innes February 10, 2000
14 127 All in the Family Jack Orman Jonathan Kaplan February 17, 2000
15 128 Be Patient Sandy Kroopf Ken Kwapis February 24, 2000
16 129 Under Control Neal Baer and Joe Sachs Christopher Misiano March 23, 2000
17 130 Viable Options Patrick Harbinson Marita Grabiak April 6, 2000
18 131 Match Made in Heaven R Scott Gemmill Jonathan Kaplan April 13, 2000
19 132 The Fastest Year Lydia Woodward Richard Thorpe April 27, 2000
20 133 Loose Ends Neal Baer Kevin Hooks May 4, 2000
21 134 Such Sweet Sorrow John Wells John Wells May 11, 2000
22 135 May Day Jack Orman Jonathan Kaplan May 18, 2000
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