CaptainJosiahNewmanrunstheneuro-psychiatricwardofanArizonadeserthospitalduringWorldWarII.Heoftenusesunconventionalmeansandpeopletomatch,includinghisneworderly,JacksonLeibowitz.AmongthepatientsintheirwardisthesuicidalColonelBliss,whoeventuallyclimbsatopawatertower,andabattle-scarredcorporalnamedTompkinswhorevealsunderthespellofsodiumpentothalthesourceofhisdistress.NewmanalsoassistsinthemaritallovelifeofCaptainWinstonwhileenjoyingaflirtationortwowithhisownchiefnurse,LieutenantCorum这部剧的氛围衬着的绝了啊，前期的筹备一直很紧张刺激，在真正劫狱的时候却配上欢乐的音乐，一张一弛的交错对于不雅观众的拿捏太到位了。