Going to Extremes (1992)
Medical students discover the quirks of Caribbean-island living at Croft University Medical School, run by a maverick medico who made a fortune with an invention and channeled the money into his personal teaching facility. An uneven blend of surf-and-turf comedy and straight drama, the series was filmed on location in Jamaica.
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Episode 1 - Pilot
Release Date: 1992-09-01Students discover the quarks of Caribbean-island living at Croft University Medical School. Alex encounters the seductive Doctor Alice Davis, while Colin takes action to save a man he suspects may have diabetes.
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Episode 2 - When Lovers Leap
Release Date: 1992-09-08Kathleen, dejected over news of her ex-boyfriend's plan to wed, finds hopes as a 12-year-old patient explaining his won broken hear. Meanwhile, Alex has an adventure with a ""borrowed"" centrifuge; a mysterious figure stalks Charlie.
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Episode 3 - Trials and Tribulations
Release Date: 1992-09-15The frustrating death of a patient touches Cheryl; Doctor Croft starts a student cricket team and Doctor Davis plays games with Alex, who lust after her.
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Episode 4 - De Heart of De Matter
Release Date: 1992-09-22Alex's auto collision with a goat gets him a frustrating day in court; Kathleen and Charlie struggle to diagnose a case study
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Episode 5 - Send in the Gloves
Release Date: 1992-09-29Kathleen and Colin are tried by fire when they must assist Doctors Norris and Croft in emergency surgery. Meanwhile, problems arise for Alex and Cheryl when they buy a water heater.
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Episode 6 - A Mon Needs a Maid
Release Date: 1992-10-06Cheryl and her house-mates encounter a ‘domestic disturbance' when they hire a maid, but discover that another lady has claimed their house for her services. Meanwhile, Kathleen plays matchmaker for a special patient and Charlie meets the 7-foot giant again.
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Episode 7 - A Bridge Too Far
Release Date: 1992-10-13Alex and Doctor Davis get a little kinky, and the resulting hernia forces Alex into the hospital for surgery. Meanwhile, Cheryl struggles to cope with depression fueled by a patient's refusal of treatment for a serious ailment.
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Episode 8 - Human Races
Release Date: 1992-10-20The pressure is on when Doctor Croft's ex-wife pays a visit to claim money concealed during their divorce, Charlie sets a tutor who is even more stressed that he is, and Kim and cheryl get close while preparing for a race.
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Episode 9 - The Eye of De Needle
Release Date: 1992-10-27Charlie and Alex take tetanus vaccine to a remote village and discover a tribal chief with a Hollywood flair. Meanwhile, Cheryl suspects their maid of theft, and Colin becomes a godfather.
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Episode 10 - Perpetual Care
Release Date: 1992-11-10Colin learns a few lessons in life from a patient—a wise old fisherman whose wife recently died. Meanwhile, Alex's toothache has him in extreme pain, but doctor Davis gets to the root of the problem; and Solomon tells Charlie about a giant drummer.
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Episode 11 - The Healing Arts
Release Date: 1992-11-17Doctor Croft commissions a video to promote his medical school, but the film's auteur is a little hard on the doctor's ego. Meanwhile, Alex shows a new student around and Charlie goes into the jungle to help an ailing Nuey.
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Episode 12 - Sexual Perversity in Jantique
Release Date: 1992-12-01Alex is torn between two lovers: the carnal Doctor Alice Davis and cute, considerate Carolyn. Meanwhile, Charlie proves that there really are good spirits and Kathleen discovers that Delia can't read.
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Episode 13 - A Caribbean Christmas
Release Date: 1992-12-15Kathleen and Colin get a little closer after riding a river in her Christmas gift, a kayak. Meanwhile, Doctor Davis deals with Alex's rejection, and Carolyn gets a present that is sure to disappoint Alex.
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Episode 14 - My Life as a Goat
Release Date: 1993-01-01Kathleen and Colin are called, as witnesses in the case of a man who acts like a goat. Meanwhile, Charlie's debts force him to get a job—at Solomon's and Doctor Norris is crushed when his ex-wife interferes with his son's visit.
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Episode 15 - Cinema Jantique
Release Date: 1993-01-13An accreditation team visits Croft University, but one of the group's doctors has a bone to pick with Doctor Croft about a joint-replacement system. Meanwhile, Alex re-introduced movies to the island and Charlie goes exploring with Doctor Van DeWegle.
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Episode 16 - Body Language
Release Date: 1993-01-20A new semester brings a rejected applicant who must convince Doctor Norris that his academic record doesn't accurately reflect his will to become a doctor. Meanwhile, Doctor Davis taps Cheryl as her new friend, Charlie looks for corpse donors.
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Episode 17 - Bridesmaid Revisited
Release Date: 1993-01-27Roger and Beth choose Kathleen as the best man and Colin as the maid of honor for their wedding; Doctor Croft sails to a nearby island and finds a wealthy computer genus who has tried to drop out of society.