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This is a list of characters in the drama/murder mystery television show, Diagnosis: Murder, which ran from 1993 to 2001. The characters are listed alphabetically by their last name or by the name which appears in the episode credits. Tanis Archer Tanis Archer, played by Susan Gibney, is Steve Sloan's 2nd partner. In the Diagnosis Murder Books it mentions she and Steve dated once but that it didn't work out. She appears in seasons 5 and 6. Amanda Bentley Dr. Amanda Bentley is a medical examiner/pathologist. She appears in seasons 1-8 and is played by Victoria Rowell. However, in the first three TV Movies (Diagnosis of Murder, The House on Sycamore Street and A Twist of the Knife), Amanda is played by Cynthia Gibb. Victoria Rowell appeared in all the episodes of the series, with the exception of 15 (both sporadically) on (CBS). In The first three TV movies Amanda Bentley (Cynthia Gibb) had feelings for Jack Parker (Stephen Caffrey). But she denied these feelings for him for the first two TV movies. In The TV movies she was not adopted, and her father was a doctor who wanted her to leave Community General Hospital and open up a practice with him financing it. Dr. Amanda Bentley is a colleague of Dr. Mark Sloan's, with her specialization being pathology. Fiercely intelligent, beautiful and loyal to her friends, Amanda is an orphan (just as Victoria Rowell is), taken to an orphanage when she was younger and soon adopted. Her adopted father was an owner of a yacht, and his sailors were always good friends with the family. When she was six, Amanda took up ballet. She stopped dancing for medical school but returns to it at the end of season eight. She once fainted during medical school at the sight of her first corpse. She is constantly kidded about it in the first two seasons. It was revealed in season 1 that she was considering changing her specialty. In the episode Reunion with Murder, Amanda got a Guard Dog named Yoda. And in the episode "Confession" she adopts a rabbit. In The Diagnosis Murder books written by Executive Producer and Writer Lee Goldberg, it takes place right after the end of season 6 right when he left the show, which means seasons 7-8 + the two reunion Telefilms are not considered canon by the books. In the last book "The Last Word" Amanda is framed for selling body parts out of her morgue. At the end of the book after she was proved innocent the hospital and the County Coroner's Office offer her job back, but she thinks she might not go back. At one point during the show Amanda's character is married once to Mr. Colin Livingston, a military man. In later episodes it is made clear that she is separated from Colin; however, whether this is the result of his death in a plane crash or a divorce varies from one episode to the next. Amanda's character has a child from her marriage with Colin, her son, CJ (Colin Jesse). CJ was delivered by Jesse, and Mark is chosen to be his godfather. Later in the series, Amanda adopts another boy, Deon, from his abusive parents. Norman Briggs Norman Briggs, played by Michael Tucci, is the Head of Administration for Community General Hospital. Norman attended Yale University. He graduated in 1978 and was voted "Most Popular". Before going to graduate school, he served in the Peace Corps and was sent to Nigeria. He took his first job at Community General, two years before Dr. Jack Stewart or Dr. Amanda Bentley came. In a lot of episodes Norman talks about his mother "Minnie Briggs". He's constantly worried about his mother and what his mother thinks. He also has a sister named "Marie Briggs". Throughout the show, Norman shows measurable contempt for Dr. Mark Sloan's solving cases for the LAPD/his son Steve. Norman feels it takes Mark away from his patients, and thus is not giving them the attention, they deserve. To please Norman, Mark often lies to him about his involvement with cases. Though not popular with the staff at Community General (and well aware of that fact), he is still deeply committed to the work of the hospital, and his efforts at managing to balance the books allowing the Hospital to continue to function, and in fact prosper, are heroic in their own right. He now volunteers at the Malone Foundation, a trust fund dedicated to giving money to charity or free clinics. Norman enjoys this job because he says it is good to give money, knowing it will help people, instead of "pinching pennies" as he does at Community General. The character appears in the first four seasons only. Cheryl Brooks Cheryl Brooks, played by (Charmin Lee) is Steve Sloan's second partner. She has feelings for Steve, and he has feelings for her. They thought about dating each other after she was divorced. She appears in seasons 7 and 8. Kate Hamilton Kate Hamilton, played by (Mariette Hartley) is the Head of Administration for Community General Hospital. She and Mark have feelings for each other. She appears in the first two TV movies only. In the third Diagnosis Murder book "The Shooting Script" it says in a file that Noah Dent has about Past Administrators that Dr. Sloan defamed her, convincing her to quit her job, sell her home, and use the proceeds to establish a nonprofit food bank in the inner city of Los Angeles. Susan Hillard Nurse Susan Hillard, played by Kim Little, is Jesse Travis's girlfriend from the 5th to the 6th seasons. In one of the episodes, it is mentioned she's originally from Oklahoma. In the 7th-season episode "Bringing Up Barbie," Susan Hillard dumps Jesse for a chiropractor, but in the Diagnosis Murder books which are written by Lee Goldberg, one of the Writers and executive producers of the show, seasons 7–8 and the two reunion telefilms never happened. Susan Hillard is in most of the eight books, and in the sixth book, The Dead Letter, she and Jesse get married. In the last book, The Last Word, Jesse and Susan Travis are framed for contaminating organs and murdering several people. Carter Sweeney is behind it, and by the end of the book, Mark proves them innocent. Community General Hospital offers both Jesse and Susan their jobs back, but they think that they are not really wanted and think they will find new jobs. Josie Josie, played by (Ally Walker) is a medical student at Clairemont Hospital and a close friend of Dr. Mark Sloan's. When Dr. Mark Sloan was accused of murdering Clairemont Hospital Administrator Russell Havilland, Josie, Richard, and Thad help Mark find the real murderer. Delores Mitchell Delores Mitchell, played by Delores Hall is Dr. Mark Sloan's secretary at Community General Hospital for the first two seasons. In the episode (The 13 Million Dollar Man) it is mentioned that Delores Mitchell had an ex-husband. It remains unknown what became of Delores after the second season. Jack Parker Dr. Jack Parker, played by Stephen Caffrey is a Resident at Community General Hospital and a good friend of Dr. Mark Sloan's. Jack is in love with Amanda Bentley (Cynthia Gi.... Discover the Cheryl Brooks popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Cheryl Brooks books.