April 14, 2003

BECKER'S SIDE EFFECTS FROM NOT SMOKING NOW INCLUDE STEAMY DREAMS INVOLVING CHRIS, ON "BECKER," SUNDAY, APRIL 20

"Daydream Believer" -- Becker, still not smoking, is being tormented with recurring dreams of kissing Chris and he doesn't know what to make of them, on BECKER, Sunday, April 20 (8:30- 9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Chris Brougham directed the episode from a script by Kate Angelo.

Night after night, Becker awakes with images of Chris kissing him passionately but now it's beginning to affect his day-to-day life. Thinking that it might be a side effect from quitting smoking, Becker confides in Margaret about his dreams and she tells him to express his feelings to Chris in person. When Chris comes to Becker's apartment late one night, he thinks it's another dream, but instead of kissing Becker, she is doubled over in pain. Realizing that he is not dreaming, Becker immediately rushes Chris to the emergency room for an appendectomy, where they candidly reveal some shocking secrets to one another.

Dr. John Becker Ted Danson
Chris Connor Nancy Travis
Margaret Wyborn Hattie Winston
Jake Malinak Alex Desert
Linda Shawnee Smith
Bob Saverio Guerra

RATING: TVPG-DLS

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