General Hospital (UK) (1972)
General Hospital (UK) (1972)
Plot.
General Hospital is a British daytime soap opera produced by ATV, which ran on ITV from 1972 to 1979. It was modelled after the American drama of the same name.
Set in a fictional Midlands town, the series followed the romantic and professional lives of its doctors and nurses. While the location and the characters names had been changed, in most other respects General Hospital was almost identical to its predecessor, Emergency - Ward 10, a deliberate attempt to recreate its success.
In 1975, after 270 twice-weekly episodes, General Hospital was given a primetime slot on Friday evening. The move saw the episode lengths double from 30 to 60 minutes, with each episode being more self-contained, while on-screen medical procedures, including detailed scenes of surgery, became more prominent.
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Cast & Crew.
Tony Adams
Dr. Neville Bywaters
David Garth
Dr. Matthew Armstrong / Dr. Armstrong
Lewis Jones
Mr. William Parker Brown / Mr. William Parker-Brown / Mr. Parker Brown
James Kerry
Dr. Martin Baxter
Lynda Bellingham
Nurse Hilda Price
Judy Buxton
Student Nurse Katy Shaw
Peggy Sinclair
Sister Ellen Chapman
John Halstead
Arnold Capper
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Wiki.
General Hospital was a British daytime soap opera produced by ATV that ran on ITV from 1972 to 1979. General Hospital was an attempt to replicate the success of one of British television's first major soap operas, Emergency – Ward 10. The original theme music was "Girl in the White Dress" by the Derek Scott Orchestra which was used until 1975, when it was replaced by Johnny Pearson's "Red Alert" for the 60-minute episodes.