General Hospital

– Families, friends, enemies and lovers experience life-changing events in the large upstate New York ..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour
Release Year:
1963
General Hospital (1963)

Families, friends, enemies and lovers experience life-changing events in the large upstate New York city of Port Charles, which has a busy hospital, upscale hotel, cozy diner and dangerous waterfront frequented by the criminal underworld.

Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

01 Apr 1963

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
TV-PG – Parental Guidance is recommended

This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Programs rated TV-PG may contain some material that parents or guardians may find inappropriate for younger children. Programs assigned a TV-PG rating may include some inappropriate language, very little sexual content, suggestive dialogue, and/or moderate violence.

Writer:

Doris Hursley, Frank Hursley

Main Actors:

Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Laura Wright, Kelly Monaco

Plot:

During the original show up through the 1970s, the show primarily covered Dr. Steve Hardy (John Beradino) and his friend, Nurse Jessie Brewer (Emily McLaughlin). Late in the 1970s, the show was doing badly in the ratings, so a new executive producer, Gloria Monty, decided to move the show's focus away from the hospital and onto material more relevant to a younger audience than the stereotypical "bored housewife", thus bringing in Luke and Laura, (Anthony Geary and Genie Francis) and eventually having them marry in a stereotypical fantasy wedding that would not be matched until the real-life marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 274 wins & 557 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10