General Hospital (British TV series)
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This article is about the British soap opera. For the type of medical facility, see Hospital § General and acute care. For other uses, see General hospital (disambiguation).
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.
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General Hospital | |
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Genre | Drama |
Starring | Lewis Jones David Garth James Kerry Ian White Lynda Bellingham Judy Buxton John Halstead Carmen Munroe Tony Adams |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 6 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes (Series 1) 60 Minutes (Series 2–6) |
Production company | Associated Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 19 October 1972 (1972-10-19) – 26 January 1979 (1979-01-26) |
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