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HeartBeat (1988 TV Series)
''HeartBeat'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on ABC on March 23, 1988, and ran for two seasons. Plot ''HeartBeat'' follows the staff of Women's Medical Arts, a medical center founded by three women who are frustrated with how women's health concerns are addressed in the male-dominated medical field. Cast and characters Main * Kate Mulgrew as Dr. Joanne Springsteen/Halloran, co-founder of the clinic (the character's name was changed from Springsteen to Halloran in season 2) * Laura Johnson as Dr. Eve Autrey/Calvert, co-founder of the clinic (the character's name was changed from Autrey to Calvert in season 2) * Gail Strickland as Nurse Marilyn McGrath, a nurse practitioner and co-founder of the clinic * Lynn Whitfield as Dr. Cory Banks * Ben Masters as Dr. Leo Rosetti * Darrell Larson as Dr. Paul Jared * Julie Ronnie as Nurse Alice Swanson Recurring * Gina Hecht as Patty, long-term partner of Marilyn McGrath Development and production The fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Drama
A medical drama is a television show or film in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment. Most recent medical drama (film and television), dramatic programming go beyond the events pertaining to the characters' jobs and portray some aspects of their personal lives. A typical medical drama might have a storyline in which two doctors fall in love. Communication theory, Communications theorist Marshall McLuhan, in his Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, 1964 work on the nature of Mass media, media, predicted success for this particular genre on TV because the medium "creates an obsession with bodily welfare". The longest running medical drama in the world is the British series ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', airing since 1986, and the longest running medical soap opera is General Hospital running since 1963. History ''City Hospital (U.S. TV series), City Hospital'', which first aired in 1951, is usually considered to be the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |