''Kay O'Brien'' is an American

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television series set at fictional Manhattan General Hospital, which aired for one season on

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from September 25 to November 13, 1986, during the 1986-87 television season.

Overview

The series stars Patricia Kalember as Dr. Kay "Kayo" O'Brien. CBS had high hopes for this multi-racial medical drama, but it received low ratings and was cancelled after airing just 8 episodes. Lifetime bought the rights to the entire series, and has occasionally aired all 12 episodes.

Premise

28-year old Kay O'Brien, known to all as "Kayo", is a surgical resident in a

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hospital and, like most residents, she has too many patients, not enough sleep time and one too many superiors on her tail. To cap it all, her live-in partner, Sam, has moved out taking the stereo with him.Panorama newspaper; Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation TV Highlights; 06/02/1989; Page 18

Cast

* Patricia Kalember as Dr. Kay "Kayo" O'Brien *

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as Dr. Mark Doyle *

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as Dr. Joseph Wallach *

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as Dr. Robert Moffit *

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as Rosa Villanueva, RN *

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as Dr. Michael Kwan * Tony Soper as Dr. Cliff Margolis

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*{{IMDb title, id=0090464, title=Kay O'Brien 1986 American television series debuts 1986 American television series endings 1980s American medical drama television series American English-language television shows Television shows set in New York City CBS television dramas