''Kay O'Brien'' is an American

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television series set at fictional Manhattan General Hospital, which aired for one season on CBS from September 25 to November 13, 1986, during the 1986-87 television season.

Overview

The series stars

Patricia Kalember Patricia Kathryn Kalember (born December 30, 1956) is an American actress, best known for her role as Georgiana "Georgie" Reed Whitsig in the NBC drama series, '' Sisters'' (1991–1996). Kalember also had the leading roles in the number of telev ...

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.

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bought the rights to the entire series, and has occasionally aired all 12 episodes.

Cast

as Dr. Kay "Kayo" O'Brien * Brian Benben as Dr. Mark Doyle *

Jan Rubeš Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor. Life and career Rubeš was born in Volyně, Czechoslovakia, to Ružena (née Kellnerová) and Jan Rubeš. Not long after World War II ...

as Dr. Joseph Wallach * Lane Smith as Dr. Robert Moffit *

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as Rosa Villanueva, RN * Keone Young as Dr. Michael Kwan *

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as Dr. Cliff Margolis

Episodes

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