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In 1972 ITV started to broadcast programmes on weekday afternoons triggering a new wave of productions to fill out the extended schedules. Among the first of these shows, which were aimed at giving advertisers access to 'stay at home mums' and housewives in general, were the long-running rural soap Emmerdale Farm ( YTV ) and the twice-weekly medical drama General Hospital. Set in a fictional Midlands town, the series followed the romantic and professional lives of its Doctor s and Nurse s. While the location and the characters names had been changed, in most other respects General Hospital was almost identical to its predecesor, a deliberate attempt to recreate its success. In 1975 , after 110 twice-weekly episodes, General Hospital was given a Primetime slot on Friday evening. The move saw the episode lengths double from 30 to 60 minutes, while on-screen medical procedures, including detailed scenes of Surgery , became more prominent. The main star of the series was actor Tony Adams who went on to appear as the devious Adam Chance in '' Crossroads '' ( 1964 - 1988 , 2001 ). Among the other familiar faces to appear was Lynda Bellingham , who gained national fame as the mother in a series of Bisto gravy commercials, and later as Helen Herriot in the series All Creatures Great And Small , based on the books by James Herriot . By 1979 General Hospital's "homely" feel was considered to be old fashioned, in the wake of newer grittier dramas, and it was cancelled.. CASTLIST Dr Neville Bywater Tony Adams Nurse Hilda Price Linda Bellingham Nurse Katy Shaw Judy Buxton Dr Matthew Armstrong David Garth Sister Edwards Monica Grey Dr William Parker-Brown Lewis Jones Dr Martin Baxter James Kerry Dr Robert Thorne Ronald Leigh-Hunt Sister Washington Carmen Munroe Sister Helen Chapman Peggy Sinclair Dr Peter Ridge Ian White Arnold Capper John Halstead Dr Joanna Whitworth Patricia Maynard Dr Richard Kirby Eric Lander Dr Knight Carl Rigg Dr Guy Wallman Tom Adams Dr Chipapo Jason Rowe Sister Holland Pippa Rowe Nurse Stevens Amber Thomas Dr Mayhew Archie Tew Dr Helen Sanders Judy Loe Staff Nurse Nelson Victoria Burton |
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