General Hospital (1963– )

Events in this daytime drama are centred in Port Charles, a community on the coast in upper New York. Ongoing plots are centred around the people who work in General Hospital, people who ... See full summary »

Creators:

Doris Hursley, Frank Hursley, Jim Hursley

Stars:

Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Rebecca Herbst

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 215 wins & 430 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Maurice Benard	...	Sonny Corinthos (1635 episodes, 1993-2013)
Steve Burton	...	Jason Morgan (1596 episodes, 1991-2012)
Rebecca Herbst	...	Elizabeth Webber (1207 episodes, 1997-2013)
Laura Wright	...	Carly Jacks (1144 episodes, 2005-2013)
Kelly Monaco	...	Sam McCall (1113 episodes, 2003-2013)
Julie Marie Berman	...	Lulu Spencer (1046 episodes, 2005-2013)
Ingo Rademacher	...	Jasper Jacks (1017 episodes, 1996-2012)
Nancy Lee Grahn	...	Alexis Davis (997 episodes, 1996-2013)
Jason Thompson	...	Patrick Drake (896 episodes, 2005-2013)
Tyler Christopher	...	Nikolas Cassadine (881 episodes, 1996-2013)
Bradford Anderson	...	Damien Spinelli (868 episodes, 2006-2013)
Kimberly McCullough	...	Robin Scorpio (826 episodes, 1985-2012)
Anthony Geary	...	Luke Spencer (789 episodes, 1978-2013)
Brandon Barash	...	Johnny Zacchara (754 episodes, 2007-2013)
Kirsten Storms	...	Maxie Jones (749 episodes, 2005-2013)

Storyline

Events in this daytime drama are centred in Port Charles, a community on the coast in upper New York. Ongoing plots are centred around the people who work in General Hospital, people who work in the business community (most notably for the Quartermaines' company ELQ), and some sort of international intrigue involving former agents of the WSB (World Security Bureau). Big plots of the past include Luke and Laura's wedding and Mikkos Cassadine's evil weather machine.

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Plot Keywords:

new york | actor shares full name with character | shipper | cult tv | doctor | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

abc [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Hospital general

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Selmur Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 30 min (1963-1976) 45 min (1976-1977) 60 min (1978-) 30 min (1963-1976) 45 min (1976-1977) 60 min (1978-)

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo

Color:

Black and White (1963-1966) Color (1966-)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Elizabeth Taylor was never on set during the wedding of Luke and Laura. Her scenes were edited in.

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Quotes

Lorenzo Alcazar: Carly is irrelevant.
Lois Cerullo-Ashton: Yeah, and I'm the Queen of England.

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Connections

Referenced in Gray's Anatomy (1996)

User Reviews

general hospital

I am not one for soap operas, however, General Hospital is different. However dramatic this show gets, I can never get enough of it! It is actually kind of funny how I got started watching it. One time when I was little, my mom was mad at me as I wouldn't calm down or sit still so she made me sit down and read while she watched general hospital. I remember half watching over my book when the show ended, and for some reason, I cared about what happened to Jason, so I made a point to watch it the next day and I have never missed an episode since! This is by far the best show on TV and it comes highly recommended. Hope this helps, Fletcher