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

The British Columbia scenes from 1993 to facilitate Luke and Laura's return were filmed in Rochester, New York.

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Quotes

Courtney Matthews Morgan: Jax is just the tip of the iceberg as far as me and Sonny. We - we have some major issues.
Lois Cerullo-Ashton: Well, your brother, Sonny, he can be a little difficult.
Courtney Matthews Morgan: Try impossible. Look, he - he wants to run my life and shut me out at the same time. Sonny - I mean, he's arrogant, he's obsessed with power, and you know what, he gets so incredibly angry sometimes you can't even be around him.
Lois Cerullo-Ashton: Yeah, but he's also decent and generous and superloyal. And he is totally respectful of women, except for the ones he ...
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Connections

Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)

User Reviews

An Escape From Reality

This is a long running American soap that has only recently been aired in the UK. I started watching it a few weeks ago at a point that is months behind the states- meaning that I had missed some important story lines- but I was still hooked from the start. With all the glamour, drama and money this gives English soaps a run for their money. In england their soaps try to approach real life problems and situations but come out with nothing. Whilst as this soap approaches the same situations, but comes out on top by going over the top- it doesn't even pretend that they're going over the top- unlike here in the UK. This show is a true escape from reality that is hard to ween off.