Urgence (1996–1997)

Stars:

Marina Orsini, Nathalie Gascon, Maka Kotto

Cast

Credited cast:
Marina Orsini	...	Dr. Michele Imbeault
Nathalie Gascon	...	Dr. Claire Alarie
Maka Kotto
Serge Postigo	...	Dr. Daniel Trudeau
Michel Dumont	...	Dr. Yves Perras
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lawrence Arcouette	...	Sebastien (1996-1997)
Jacqueline Barrette	...	(1996)
Geneviève Brouillette	...	Beatrice (1996)
Pierre Chagnon	...	Dr. Sénécal (1996-1997)
Tony Conte	...	Alex Lafleur (1997)
Angèle Coutu	...	Josette Menard (1996)
Maxime Desbiens Tremblay
Yves Desgagnés	...	Taschereau
Louise Deslières	...	Johanne
Caroline Dhavernas	...	Josianne Villeneuve

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

hospital

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

January 1996 (Canada)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chevrolet, Fonds Cogeco, Gouvernement du Québec

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Why dubbed?

In 2005, I came across an episode of this French-Canadian TV series playing on a San Francisco area PBS station under the title "Emergency Call: Hospital Code 66." The bad news: it had been dubbed (very badly) into English! If the performances had any verve or personality, the dubbing certainly obscured it. If the US importers of the show are aiming at a PBS market, do they really think the viewers would prefer dubbing over subtitles?

As for the show itself, it's pretty much a generic hospital drama. The setting is Montreal. Since "ER" debuted in the US in 1994, and "Urgence" began in Canada in 1996, it's not hard to postulate a bit of Canadian copycatting.