"Port Charles" (1997) TV series 1997-2003

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Creators:

Carolyn Culliton
Richard Culliton
Wendy Riche

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Port Charles: Fate: It was meant to be.

Plot:

Spin-off of "General Hospital" focusing on the professional and personal lives of the first year interns at Port Charles' General Hospital...

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Intern | Vampire | New York | Spin Off

Awards:

6 wins & 53 nominations

Cast

Lisa Lord	...	Grace Sullivan / ... (116 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jay Pickett	...	Frank Scanlon (113 episodes, 1997-2003)

Also Known As:

"GH2" (USA) (working title)
"Port Charles: Desire" (USA) (twelfth season title)
"Port Charles: Fate" (USA) (second season title)
"Port Charles: Miracles Happen" (USA) (sixth season title)
"Port Charles: Naked Eyes" (USA) (tenth season title)
"Port Charles: Secrets" (USA) (seventh season title)
"Port Charles: Superstitions" (USA) (eighth season title)
"Port Charles: Surrender" (USA) (eleventh season title)
"Port Charles: Tainted Love" (USA) (fourth season title)
"Port Charles: Tempted" (USA) (fifth season title)
"Port Charles: The Gift" (USA) (last season title)
"Port Charles: Time in a Bottle" (USA) (third season title)
"Port Charles: Torn" (USA) (ninth season title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

This was one of two proposed General Hospital spin-offs. After the cancellation of "The City", ABC reviewed two concepts for a GH sister show. "PC" was created by Wendy Riche, longtime executive producer of GH who won many Emmys for the show. However, Claire Labine, a former GH head-writer, also submitted a treatment to the network called "Heart and Soul." This spin-off centered around Ned and Lois Ashton, and took place in Brooklyn. The show would follow the lives of Lois' family and a black family also living in New York. However, Riche's treatment was ultimately chosen and first aired with a 2-hour Sunday night movie.

Quotes:

Jack Ramsey: You know, Caleb... my one regret when I thought you were dead was that I wasn't going to get to kill you myself.
Caleb Morley/Stephen Clay: Good line... how long have you been waiting to use that one?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 15th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1999) (TV)

One of the weirdest soaps since "Dark Shadows"

When this GENERAL HOSPITAL spin off first hit the airwaves in the summer 1997, it had originally centered around a new group of young interns living, loving, and working at General Hospital. To inspire GH viewers to watch this show, longtime GH characters Scotty Baldwin, Lucy Coe and Kevin Collins crossed over to PC. About four years later, the format switched to story arcs, and vampires, angels, demons, and werewolves abounded. Lucy Coe, one of the long-running characters on GH became a vampire slayer on this show. One of the characters on this show was Livvie Locke, who was the long-lost daughter of Kevin Collins. Alison Barrington, granddaughter of Port Charles' society maven Amanda Barrington was also a presence here. Unfortunately, this show was cancelled way before its time.