Chicago Hope 

The lives and trials of the staff of a major hospital in Chicago.

Creator:

David E. Kelley

Stars:

Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, Hector Elizondo

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 23 wins & 107 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Adam Arkin	...	Dr. Aaron Shutt 141 episodes, 1994-2000
Hector Elizondo	...	Dr. Phillip Watters 141 episodes, 1994-2000
Peter Berg	...	Dr. Billy Kronk 106 episodes, 1995-1999
Vondie Curtis-Hall	...	Dr. Dennis Hancock 104 episodes, 1995-1999
Jayne Brook	...	Dr. Diane Grad 103 episodes, 1995-1999
Christine Lahti	...	Dr. Kathryn Austin 97 episodes, 1995-1999
Rocky Carroll	...	Dr. Keith Wilkes 96 episodes, 1996-2000
Mark Harmon	...	Dr. Jack McNeil 95 episodes, 1996-2000
Thomas Gibson	...	Dr. Daniel Nyland / ... 70 episodes, 1994-1998
Mandy Patinkin	...	Dr. Jeffrey Geiger 60 episodes, 1994-2000

Storyline

Television medical drama in soap-opera style. Surgeons Jeffrey Geiger and Aaron Shutte battle valiantly for their patients, often coming into conflict with the hospital administration, run by Dr. Phillip Watters. Their cases are usually ethically complex, highly sensationalistic, and very melodramatic. Meanwhile, Jeffrey and Aaron, who are best friends, commiserate about the shambles their tumultuous personal lives have become....

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Plot Keywords:

medical doctor | medical care | hospital patient | patient | 1990s | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bolnica Čikago

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles City Hall - 200 North Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, David E. Kelley Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (141 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first television show to be shown in high definition in the U.S.

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Quotes

Dr. Billy Kronk: [there has been a shooting at a video store and Billy is about to go in to do surgery on a victim. He's putting on a flack jacket. Dr Grad does not want him to go inside] Look! It's bullet proof!
Dr. Diane Grad: Stay with me and I'll buy you one for your birthday.

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Crazy Credits

After Christine Lahti joined the ensemble cast in Chicago Hope: Stand (1995), she and Adam Arkin alternated (with one exception) first and second listing in the opening credits. After Lahti left the cast at the end of Season 5, Arkin and Mark Harmon alternated first and second listing.

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Connections

Referenced in At the Movies: Executive Decision/Ed/Two Much/The Star Maker/Land and Freedom (1996)

User Reviews

My favourite show!!!

I love this show!!! I love the characters--well, not the new ones. I think the 5th season was so great! I mean, Eric Stoltz was on! I think it's horrible how things have been going downhill, and to be honest, I don't think pitting Chicago Hope against Frasier is going to help. Nevertheless, I think the ability to mix the hospital situations with the individual problems of the staff is great. There isn't too much focus on personal problems, but enough so it isn't too hospital-oriented.

Finally, being the sap that I am, I like that they manage to incorporate relationships without them becoming the focus. And I'd just like to say that I really think the Kate Austin/Bobby Yeats thing was brilliant, and should've been pursued. I just saw the episode "McNeil and Pray" and they were great! When she's reaming him out, "Oh come on! I'm sure she wasn't influenced by those seductive blue eyes, boyish good looks, that thing you do with your hair..." Okay, I didn't get it all but it was great! And when they're at the Christmas party and that guy says, "Well okay, whisper to someone you choose" to Bobby and he goes and whispers in Kate's ear, it's priceless! That was definitely my favourite episode-and not just because of that.

Okay, I'm sorry I've gone on and on, but this is the only show I really like to watch on tv.