Programme Guide

Outline:
This was ITV's first real soap, running twice a week. It followed both the professional and personal lives of staff and patients at Oxbridge General Hospital.

Like Crossroads this was due to run just six weeks , it ended up running for ten years.

Broadcast Dates:
19/05/57-1967

Details

• Series creator was Tessa Diamond
  
• There was 966 x 30 minute episodes and 50 x 1 hour episodes made, all in black and white.
  
• The series was originally titled 'Calling Nurse Roberts'
  
• In 1961 there was a spin off series called 'Call Oxbridge 2000' and followed Dr Rennie in a private practice.
  
• There was a film made of the series in 1959 titled 'Life in Emergency Ward 10'.
  

Production Company:
ATV 1957-1967

Vidoes To Buy

Internet Pages:
ATV Networks - Emergency Ward 10
Whirligig - Emergency Ward 10
TV Chronicles

Your Views:
Hi there,
I was curious to see that "KERRY MARSH" did not appear....on the Cast List that you display. Could you tell me why this is as she was one of the main cast members, before tht big A.T.V Strike...
Kind Regards.
Gary Fox - 19/02/05
Editor - Thanks Gary, Kerry has been added to the site

Do you know what John White did after Emergency Ward 10 ?
John Haydon - 22/06/03

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Soap Cross-over

• John Barron who played Harold de la Roux went on to appear in 199 Park Lane.
  
• Kathleen Byron who appeared in the series went on to play Principal Nursing Officer Ruth Milner in General Hospital.
  
• Pik Sen Lim who played Nurse Kwei went onto play Ly Nhu Chan in Albion Market and Mrs. Mori in Night & Day .
  
• Jane Rossington who played one of the nurses went on to star in Crossroads as Jill Harvey as well as appearing in Brookside.
  
• Joan Hooley who played Dr. Louise Mahler went on to play Josie McFarlane in EastEnders.
  
• Richard Thorp went on to appear in Emmerdale and Crossroads.
  
• Kate O'Mara who was a nurse also appeared in Family Affairs, Crossroads, Howards' Way, Triangle and Weaver's Green.
  
• Glyn Owen who played Dr. Patrick O'Meara also played Jake Rolfe in Howards' Way.
  

Cast:
John Alderton
Dr Richard Moone

Ray Barrett
Dr Don Nolan

John Barron
Harold de la Roux

Fredrick Bartman
Simon Forrester

Jill Browne
Nurse / Sister Carole Young

John Carlisle
Dr Lester Large

Desmond Carrington
Dr Chris Anderson

Noel Coleman
Dr Richmond

Ian Cullen
Warrem Kent

Paul Darrow
Mr Verity

Joan Hooley
Dr Louise Mahler

Elizabeth Kentish
Sister Cowley

Rosemary Miller
Nurse Pat Roberts

Dandy Nichols
Mrs Hill

Glyn Owen
Dr Patrick O'Meara

Iris Russell
Nurse Stevenson

Richard Thorp
Dr Rennie

Charles Tingwell
House Surgeon Alan Dawson

John White
Dr Giles Farmer

William Wilde
Dr Brooke

with:
Ray Barrett
Frederick Bartman
David Butler
Kathleen Byron
Pauline Collins
Albert Finney
Carole Ann Ford
Ian Hendry
Joanna Lumley
Kerry Marsh
Kate O'Mara
Bill Owen
Jane Rossington

Thanks to: Merchant Gary

Last Update: 28/08/06

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