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The Nurses

The Nurses is an American soap opera that aired on ABC from September 27, 1965 to March 31, 1967. The show was a continuation of a serialized primetime drama which aired on CBS originally called The Nurses when it premiered in 1962, later called The Doctors and the Nurses. The setting was Alden General Hospital and the main characters included Mary Fickett as Liz Thorpe and Melinda Cordell as Gail Lucas, along with Claudia McNeil, Lee Patterson, Nicholas Pryor, Paul Stevens, Arthur Franz, and Lesley Woods.

Seasons

Top Cast

  • Shirl Conway

    Shirl Conway

    Liz Thorpe

  • Zina Bethune

    Zina Bethune

    Gail Lucas

  • Joseph Campanella

    Joseph Campanella

    Dr. Ted Steffen

  • Edward Binns

    Edward Binns

    Dr. Anson Kiley

  • Stephen Brooks

    Stephen Brooks

    Dr. Ned Lowry

  • Michael Tolan

    Michael Tolan

    Dr. Alex Tazinski "Ski"

  • Martin Sheen

    Martin Sheen

    Saunders

  • Martin Sheen

    Martin Sheen

    Carl

  • Alan Alda

    Alan Alda

    Dr. John Griffin

Overview

The Nurses is an American soap opera that aired on ABC from September 27, 1965 to March 31, 1967. The show was a continuation of a serialized primetime drama which aired on CBS originally called The Nurses when it premiered in 1962, later called The Doctors and the Nurses. The setting was Alden General Hospital and the main characters included Mary Fickett as Liz Thorpe and Melinda Cordell as Gail Lucas, along with Claudia McNeil, Lee Patterson, Nicholas Pryor, Paul Stevens, Arthur Franz, and Lesley Woods.

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