China Beach
China Beach
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Premiered:
- Network: ABC
- Category: Series
- Genre: Drama
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:Partly based on the 1983 book (Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam) by Lynda Van Devanter
- Subject Matter: Military/War
- Tags: Vietnam
Plot Synopsis
Using the perspective of female military personnel and civilian women, primarily through the eyes of Army nurse Colleen McMurphy, CHINA BEACH explores life at the 510th Evacuation Hospital during the Vietnam War. This scripted drama series follows doctors, nurses, officers, soldiers and volunteers living and working at My Khe beach, nicknamed China Beach, in the city of Da Nang, as well as locations in the United States when these women returned home during leave or when their tours of duty ended.
Cast
- Dana Delany - Nurse Colleen McMurphy
- Nan Woods - Cherry White
- Chloe Webb - Laurette Barber
- Marg Helgenberger - Karen Charlene "K.C." Koloski
- Michael Boatman - Pvt. Sam Beckett
- Robert Picardo - Dr. Dick Richard
- Tim Ryan - Natch Austen
- Concetta Tomei - Maj. Lila Garreau
- Brian Wimmer - Boonewell 'Boonie' Lanier
- Megan Gallagher - Wayloo Marie Holmes
- Nancy Giles - Pvt. Frankie Bunsen
- Jeff Kober - Dodger
- Ned Vaughn - Jeff Hyers
- Troy Evans - Sgt. Pepper
- Ricki Lake - Holly the Donut Dolly
Production & Distribution
- Produced by Warner Bros. Television
Theme Song
- Reflections - Diana Ross and the Supremes
Settings
- - Da Nang Vietnam