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The Nurses

The Nurses

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Overview

The Nurses is a serialized primetime medical drama which aired on CBS from September 27, 1962 to May 11, 1965. It was originally called The Nurses when it premiered in 1962; for the second season, the title was expanded to The Doctors and the Nurses and it ran until 1965, when it was transformed into a half-hour daytime soap opera. The soap opera, also called The Nurses, ran on ABC from 1965 to 1967.

Produced by Herbert Brodkin
NetworksCBS

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

Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal

Tom Farrell

Themes & Keywords

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About The Nurses

The Nurses is a drama series that first aired in 1962 exploring themes of new york city, nurse, hospital, medical drama. it stars Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Joseph Campanella. The Nurses is a serialized primetime medical drama which aired on CBS from September 27, 1962 to May 11, 1965. It was originally called The Nurses when it premiered in 1962; for the second season, the title was expanded to The Doctors and the Nurses and it ran until 1965, when it was transformed into a half-hour daytime soap opera. The soap opera, also called The Nurses, ran on ABC from 1965 to 1967.

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