The Nurses
The story takes place in a large hospital and revolves around two nurses, Liz Thorpe (Shirl Conway), the older head nurse, and Gail Lucas, the naive student nurse. The two nurses were joined by doctors in 1964 and these doctors tried to help the nurses resolve moral and ethical problems.
- Runtime
- 1h
- Released
- 1962
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1962
Storyline
The story takes place in a large hospital and revolves around two nurses, Liz Thorpe (Shirl Conway), the older head nurse, and Gail Lucas, the naive student nurse. The two nurses were joined by doctors in 1964 and these doctors tried to help the nurses resolve moral and ethical problems.
Top credits
- Shirl Conway — Liz Thorpe
Zina Bethune — Gail Lucas
Michael Tolan — Dr. Alex Tazinski, Alex Tazinski, Dr. Somers, Dr. Tazinski
Joseph Campanella — Dr. Ted Steffen, Dr. Adam Nemets
Awards
0 wins & 5 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• The show originated as "The Nurses" in 1962. When Michael Tolan and Joseph Campanella, playing doctors, joined Shirl Conway's and Zina Bethune's nurses characters for the medical drama's third and final season, its title was adjusted accordingly and appropriately to "The Doctors and the Nurses."
Episodes
98 episodes – 3 seasons
User reviews
A unique medical drama for it's time
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
