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    Drama TV Shows - 1990s 2 Mins Read

    Chicago Hope

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    1 9 9 4 – 2 0 0 0 (USA)
    141 x 60 minute episodes

    Chicago Hope Hospital – in the city of the same name – had more than its fair share of medical and personal crises, but in a much more restrained, soapy way than in its rival, E.R., which was also set in the Windy City, and was also its cross-channel rival on Thursday evenings in the US.

    E.R. won that battle but Chicago Hope prospered in another time slot for several more years.

    The state-of-the-art hospital specialised in medical innovation, and chief among the healers were estranged surgeon husband and nurse wife, Aaron (Adam Arkin) and Camille Shutt (Roxanne Hart), along with level-headed chief surgeon Phillip Watters (Hector Elizondo) and fading doctor Arthur Thurmond (E G Marshall).

    Dr Shutt was a world-renowned neurosurgeon who had recently returned to the operating theatre following a long story arc which saw the character forced to abandon surgery for a time following – ironically – a brain injury of his own, for a brief foray into the field of psychiatry.

    Broadway star Mandy Patinkin co-starred as cardiologist Jeffrey Geiger, who soon found his way into viewers’ hearts as a troubled surgical genius who had recently returned following a lengthy absence in the pivotal position of the hospital Board Chairman, dedicated to ensuring that the renowned institution maintained its commitment to curing, whilst maintaining its ability to generate serious money.

    And because he was a brilliant surgeon it was easier to turn a blind eye to the fact that he was often obnoxious, rude, explosive and self-centred. Also prominent was legal adviser Alan ‘The Eel’ Birch (Peter MacNicol).

    Viewers of a fragile constitution quailed at the sight of so many human organ close-ups and pumping blood, and UK transmission was gradually switched from Saturday peak hours to late Tuesday nights.

    Dr Jeffrey Geiger
    Mandy Patinkin
    Dr Aaron Shutt
    Adam Arkin
    Nurse Camille Shutt
    Roxanne Hart
    Dr Phillip Watters
    Hector Elizondo
    Dr Arthur Thurmond
    E G Marshall
    Alan Birch
    Peter MacNicol
    Angela Giandamenico
    Roma Maffia
    Dr Karen Antonovich
    Margaret Colin
    Dr Daniel Nyland
    Thomas Gibson
    Dr Geri Infante
    Diane Venora
    Dr Billy Kronk
    Peter Berg
    Dr Dennis Hancock
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    Laurie Geiger
    Kim Greist
    Dr Kate Austin
    Christine Lahti
    Dr Diane Grad
    Jayne Brook
    Maggie Atkisson
    Robyn Lively
    Dr John Sutton
    Jamey Sheridan
    Judge Harold Aldrich
    Stephen Elliott

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