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CHINA BEACH: THE WORLD {PART 1 OF 2} (TV)
Summary
Part one of two. One in this drama series set during the Vietnam War, which focuses on the lives of the women stationed at China Beach, a combined U.S. Armed Forces hospital and USO recreational facility located near the South China Sea. In part one of this two-part episode, Wayloo returns to the United States to begin a new job at a television network, and McMurphy joins her at the last minute when she receives word that her father has had a heart attack. Once home, she struggles to come to terms with her troubled relationship with her parents (played by guest stars Donald Moffat and Penny Fuller). Commercials deleted. Continues with T:21520. Cataloging of this program was made possible by Dana Delany.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: April 26, 1989 Wednesday 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:47:43
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:21519
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Vietnam War - Drama; African-American Collection - Drama
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1988-1991
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- John Sacret Young … Executive Producer, Created by, Director
- William Broyles … Executive Consultant, Created by
- Patricia Green … Supervising Producer
- Fred Gerber … Coordinating Producer
- John Wells … Producer, Writer
- Geno Escarrega … Co-Producer
- Christopher Nelson … Co-Producer
- Paul Chihara … Music by
- John Rubinstein … Theme Music by
- Dana Delany … Cast, Nurse Colleen McMurphy
- Michael Boatman … Cast, Pvt. Sam Beckett
- Nancy Giles … Cast, Pvt. Frankie Bunsen
- Marg Helgenberger … Cast, Karen Charlene (K.C.) Koloski
- Jeff Kober … Cast, Dodger
- Robert Picardo … Cast, Dr. Dick Richard
- Concetta Tomei … Cast, Maj. Lila Garreau
- Brian Wimmer … Cast, Boonie Lanier
- Megan Gallagher … Cast, Wayloo Marie Holmes
- Penny Fuller … Cast, Mom McMurphy
- John Laughlin … Cast, Brendan McMurphy
- Donald Moffat … Cast, Dad
- Kevin Geer … Cast, Brian McMurphy
- Harold Russell … Cast, Uncle Conal
- Jim Doughan … Cast, the Resident
- Pat O'Bryan … Cast, Connor McMurphy
- David Sherrill … Cast, Gunner
- Dana Stevens … Cast, the Nurse
- Jami Lynn Grenham … Cast, Jenny
- Jason Keene … Cast, Danny McMurphy