China Beach: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A group of women just trying to do their jobs at the 510th Evac Hospital at China Beach Vietnam in 1967 includes cool but callous Army nurse Colleen McMurphy, naive Red Cross newcomer Cherry White, singer Laurette Barber, and cynical civilian worker/prostitute K.C. Koloski. They are trying to cope with the horrors of war which are never far away from the base and deal with their own lives.

Series details

• Title: China Beach
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, War, Medical
• Premiere date: 1988-04-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-07-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 4402

Cast and credited roles

• Dana Delany — Colleen McMurphy
• Marg Helgenberger — K.C. Koloski
• Robert Picardo — Dr. Dick Richard
• Concetta Tomei — Major Lila Garreau
• Michael Boatman — Samuel Beckett
• Brian Wimmer — Boonie Lanier
• Chloe Webb — Laurette Barber
• Nan Woods — Cherry White
• Jeff Kober — Evan "Dodger" Winslow
• Tim Ryan — Bartholomew "Natch" Austen
• Nancy Giles — Frankie Bunsen
• Ned Vaughn — Jeff Hyers

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-04-26; final listed air date 1988-06-08; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-11-30; final listed air date 1989-05-03; episode order: 17.
• Season 3: premiered 1989-09-20; final listed air date 1990-04-30; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 1990-09-29; final listed air date 1991-07-22; episode order: 17.

Source and licence

Adapted from China Beach on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.