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The Nurses: Story, Cast and Series Facts

The Nurses (1962): Drama, Medical. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

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.

Series details

  • Title: The Nurses
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Drama, Medical
  • Premiere date: 1962-09-27
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1963-10-24
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
  • Network country: United States
  • Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 59923
  • IMDb ID: tt0055694
  • TVDB ID: 74934

Cast and credited roles

  • Shirl Conway — Liz Thorpe
  • Zina Bethune — Gail Lucas
  • Edward Binns — Dr. Anson Kiley
  • Stephen Brooks — Dr. Ned Lowry
  • Hilda Simms — Miss Ayres

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1962-09-27; final listed air date 1963-03-21.
  • Season 2: premiered 1963-09-26; final listed air date 1963-10-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Nurses 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.

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