General Hospital Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Drama, Romance

General Hospital

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Drama, Romance

Two young doctors have a difficult day. Dr. Baxter finds that a simple fracture can have strange complications, and Dr. Ridge finds an intruder in his ward.

Director

Shaun O'Riordan

Writer

Max Marquis (writer)

Producer

Ian Fordyce (producer)

Production Designer

Lewis Logan

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 19, 1972

Release date

Oct 19, 1972 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
David Garth Dr. Matthew Armstrong Dr. Matthew Armstrong See fewer	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Lewis Jones Mr. William Parker Brown Mr. William Parker Brown See fewer	Elizabeth (1998)
James Kerry Dr. Martin Baxter Dr. Martin Baxter See fewer	The Passenger (1971)
Ian White Dr. Peter Ridge Dr. Peter Ridge See fewer	General Hospital (1972)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt Dr. Robert Thorne Dr. Robert Thorne See fewer	The Message (1976)
Peggy Sinclair Sister Ellen Chapman Sister Ellen Chapman See fewer	Softly Softly (1966)
Lynda Bellingham Nurse Hilda Price Nurse Hilda Price See fewer	The Romanovs: An Imperial Family (2000)
Judy Buxton Student Nurse Katy Shaw Student Nurse Katy Shaw See fewer	Get Real (1998)
Patsy Rowlands Miss Peggy Finch Miss Peggy Finch See fewer	Carry on Abroad (1972)
Peter Hill Albert Unsworth Albert Unsworth See fewer	The Cedar Tree (1976)
Jennifer Daniel Janet Smith Janet Smith See fewer	Wuthering Heights (1992)
Anna Barry Mrs. Sylvia Tate Mrs. Sylvia Tate See fewer	Your Highness (2011)
Mark Rogers Leonard Tate Leonard Tate See fewer	Nicholas Nickleby (1977)
Cynthia Powell Mrs. Lawrence Mrs. Lawrence See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Penelope Potter Casualty Nurse Casualty Nurse See fewer	General Hospital (1972)