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Life in Emergency Ward 10

  • 1959
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
108
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Dorothy Alison, Frederick Bartman, Michael Craig, Dorothy Gordon, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Rosemary Miller, Glyn Owen, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, and Christopher Witty in Life in Emergency Ward 10 (1959)
Drama

New registrar joins hospital with cutting-edge heart-lung machine. Clashes with colleagues. Patient dies during operation. Urgent heart surgery on young boy. Registrar must prove himself thr... Read allNew registrar joins hospital with cutting-edge heart-lung machine. Clashes with colleagues. Patient dies during operation. Urgent heart surgery on young boy. Registrar must prove himself through challenging medical cases.New registrar joins hospital with cutting-edge heart-lung machine. Clashes with colleagues. Patient dies during operation. Urgent heart surgery on young boy. Registrar must prove himself through challenging medical cases.

  • Director
    • Robert Day
  • Writers
    • Tessa Diamond
    • Hazel Adair
  • Stars
    • Christopher Witty
    • Rupert Davies
    • Dorothy Alison
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    108
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Day
    • Writers
      • Tessa Diamond
      • Hazel Adair
    • Stars
      • Christopher Witty
      • Rupert Davies
      • Dorothy Alison
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast40

    Christopher Witty
    Christopher Witty
    • David Phillips
    Rupert Davies
    Rupert Davies
    • R.S.O. Tom Hunter
    Dorothy Alison
    Dorothy Alison
    • Sister Jane Fraser
    Joan Sims
    Joan Sims
    • Mrs. Pryor
    Douglas Ives
    • Potter
    Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
    Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
    • Alan Dawson
    • (as Charles TIngwell)
    Glyn Owen
    • Paddy O'Meara
    Frederick Bartman
    • Simon Forrester
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    • Prof. Bourne Evans
    • (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
    Tony Quinn
    • Joseph Cooney
    Dorothy Gordon
    Dorothy Gordon
    • Mrs. Lil Phillips
    Michael Craig
    Michael Craig
    • Stephen Russell
    Jean Aubrey
    • Judy Wayne
    Peter Greenspan
    • 1st. Railway Porter
    Carl Conway
    • 2nd. Railway Porter
    Sheila Sweet
    • Anne Hunter
    Rosemary Miller
    • Pat Roberts
    Christina Gregg
    • April Andrews
    • Director
      • Robert Day
    • Writers
      • Tessa Diamond
      • Hazel Adair
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      A spin off from the popular Tuesday/Friday ATV soap Emergency-Ward 10 (1957); regular Oxbridge General staffers Douglas Ives (head porter George Potter), Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (Alan 'Digger' Dawson), Glyn Owen (Dr. Patrick 'Paddy' O'Meara), Frederick Bartman (Dr. Simon Forrester), Rosemary Miller (nurse Pat Roberts), Jean Aubrey (nurse Judy Wayne) and Enid Lindsey (Matron Halliday) feature in both.
    • Goofs
      While it's part of the story line having the young boy, David in an adult ward, he should actually be in a children's ward.
    • Crazy credits
      Film released in April 1959 has copyright date MCMLVIII (1958).
    • Connections
      Followed by General Hospital (1972)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 9, 1959 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Emergency - Ward 10
    • Filming locations
      • Walton Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK(studio: produced at)
    • Production company
      • Artistes Alliance Ltd.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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