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Release Date:
26 April 1988 (USA) more
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Plot:
A drama series set at an American base during the Vietnam War. Rather than focusing on the battle scenes that made up most other portrayals of the war... more
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Won Golden Globe. Another 18 wins & 38 nominations more
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Possibly the best TV show of all time - Colleen, will you marry me? more (17 total)

Cast

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Dana Delany ... Nurse Colleen McMurphy (61 episodes, 1988-1991)

Michael Boatman ... Pvt. Samuel Beckett (61 episodes, 1988-1991)

Robert Picardo ... Dr. Dick Richard (61 episodes, 1988-1991)

Concetta Tomei ... Lila Garreau / ... (61 episodes, 1988-1991)

Marg Helgenberger ... K.C. / ... (61 episodes, 1988-1991)
Brian Wimmer ... Boonie / ... (61 episodes, 1988-1991)

Jeff Kober ... Sgt. Evan 'Dodger' Winslow (57 episodes, 1988-1991)
Nancy Giles ... Pvt. Frankie Bunsen / ... (53 episodes, 1988-1991)
Troy Evans ... Sgt. Pepper / ... (28 episodes, 1989-1991)
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Runtime:
60 min (60 episodes) | 120 min (pilot) | 120 min (series finale)
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Quotes:
Colleen McMurphy: Sex is a bad word, but it feels good. Love is a good word, but it hurts. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#26.46)" (2009) more
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Possibly the best TV show of all time - Colleen, will you marry me?, 29 November 2005
Author: sauvage999 from United States

I have been reliving "China Beach" the past year or so on cable TV, and I must say, the experience has been just as moving the second time around. I cannot speak of "China Beach" without using superlatives: 1) My all-time favorite TV show; 2) Easily the most underrated TV show ever; 3) The all-time best performance by an actress in TV history (Dana Delaney as Colleen); 4) The most nuanced, complex, intimate and believable development of a TV character in history (again, Dana as Colleen); 5) The three most loaded, gut-wrenching, revealing, and well-acted words ever uttered by a TV character {"Don't 'Colleen' me!" by you-know-who). Of course, there were many other great performances on the show, and the subject matter has never been so intimately portrayed. However, Dana's performance will haunt my soul forever.

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