‘China Beach’ debuts on ABC-TV 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 1988)


Video: 'China Beach 1x00a - Pilot Part 1'

(Sunday, April 26, 1988, 9:00-11:00 p.m. EDT)China Beach, an American dramatic television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War, debuted tonight on ABC.

Created by William Broyles Jr. and John Sacret Young, the series starred Dana Delany, Nan Woods, Michael Boatman, Marg Helgenberger, Robert Picardo, Tim Ryan, Concetta Tomei, Brian Wimmer, Jeff Kober, Chloe Webb, Megan Gallagher, Nancy Giles, Ned Vaughn, Troy Evans and Ricki Lake.


Video: 'China Beach 1x00b - Pilot-Part 2'