"St. Elsewhere" (1982) TV series 1982-1988

Creators:

Joshua Brand
John Falsey

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

26 October 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The lives and work of the staff of St. Eligius Hospital, a old and disrespected Boston teaching hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Autism | Surgery | Ensemble Cast | Rapist

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 23 wins & 64 nominations

Cast

Ed Begley Jr.	...	Dr. Victor Ehrlich (137 episodes, 1982-1988)
William Daniels	...	Dr. Mark Craig (137 episodes, 1982-1988)
Howie Mandel	...	Dr. Wayne Fiscus (137 episodes, 1982-1988)
David Morse	...	Dr. Jack Morrison / ... (137 episodes, 1982-1988)
Christina Pickles	...	Nurse Helen Rosenthal (137 episodes, 1982-1988)
Denzel Washington	...	Dr. Philip Chandler / ... (137 episodes, 1982-1988)
Norman Lloyd	...	Dr. Daniel Auschlander (132 episodes, 1982-1988)
Eric Laneuville	...	Luther Hawkins / ... (128 episodes, 1982-1988)
Ed Flanders	...	Dr. Donald Westphall (120 episodes, 1982-1988)
Stephen Furst	...	Dr. Elliot Axelrod (97 episodes, 1983-1988)
Sagan Lewis	...	Dr. Jacqueline Wade (83 episodes, 1982-1988)
Bonnie Bartlett	...	Ellen Craig (78 episodes, 1982-1988)
Mark Harmon	...	Dr. Robert Caldwell (70 episodes, 1983-1986)
Cynthia Sikes	...	Dr. Annie Cavanero (68 episodes, 1982-1985)
Jennifer Savidge	...	Nurse Lucy Papandrao / ... (62 episodes, 1982-1988)

Runtime:

60 min (137 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

MTM Productions

Trivia:

The writers of this show shared a building and a copy machine at MTM with the writers from "Hill Street Blues" (1981). Whenever they needed inspiration, they would look at a script from "Hill St." and that always pushed them to do better.

Quotes:

Dr. Daniel Auschlander: Most people associate hospitals with disease. I think of romance. But that's another story.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Ben Stiller Show: ZooTV at Night (#1.13)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

St. Elsewhere

The best

The two part episode that spanned St. Eligius' history from 1935-1985 was the best show ever on TV. The great thing about the show is that you never know if things will wind up good or bad, and the show likes to use your own memory of previous shows rather than beat you over the head with them.