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TV series

China Beach

Reflections of the way life used to be.

1988 · 4 seasons · 64 episodes

Created by John Wells and John Sacret Young

7.4

TMDB audience score
36 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled with wounded soldiers and one very lovely but damaged Army Nurse Colleen McMurphy. Many heroes, dead and alive, try to make sense of life and death in between bourbon, bullets and battles.

About 44h 48m to watch every episode. An estimate: 64 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 42 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • The Roku Channel
  • Howdy Amazon Channel

Buy

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  • Apple TV Store
  • Fandango At Home

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Main cast

  • Dana Delany
    Colleen McMurphy
    64 episodes

  • Marg Helgenberger
    KC Koloski
    64 episodes

  • Michael Boatman
    Samuel Beckett
    64 episodes

  • Robert Picardo
    Dick Richard
    64 episodes

  • Concetta Tomei
    Lila Garreau
    64 episodes

  • Brian Wimmer
    Boonie Lanier
    64 episodes

  • Jeff Kober
    Dodger Winslow
    60 episodes

  • Nancy Giles
    Frankie Bunsen
    56 episodes

  • Troy Evans
    Bob Pepper
    39 episodes

  • Nan Woods
    Cherry White
    25 episodes

  • Ned Vaughn
    Dewey
    23 episodes

  • Ricki Lake
    Holly Pelegrino
    22 episodes

  • Megan Gallagher
    Wayloo Marie Holmes
    17 episodes

  • Tim Ryan
    Natch Austen
    10 episodes

  • Derek de Lint
    Dr. Gerard Bernard
    9 episodes

  • Chloe Webb
    Laurette Barber
    8 episodes

  • Tom Sizemore
    Sgt. Vinnie Ventresca, the Dog Man
    6 episodes

  • Robert LaSardo
    5 episodes

Seasons