TV series
Emergency: Ward 10
Emergency: Ward 10 is a British television soap shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. Like The Grove Family, a series shown by the BBC between 1954 and 1957, Emergency: Ward 10 is considered to be one of British television's first major soap operas. Set in Oxbridge General Hospital, this soap opera focused equally on the lives and loves of its medical staff and the pressure of their work.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Emergency: Ward 10 premiered February 19, 1957. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Emergency: Ward 10 is a British television soap shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. Like The Grove Family, a series shown by the BBC between 1954 and 1957, Emergency: Ward 10 is considered to be one of British television's first major soap operas. Set in Oxbridge General Hospital, this soap opera focused equally on the lives and loves of its medical staff and the pressure of their work.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 266
4 September 1959
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Directed by Geoffrey Nethercott
Episode 293
Episode #1.293
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Directed by Peter SasdyGuest stars Margo Andrew
Episode 294
Episode #1.294
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Directed by Peter SasdyGuest stars Margo Andrew
Episode 392
18 November 1960
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Guest stars Rosemary Dorken
Episode 404
6 January 1961
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Guest stars Rosemary Dorken
Episode 415
14 February 1961
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Directed by Vivian Matalon
Episode 416
17 February 1961
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Directed by Vivian Matalon
Episode 417
21 February 1961
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Guest stars Rosemary Dorken
Episode 419
28 February 1961
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Guest stars Rosemary Dorken
Episode 610
14 June 1963
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Directed by Cecil PettyWritten by Basil DawsonGuest stars Carole Boyer, David Butler, Paula Byrne, Desmond Carrington, Geoffrey Colville, Fraser Kerr, Terence Longdon, Roderick Lovell
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Cast
Richard Thorp
John Carlisle
John Arnatt
Frazer Hines
Ray Barrett
Erik ChittyCredits
- Created by
- Tessa Diamond
- Written by
- Basil Dawson
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 65
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ITV1United Kingdom
Associated TelevisionUnited Kingdom