General Hospital (UK TV series) productions to fill in the extended schedules. Among the first of these shows, which were aimed at giving advertisers access to housewives, were the long-running rural soap "Emmerdale Farm" (YTV) and the twice-weekly medical drama "General Hospital". Set in a fictional Midlands town, the series followed the romantic and professional lives of its doctors and nurses. While the location and the characters names had been changed, in most other respects "General Hospital" was almost identical to its predecessor, "Emergency – Ward 10", a deliberate attempt to recreate its success. In 1975, after 270 twice-weekly episodes, "General Hospital" was given a
Nathan West (General Hospital) Nathan to a young Mac Scorpio. Of the character's introduction, the magazine said, "We can't help but love a man of mystery, and that's what "General Hospital"s Nathan –– whom we've dubbed Detective Sexypants –– is to us right now." One viewer praised the casting of Paevey and Ryan Carnes (Lucas Jones) and the fan mail was featured in "Soap Opera Digest": "great job adding [Paevey and Carnes]; drop-dead gorgeous and they can act too!" The character of Nathan became quite popular with fans, despite viewer complaints that there were too many characters on canvas. Carol Boorom from "SoapHub" said