General Hospital (UK TV series) General Hospital (UK TV series) General Hospital is a British daytime soap opera produced by ATV that ran on ITV from 1972 to 1979. It was not modelled after the American drama of the same name. Rather, it was an attempt to replicate the success of its predecessor, "Emergency - Ward 10". The original theme music was "Girl in the White Dress" by the Derek Scott Orchestra which was used until 1975, when it was replaced by Johnny Pearson's "Red Alert" for the 60-minute episodes. In 1972, ITV started to broadcast programmes on weekday afternoons, triggering a new wave of
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