Emergency – Ward 10 Emergency – Ward 10 Emergency – Ward 10 is a British medical soap opera series 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. The series was made by the ITV contractor ATV and set in a fictional hospital called Oxbridge General. Growing out of what was originally intended to be no more than a six-week serial (entitled "Calling Nurse Roberts"), the series became ITV's first twice-weekly evening soap opera. "Emergency –
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