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 –
General Hospital soap opera to make such a transition. The serial aired its 14,000th episode on February 23, 2018. "General Hospital" became the oldest American soap opera on September 17, 2010, following the final broadcast of CBS' "As the World Turns". On April 14, 2011, ABC announced the cancellation of both "All My Children" and "One Life to Live", leaving "General Hospital" as the last remaining soap opera airing on the network after January 13, 2012. The show celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 1, 2013. "General Hospital" was created by Frank and Doris Hursley and premiered on April 1, 1963. The