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
The Box (TV series) The Box (TV series) The Box is an Australian soap opera that ran on ATV-0 from 11 February 1974 until 11 October 1977 and on 0-10 Network affiliates around Australia. "The Box" was produced by Crawford Productions who at the time was having great success producing police drama series in Australia. "The Box" was Crawford's first soap opera, and was launched as a reaction to the enormous success of the rival adult soap opera "Number 96". "The Box" was a drama set in fictional television station UCV Channel 12. It featured elements that satirised the Australian television industry. Characters in