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
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