China Beach

China Beach

1988
China Beach
China Beach

China Beach

8.2 | en | Drama

Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled with wounded soldiers and one very lovely but damaged Army Nurse Colleen McMurphy. Many heroes, dead and alive, try to make sense of life and death in between bourbon, bullets and battles.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP17  Hello, Goodbye (2)
Jul. 22,1991
Hello, Goodbye (2)

McMurphy agrees to attend a China Beach reunion planned by Boonie and recalls her last day in Vietnam, and travels to Washington DC with the others to visit the Vietnam Memorial. Karen comes to terms with the ghost of her absent mother, KC.

EP16  Hello, Goodbye (1)
Jul. 22,1991
Hello, Goodbye (1)

McMurphy agrees to attend a China Beach reunion planned by Boonie and recalls her last day in Vietnam, and travels to Washington DC with the others to visit the Vietnam Memorial. Karen comes to terms with the ghost of her absent mother, KC.

EP15  Through and Through
Jul. 16,1991
Through and Through

In 1985, an increasingly angry Colleen torments herself and her husband until she discovers she's suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome and seeks help to deal with the memories of her final weeks in Vietnam.

EP14  Rewind
Jul. 09,1991
Rewind

In 1985, Karen begins a videotape project interviewing China Beach veterans about their experiences in Vietnam and their memories of her natural mother.

EP13  Quest
Jun. 25,1991
Quest

In 1976, McMurphy helps KC re-enter the country and find her daughter before heading out to Montana to visit Dodger, who's coping with a disabled father and raising his son Archie alone.

EP12  The Always Goodbye
Jun. 18,1991
The Always Goodbye

The arrival in Bangkok in 1969 of a hard-drinking McMurphy and a young private disrupts KC's carefully developed new life and brings back unwanted memories.

EP11  100 Klicks Out
Jun. 11,1991
100 Klicks Out

The imminent fall of Saigon reunites KC with her daughter as she struggles to get the little girl out of Vietnam and safely to America and a waiting Boonie. In the 1980s, a cynical McMurphy tries to prevent further child abuse in New Mexico.

EP10  I Could Have Danced All Night ... But Didn't
Jun. 04,1991
I Could Have Danced All Night ... But Didn't

McMurphy meets a sympathetic drummer at a 1983 wedding and recalls the 1969 wedding of Lila and Sarge Pepper, as well as the end of her relationship with Dr. Richard.

EP9  The Call
Dec. 08,1990
The Call

Frankie returns to Chicago in 1969 to try her hand at being a standup comic but runs into the tragically funny trial of the infamous Chicago Seven. Back in Vietnam, McMurphy tries to help Dodger convince some Montagnard tribes people to evacuate their homes.

EP8  One Small Step
Dec. 01,1990
One Small Step

Suddenly back home and missing one leg, Boonie begins a slow and painful re-entry into civilian life with the comfort of a loving nurse.

EP7  One Giant Leap
Nov. 17,1990
One Giant Leap

In 1969, China Beach watches from afar as the first men land on the moon. McMurphy simmers jealously as Dr. Richard falls for a new nurse. Beckett entertains a group of USO singers in his G.R.U. hut. A disturbed Boonie meets with a tragic accident.

EP6  Juice
Nov. 10,1990
Juice

In 1972, Dr. Richard and his nurse take a romantic trip to Florida, where they run across a hard-livng McMurphy working at an orange-juice factory.

EP5  Fever
Nov. 03,1990
Fever

In 1970, McMurphy returns home to Lawrence, Kansas to make peace with her mother and try to settle down into civilian life, but finds both goals beyond her grasp.

EP4  Escape
Oct. 27,1990
Escape

While attending his father's funeral in 1985, Beckett reflects on his childhood and his tour of duty in Vietnam with the Graves Registration Unit.

EP3  You, Babe
Oct. 13,1990
You, Babe

In Saigon in 1967, KC gives birth with McMurphy's help and gives the baby over to a foster mother.

EP2  History Part II-She Sells More Than Sea Shells
Oct. 06,1990
History Part II-She Sells More Than Sea Shells

Still in 1985, Karen learns how her natural mother, KC, coped with her pregnancy by turning to Boonie for help.

EP1  History: Part I: The Big Bang
Sep. 29,1990
History: Part I: The Big Bang

In 1985, a reunion between Boonie and Dr. Richard stirs up memories of their first meeting in Vietnam in 1966. It also brings up questions for Boonie's 18-year-old adopted daughter, Karen.

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8.2 | en | Drama , War & Politics
Synopsis

Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled with wounded soldiers and one very lovely but damaged Army Nurse Colleen McMurphy. Many heroes, dead and alive, try to make sense of life and death in between bourbon, bullets and battles.

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Cast

Dana Delany , Marg Helgenberger , Michael Boatman

Director

John Sacret Young

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