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Dateline: November 1967, within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach. This is the 'Nam, filled with wounded soldiers and one very lovely but damaged Army Nurse Colleen Mc Murphy. Many heroes, dead and alive, in the forms of nurses, warriors, Donut Dollies, lifeguards, politicians, USO entertainers, Chopper Chicks, doctors, officers and enlisted men, brothers and sisters, Kool-Aid Kids, orderlies, medics, morticians, Army brass and one hostile prostitute named K.C. try to make sense of life and death in between bourbon, bullets and battles.

Country: United States

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: English

Release Date: April 26, 1988

Also Known As: Kineska plaža, Чайна-БичPlaya infernal, チャイナ・ビーチ, China Beach, Кинеска плажа, Praia da China, Playa de China |  See more »

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Production Co: Sacret, Warner Bros. Television

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

1988 | 7 Episodes

Season 2

1988 | 17 Episodes

Season 3

1989 | 22 Episodes

Season 4

1990 | 16 Episodes

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Awards

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Golden Reel Award 1988

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Winner

Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing Television Pilots and Specials

Primetime Emmy 1988

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Primetime Emmy

Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Series

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Primetime Emmy

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

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Primetime Emmy

Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production

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Primetime Emmy

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

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