China Beach

S01E06: Waiting for Beckett

Cherry is taken in by a deserter who claims to know her brother, and who is pursued by a determined office from the CID. Laurette and Boonie try to help a stressed out Beckett get some sleep.

Overview

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.

Episodes

China Beach (1)

S01E01 China Beach (1)

April 26, 1988 54 min
It's November 1967 and nurse Colleen McMurphy faces the last week of her tour of duty in Vietnam, dealing as usual with the dying boys, primitive conditions, and the sexual pressure from pilot Natch Austin....
China Beach (2)

S01E02 China Beach (2)

April 26, 1988
McMurphy decides that she can't leave China Beach even though she is eligible to go home. Cherry and Laurette arrive- Cherry to look for her brother whom her family lost contact with and Laurette as...
Home

S01E03 Home

April 27, 1988
Laurette auditions local entertainers to fill in the act and McMurphy struggles to overcome her feelings when a Viet Cong woman who was responsible for blowing up a friend is brought into the hospital for...
Hot Spell

S01E04 Hot Spell

May 4, 1988
KC agrees to ask about Cherry's brother as she sets up a deal to buy an antique vase. Laurette prepares to perform for visiting brass. Lila, KC, Laurette, McMurphy and Cherry share confidences as they...
Somewhere Over the Radio

S01E05 Somewhere Over the Radio

May 11, 1988
Lila, Cherry and Laurette find themselves pinned down with a combat squad whose leader is not dealing with reality. Back at China Beach, KC and a frightened Boonie prepare to mount a rescue mission. Dr....
Waiting for Beckett

S01E06 Waiting for Beckett

May 18, 1988
Cherry is taken in by a deserter who claims to know her brother, and who is pursued by a determined office from the CID. Laurette and Boonie try to help a stressed out Beckett get...
Brothers

S01E07 Brothers

June 1, 1988
Laurette faces an important audition with laryngitis. Beckett battles the pressure of racial prejudice and financial coercion when he discovers someone has been using the body bags in his GRU. Dr. Richard returns from R&R...
Chao Ong

S01E08 Chao Ong

June 8, 1988
Despite distractions, McMurphy and Natch finally get together. Laurette gets a chance to join another, bigger USO tour. McMurphy gets blamed for a body that disappears on her shift.

Cast

Dana Delany
Dana Delany
Colleen McMurphy
Marg Helgenberger
Marg Helgenberger
KC Koloski
Michael Boatman
Michael Boatman
Samuel Beckett
Troy Evans
Troy Evans
Bob Pepper
Nancy Giles
Nancy Giles
Frankie Bunsen
Jeff Kober
Jeff Kober
Dodger Winslow
Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo
Dick Richard
Concetta Tomei
Concetta Tomei
Lila Garreau
Brian Wimmer
Brian Wimmer
Boonie Lanier

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