China Beach
With a Little Help From My Friends
Season 3, Episode 7 · Aired 1989-11-15
Synopsis
Battle of the Bands is center stage, as Holly (Ricki Lake), Beckett (Michael Boatman), Hyers (Ned Vaughn) and Boonie (Brian Wimmer) a gearing up to perform. A Vietcong spy sets off a bomb in China Beach, Hang is somehow connected to the VC plot. McMurphy and Dr. Bernard become more involved with each other.
In the series
This episode is part of China Beach (1988–1991) on ABC.
Vietnam through nurses and R&R tents — prestige war drama without the gung-ho filter.
Key cast
- Dana Delany as Colleen McMurphy
- Marg Helgenberger as K.C.
- Robert Picardo as Dr. Dick Richard
- Michael Boatman as Samuel Beckett