- Island Son
"Island Son" was a
CBS medical drama during its 1989-90 schedule."Island Son" marked the return to regular weekly series television of
Richard Chamberlain , who had not so appeared since his "Dr. Kildare " series almost 25 years earlier. In the interim, he had enjoyed a somewhat successful career in feature films and had become widely known as "The King of the Miniseries" due to his successful in theminiseries format.Chamberlain once again portrayed a dedicated
medical doctor , Dr. Daniel Kulani. Kulani was born inHawaii and practiced on the mainland for many years prior to his return to work at the fictional Kamehameha Medical Center in Honolulu. Kulani's complicated life involved his stressful work environment; his adoptive parents, Tutu and Nana; his 18-year-old son, Sam; and his love interest,high school drama teacher Nina Delaney. Dr. Kulani's complicated life was never resolved to the satisfaction of the viewers because the program was canceled in March 1990.References
Brooks, Tim, and Marsh, Earle, "
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows "External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096617/ IMDb entry for "Island Son"]
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