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Daytime television veteran Michael Hawkins
portrays councilman Frank Ryan, the pride and joy of the Ryan clan. Tony Award-winning
Broadway star Helen Gallagher debuts on daytime as his mother Maeve Ryan. |
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Kate Mulgrew, as Frank's sister Mary, is deeply
involved in her bother's political career. Dr. Ed Coleridge, played by Frank Latimore, is
the acting head of the hospital. He operates on Frank after his fall. |
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| Ryan's Hope was created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer.
These two talented and inventive people are also the show's head writers and executive
producers. As you can see, they work exceptionally well as a team. |
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Frank is married to Delia Ryan, who is portrayed by
Ilene Kristen, She is responsible for the fall which left him seriously injured. Her
action stemmed from the discovery of Frank's affair with Jillian. |
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The setting for Ryan's Hope is
the urban, contemporary upper west side of New York. The action centers on three major
families, the Ryan's, the Coleridges, and the Beaulacs, people of diverse backgrounds |
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Mary and Jack are in love, but Jack's in no
rush to get married. He's too busy trying to dig up information that would be damaging to
Frank's career. Jack is Jillian Coleridge's former lover. |
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A lot of the action on the show takes place
in Ryan's Bar & Grill, which is run by Johnny and Maeve Ryan. Much to their dismay,
Mary likes to hang out there with report Jack Fenelli, played by Michael Levin. |
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The set for Ryan's Bar & Grill is a
functioning one. After a hard day's work, cast and crew are treated to a nice cold glass
of beer drawn right from the handy tap! |
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Dr. Ed Coleridge is in love with Nel
Beaulac, whose marriage to Dr. Seneca Beaulac is in trouble. Diana Van Der Vlis plays Nel
and John Gabriel in Seneca. Nel was recently operating on for a brain aneurism. |
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The Ryan clan is extremely close. In addition to
Johnny, Maeve, Mary, Frank and Delia, there's Pat Ryan, Frank's younger brother, played by
Malcolm Groome. Pat is an intern. |
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