A genre of a long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality

A medical drama: a film director talks to actors playing a surgeon, a nurse and a patient. Oil painting by John Heseltine, ca. 1975/1980.

Science soap.

1 painting : oil on board ; image 40 x 66.3 cm

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Science soap.

A medical drama: a film director talks to actors playing a surgeon, a nurse and a patient. Oil painting by John Heseltine, ca. 1975/1980.