MASH’s UK Version Was Better Than The US Broadcast For 1 Key Reason

The UK’s MASH broadcast iteration was better than its American counterpart because of one particular reason. Following a successful movie adaptation in 1970, Richard Hooker’s 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors was eventually adapted into a TV series on CBS. Spearheaded by Alan Alda’s Captain Benjamin “Hawkeye” Pierce, MASH premiered in 1972 and ran for 11 successful seasons until it wrapped up with a super-sized finale in 1983. The show follows Pierce and the rest of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea, as they work near the front lines during the Korean War.