A British "medical" drama with a mixture of comedy, bizarre soap opera and pure absurdity that would make Scrubs blush. The series was notable for being filmed in a real-live hospital (with genuine patients and doctors as extras), the plot rarely ever touched actual medicine or patient storylines in favor of focusing on the surgeons playing games mid-operations, the love dodecahedron the staff are trapped in, and the misadventures of the HR department. It was nominated for several awards, including 2 BAFTAs, and won "Comedy of the Year" in 2006. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: 7.8/10 | |
Released: | September 3, 2004 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | Drama Comedy Medical | |
Countries: | United Kingdom | |
Companies: | Channel 4 Talkback | |
Cast: | Olivia Colman Stephen Mangan Tamsin Greig Julian Rhind-Tutt Paterson Joseph Sarah Alexander Mark Heap Oliver Chris Pippa Haywood Karl Theobald Michelle Gomez 3 more Sally Bretton Katie Lyons Lucinda Raikes | |
Crew: | Peter Fincham Victoria Pile | |
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