Doctors and Nurses (TV series)
Doctors and Nurses is a British television sitcom written by Nigel Smith and Dr. Phil Hammond, focusing on the fraught relationship between two orthopaedic surgeons, set in a hospital on the Isle of Wight.
| Doctors and Nurses | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Phil Hammond Nigel Smith |
| Directed by | Caroline Jeffries |
| Starring | Joanna Scanlan Adrian Edmondson Madhav Sharma Mina Anwar David Mitchell Abigail Cruttenden Steven Alvey Susan Earl Geoffrey McGivern Audrey Ardington |
| Theme music composer | Nick Harvey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jon Plowman Jonathan Powell |
| Producer | Julian Meers |
| Production location | Carlton Studios[1] |
| Editor | Barry Osment |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Carlton Television |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 576i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 13 January – 17 February 2004 |
It starred Adrian Edmondson, Mina Anwar and David Mitchell, and aired six episodes on BBC One from 13 January to 17 February 2004. The series was neither a critical nor commercial success, and did not return for a second series. Edmondson did go on to play a similar doctor role in the non-comic hospital drama Holby City.
Phil Hammond appeared as a neurosurgeon in episode three.
Cast
- Roy Glover - Adrian Edmondson
- George Banatwala - Madhav Sharma
- Toby Stephens - David Mitchell
- Lucy Potter - Abigail Cruttenden
- Zita Khan - Mina Anwar
- Walt - Geoffrey McGivern
- Tara Cummings - Susan Earl
- Flapper - Steven Alvey
- Stumpy Yates - Joanna Scanlan
References
- "Ex-ITV Regional Studios". TV Studio History. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links
- Doctors and Nurses at IMDb
- Doctors and Nurses at British Comedy Guide
- Doctors and Nurses at BBC Online Comedy Guide
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