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(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jon Plowman Jonathan Powell |
| Producer(s) | Julian Meers |
| Production location(s) | Lenton Lane Studios Nottingham, England, UK |
| Editor(s) | Barry Osment |
| Running time | 30:00 |
| Production company(s) | Carlton Television for BBC |
| 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
External links
- Doctors and Nurses on IMDb
- Doctors and Nurses at British Comedy Guide
- Doctors and Nurses at TV.com
- Doctors and Nurses at BBC Online Comedy Guide