"Green Wing" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

9.1/10   

Creator:

Victoria Pile

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

19 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Funky hospital-based sketch-comedy-drama type show.

Plot Keywords:

Crying | Eccentric | Motorcycle | Mobile Phone | Musical Instrument

Awards:

4 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Sally Bretton	...	Kim Alabaster (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Lucinda Raikes	...	Karen Ball (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Oliver Chris	...	Boyce (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Olivia Colman	...	Harriet Schulenburg (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michelle Gomez	...	Sue White (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Tamsin Greig	...	Dr. Caroline Todd (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Pippa Haywood	...	Joanna Clore (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mark Heap	...	Dr. Alan Statham (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Katie Lyons	...	Naughty Rachel (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Stephen Mangan	...	Dr. Guillaume 'Guy' Valerie Secretan (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Julian Rhind-Tutt	...	Dr. 'Mac' Macartney (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Karl Theobald	...	Dr. Martin Dear (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sarah Alexander	...	Dr. Angela Hunter (16 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paterson Joseph	...	Lyndon Jones / ... (9 episodes, 2004-2006)
Keir Charles	...	Oliver (8 episodes, 2004-2006)

Runtime:

UK:65 min (including commercials) (9 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA | Australia:M (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK

Company:

TalkBack Productions

Trivia:

Stephen Mangan and Michelle Gomez have a tendency to improvise - the scene between Guy and Sue White where Guy is holding a child is entirely improvised, for example.

Quotes:

[Dr Secretan comes into Sue's office with a small boy under his arm]
Sue White: What's this?
Dr. Guilaume Secretan: It's a kid. Um, what do they eat?
Sue White: Is it lost?
Dr. Guilaume Secretan: No. I borrowed it from someone because I'm trying to pull and apparently women love it.
[pause]
Dr. Guilaume Secretan: Is it doing anything for me?
Sue White: No.
Dr. Guilaume Secretan: [he puts the child down on Sue's desk] Here, you have it.
[he leaves]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Que Onda Guero

Fascinating physical & mental comedy

An instant addiction, the big cast of characters are bizarre but complex enough to be believably human (unlike, say, the support roles in Will and Grace). The way they all *move* is brilliant just on its own - especially the sickeningly smooth Dr Guy (did you see him sucking Dr Martin's shirt at the party?)and Joanna the Manager, a marionette on speed. The dialogue is sharp and very funny (huge team of writers) and on top of all this, there are enough plot lines to make you really care about these hyped-up weirdos, even the radiologist nerd, played by Mark Heap, who in contrast to all geek mythology ever, gets LOADS of sex. Even if the sex is funny enough to make you wince.

So much more witty than the "let's muck about dressed up in women's clothes, har har" style of recent "Little Britain" and "League of Gentlemen".

This is a great direction for British comedy/sit-coms to veer off on. More more!