"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:

Hospital | Color In Title | Counsellor | Musical Instrument | Slow Motion

Awards:

4 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Sally Bretton	...	Kim Alabaster (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 Secretan (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Lucinda Raikes	...	Karen Ball (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Julian Rhind-Tutt	...	Dr. Macartney (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Karl Theobald	...	Dr. Martin Dear (18 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sarah Alexander	...	Dr. Angela Hunter (13 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paterson Joseph	...	Lyndon / ... (9 episodes, 2004-2006)
Keir Charles	...	Oliver (8 episodes, 2004-2006)

Runtime:

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

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

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:

Sue White: Oh, God, you know, I am sorry to drag you in here again, Mac, I know this is boring. Bloody computer virus has wiped off half your record. So, still single, I see, and no-one can understand it! Why you haven't been snapped up is a mystery to me.
Dr. Macartney: Aha.
Sue White: [types something into her computer very quickly] God, I want you. Not just sexually, in every way.
[fast typing]
Sue White: I want to wake up next to you, watch you sleep,
[typing]
Sue White: run my hand over your back and edge forward into regions knowing that my hand could make you feel like no other could.
[more typing]
Sue White: Mobile phone number?
Dr. Macartney: 07956, actually, I'm between...
[...]

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Que Onda Guero

An acquired taste, but easy to acquire

It took me most of the first episode to come to grips with this show, but now that I've become accustomed to the characters and the constant speed-up/slow-down video methods used, I find that I really like it.

As someone who sees way too much US comedy that is utterly predicateble and done to death, it's nice to see something that surprises me, and I'm shocked about once a minute with Green Wing. The woman staff administrator (sorry - I don't know most of the actors' names) is an absolute howl. They should have 15 minutes of each show with her talking with Dr. Todd.

I truly hope this show sticks around.