Green Wing
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2004 - 2007
- 18 episodes (2 series)
Comedy about the childish and slightly mad staff working in a hospital. Stars Tamsin Greig, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Stephen Mangan, Mark Heap, Pippa Haywood and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Rumours
Further details
Rumours are rife about what actually happened when Caroline stayed over at Guy's house the night before - rumours which Guy is quite happy to promote until Caroline discovers what he has been up to. Joanna tries her best to hide her relationship with Dr Statham, who is getting more and more clingy. However, Dr Statham is more interested in getting his coat to "sweep and flow" as he walks around corners. Elsewhere Mac finds out that his ex -girlfriend is getting married and Martin goes on the search for his Soya yoghurt which the cleaners have moved.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 10th September 2004
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Tuesday 1st March 2011 | 11:55pm | Gold |
Saturday 11th February 2012 | 1:05am | Gold |
Monday 2nd April 2012 | 11:25pm | Gold |
Thursday 28th June 2012 | 11:35pm | Gold |
Friday 29th June 2012 | 1:50am | Gold |
Tuesday 17th July 2012 | 2:05am | Gold |
Monday 30th July 2012 | 1:20am | Gold |
Wednesday 12th September 2012 | 11:35pm | Gold |
Thursday 8th November 2012 | 1:30am | Gold |
Monday 3rd December 2012 | 12:40am | Gold |
Wednesday 8th October 2014 | 10:00pm | London Live |
Monday 13th October 2014 | 9:00pm | London Live |
Tuesday 14th October 2014 | 11:00pm | London Live |
Monday 22nd December 2014 | 10:00pm | London Live |
Wednesday 25th February 2015 | 10:00pm | London Live |
Friday 27th February 2015 | 11:00pm | London Live |
Sunday 1st March 2015 | 10:00pm | London Live |
Tuesday 17th November 2015 | 9:00pm | London Live |
Wednesday 6th April 2016 | 2:30am | London Live |
Thursday 7th April 2016 | 2:00am | London Live |
Tuesday 20th September 2016 | 4:00am | London Live |
Wednesday 28th December 2016 | 3:00am | London Live |
Friday 6th January 2017 | 2:50am | London Live |
Thursday 12th January 2017 | 4:00am | London Live |
Tuesday 31st January 2017 | 3:45am | London Live |
Tuesday 28th February 2017 | 4:00am | London Live |
Monday 16th October 2017 | 1:45am | Gold |
Sunday 7th January 2018 | 12:05am | Gold |
Sunday 18th March 2018 | 2:25am | Gold |
Saturday 16th February 2019 | 1:10am | Gold |
Tuesday 5th November 2019 | 11:20pm | Gold |
Monday 11th November 2019 | 1:10am | Gold |
Saturday 16th May 2020 | 11:30pm | Gold |
Sunday 17th May 2020 | 2:45am | Gold |
Wednesday 20th May 2020 | 1:15am | Gold |
Tuesday 9th June 2020 | 1:15am | Gold |
Cast & crew
Tamsin Greig | Caroline Todd |
Julian Rhind-Tutt | Mac Macartney |
Stephen Mangan | Guy Secretan |
Mark Heap | Alan Statham |
Pippa Haywood | Joanna Clore |
Michelle Gomez | Sue White |
Karl Theobald | Martin Dear |
Olivia Colman (as Olivia Coleman) | Harriet Schulenburg |
Oliver Chris | Boyce |
Sarah Alexander | Angela Hunter |
Lucinda Raikes | Karen Ball |
Sally Bretton | Kim Alabaster |
Katie Lyons | Naughty Rachel |
Victoria Pile | Writer |
Robert Harley | Writer |
James Henry | Writer |
Stuart Kenworthy | Writer |
Oriane Messina | Writer |
Fay Rusling | Writer |
Richard Preddy | Writer |
Gary Howe | Writer |
Dominic Brigstocke | Director |
Tristram Shapeero | Director |
Victoria Pile | Producer |
Peter Fincham | Executive Producer |
Nick King | Editor |
Billy Sneddon | Editor |
Peter Oliver | Editor |
Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
Jonathan Whitehead (as Trellis) | Composer |
Press
The search for comedy goes on. The latest serious attempt to make you laugh is Green Wing (Friday, C4). Medical comedies are a genre all of their own. Medicine has come a long way since Doctor in the House, James Robertson Justice and all that "Ooh er, matron" bedpan stuff - but, sadly, medical humour hasn't, like the military tattoo. Hospital jokes are still rooted in the past.
If I had reviewed the first episode of Green Wing last week, I would have given it a much rougher proctological examination than I am prepared to now. Having seen the second, its setup, dynamics and dialogue are quite clearly attempts to join in the subgenre of comedies that want to be the next Office (the last one was The Smoking Room). In the first episode, I found the style imitation annoying, but by the second, the cast had taken over. Green Wing has a better ensemble of actors than any comedy you have seen for ages, and they have created some amusing, repulsive and compulsively weird characters. What the drama lacks is a coherent overall sense of purpose and direction. So much of it is too much like plaiting with double acts; it needs an infrastructure, an injection of M*A*S*H.
A. A. Gill, The Sunday Times, 12th September 2004