
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1997
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 6 (1 series)
- Starring
- Matthew Cottle, Eddie Marsan, Anita Dobson, Samantha Beckinsale, Robert Bathurst, Patsy Rowlands, William Osborne, Michael Troughton and others
- Writers
- Ray Galton and John Antrobus
- Director
- Christine Gernon
- Producer
- Philip Kampff
It's 1947 and Roy Osborne is admitted to a tuberculosis sanatorium. Expecting a stay of "a few weeks" (out by Easter!), he's shocked at the realisation that he could be resident for more than a year. Finding himself sharing a room with Brian Clapton, the two soon become firm friends.
- Production company
- Soundtrack
- The theme tune was composed by Christie Hennessy and sung by Aled Jones. Called I'm In This Over My Head, it was released as a CD single in 1997.
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 2nd November 1997 on BBC One at 6:40pm
- Last new broadcast
- Sunday 7th December 1997 on BBC One at 6:30pm
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes