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Get Well Soon
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1997
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom set in a 1947 tuberculosis sanatorium, based on the meeting of comedy-writing powerhouse team Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Stars Matthew Cottle, Eddie Marsan, Anita Dobson, Samantha Beckinsale, Robert Bathurst and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - The Whist Drive
Brian, Tucker and Harry are given permission to leave their beds and attend a whist drive. But Roy is kept confined to his bed, and watches the chaos unfold as the rest attempt to woo female patients.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 30th November 1997
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Matthew Cottle | Roy Osborne |
Eddie Marsan | Brian Clapton |
Robert Bathurst | Sqdn Ldr Harry 'Gribble' Fielding |
Michael Troughton | Padre Donald Peters |
Hugh Bonneville | Norman Tucker |
Kate O'Toole | Sister Shelley |
Gabrielle Glaister | Doctor Ruggles |
Edwina Ford | Matron |
Louise Paige | Woman at Whist Drive |
Louise Tomkins | Woman at Whist Drive |
Claire Worboys | Woman at Whist Drive |
Georgina Beer | Mrs Doormouse |
Tim Bourne | Benson |
Hermione Norris | Vanessa Del Ray |
Ray Galton | Writer |
John Antrobus | Writer |
Christine Gernon | Director |
Philip Kampff | Producer |
John Sillitto | Editor |
David Buckingham | Production Designer |
Christie Hennessy | Composer |