Getting On. Image shows from L to R: Sister Den Flixter (Joanna Scanlan), Nurse Kim Wilde (Jo Brand), Doctor Pippa Moore (Vicki Pepperdine). Copyright: Vera Productions
Getting On
- TV sitcom
- BBC Four
- 2009 - 2012
- 15 episodes (3 series)
Comedy drama which follows the daily lives of nurses as they go about their routine tasks in an NHS hospital. Stars Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan, Vicki Pepperdine, Ricky Grover and Cush Jumbo
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
A new male matron has just started work, and an unsavoury sample and a deceased patient are causing problems. Kim, who has just returned to nursing, looks to Den for help. However, Den has problems of her own.
Further details
Getting On. Image shows from L to R: Hilary Loftus (Ricky Grover), Sister Den Flixter (Joanna Scanlan). Copyright: Vera Productions
Sister Den Flixter, Nurse Kim Wilde and Doctor Pippa Moore assemble for ward round as the daily grind begins. But this day is different. The new male matron has just started work and an unsavoury stool sample and dead patient are causing problems. Kim, who has just returned to nursing, looks to Den for help, but Den has problems of her own.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 8th July 2009
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 14th July 2009 | 11:00pm | BBC4 |
| Tuesday 4th August 2009 | 10:30pm | BBC4 |
| Thursday 5th August 2010 | 10:00pm | BBC2 |
| Friday 3rd February 2012 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 4th February 2012 | 1:20am | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd November 2012 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd November 2012 | 2:15am | Gold |
| Monday 11th February 2013 | 12:25am | Gold |
| Tuesday 26th February 2013 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Tuesday 26th February 2013 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 14th February 2015 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Saturday 14th February 2015 | 3:00am | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th August 2015 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th August 2015 | 3:30am | Gold |
Cast & crew
| Jo Brand | Nurse Kim Wilde |
| Joanna Scanlan | Sister Den Flixter |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Doctor Pippa Moore |
| Ricky Grover | Hilary Loftus |
| Joshua Mbaka (as Josh Mbaka) | Josh (Student Doctor) |
| James Statham | James (Student Doctor) |
| Elizabeth Abastado | Actor |
| Jackie Avey | Actor |
| Peter Belgrave | Actor |
| Dot Cosgrove | Actor |
| Reba Dutta | Actor |
| Ninette Finch | Actor |
| Louise Freeman | Actor |
| Bassel Haj Ibrahim | Actor |
| Janet Kendall | Actor |
| Irene Leigh | Actor |
| Usha Patel | Actor |
| Richard Watts | Actor |
| Wendy Wild | Actor |
| Jo Brand | Writer |
| Joanna Scanlan | Writer |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Writer |
| Peter Capaldi | Director |
| Geoff Atkinson | Producer |
| Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
| Simon Lupton | Executive Producer |
| Sam Roberts | Editor |
| Gabriel Mossa | Production Designer |