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 2
Pippa is preparing her research paper, while Den and Kim deal with a male referral. However, it's Ivy, a problem patient, who dominates the day.
Further details
Getting On. Image shows from L to R: Sister Den Flixter (Joanna Scanlan), Nurse Kim Wilde (Jo Brand). Copyright: Vera Productions
Ivy, a problem patient, dominates the day. Aggressive and unpleasant, she sets a chain reaction in motion that sees Hilary in tears and Kim in trouble.
Elsewhere on the ward, life and death continue as normal. But, with MRSA a factor, losing a patient could have a bigger significance.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 15th July 2009
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 21st July 2009 | 11:00pm | BBC4 |
| Tuesday 11th August 2009 | 10:30pm | BBC4 |
| Thursday 12th August 2010 | 10:00pm | BBC2 |
| Friday 10th February 2012 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 11th February 2012 | 2:05am | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd November 2012 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 23rd November 2012 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Monday 11th February 2013 | 1:05am | Gold |
| Wednesday 27th February 2013 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Wednesday 27th February 2013 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Monday 8th July 2013 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Sunday 21st July 2013 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Sunday 14th September 2014 | 12:35am | Gold |
| Saturday 21st February 2015 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Saturday 21st February 2015 | 3:00am | Gold |
| Thursday 20th August 2015 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Thursday 20th 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 |
| Patty Bee | Ivy (Patient) |
| Joshua Mbaka (as Josh Mbaka) | Josh (Student Doctor) |
| James Statham | James (Student Doctor) |
| Wendy Nottingham | Susan |
| Peter Capaldi | Peter Healy (Doctor) |
| Elizabeth Abastado | Actor |
| Peter Belgrave | Actor |
| Reba Dutta | Actor |
| Ninette Finch | Actor |
| Louise Freeman | Actor |
| Janet Kendall | Actor |
| Irene Leigh | Actor |
| Usha Patel | Actor |
| Richard Watts | Actor |
| Wendy Wild | Actor |
| Saul Bogdevicius | Actor |
| Tony Bowden | Actor |
| Sakina Hasta | Actor |
| Alice Hsu | Actor |
| Norman Peachman | 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 |
Video
Exclusively Female
There is a problem when there is a man in the Ward B4.
Featuring: Jo Brand (Nurse Kim Wilde), Ricky Grover (Hilary Loftus) & Vicki Pepperdine (Doctor Pippa Moore).