Series 1, Episode 4 - Joanna's Birthday
It's Joanna's 48th birthday, something she is not keen on anyone else knowing about. Alan gives him a locket as a present, but there is something unpleasant inside it. Caroline discovers a league table of all the women in the hospital made by Guy, and Martin has trouble with his mother... whoever she is.
Full synopsis
It's Joanna's birthday - a fact she is quite happy to hide. However she is delighted when she receives a locket from who she thinks is Lyndon - but in fact turns out to be Statham. Her disgust increases tenfold when she learns just exactly what the deposit is that Alan has put inside it.
Elsewhere, Guy decides to assemble a fanciability league table consisting of all the female staff, which Caroline is less than happy about (especially as her marks were lower than Angela's) and decides to get her revenge. We also learn that Martin is Joanna's son (something which she tries her best to deny).
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 24th September 2004
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
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Cast & crew
| Regular cast | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Paterson Joseph | Lyndon Jones |
| Keir Charles | Oliver |
| Guest cast | |
|---|---|
| Oliver Milburn | Liam |
| Daisy Haggard | Emmy |
| Oriane Messina | Nurse |
| Writing team | |
|---|---|
| Victoria Pile | Writer |
| Robert Harley | Writer |
| James Henry | Writer |
| Stuart Kenworthy | Writer |
| Oriane Messina | Writer |
| Fay Rusling | Writer |
| Richard Preddy | Writer |
| Gary Howe | Writer |
| Production team | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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