TLC. Image shows from L to R: Dr. Laurence Flynn (Reece Shearsmith), Mr. Benedict Ron (Richard Griffiths), Dr. Stephen Noble (Alexander Armstrong)
TLC
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2002
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Surreal sitcom set inside a dysfunctional London NHS hospital following a neurotic, bumbling, shy junior house surgeon. Stars Reece Shearsmith, Alexander Armstrong, Richard Griffiths, Georgia Mackenzie, Llewella Gideon and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - The Wrong Leg
Flynn saws off the wrong leg while operating on a villain, and there's a rooftop chase after a new directive is issued.
Further details
Laurence is put in charge of local villain Frank Briggs. The crook's leg amputation almost goes wrong due to Laurence's lack of knowledge of which leg to remove.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 9th December 2002
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Reece Shearsmith | Dr. Laurence Flynn |
| Alexander Armstrong | Dr. Stephen Noble |
| Richard Griffiths | Mr. Benedict Ron |
| Georgia Mackenzie | Nurse Judy Conway |
| Llewella Gideon | Sister Charity Hope |
| Erich Redman | Gasman |
| Benedict Wong | Terry Cheung |
| Martin Trenaman | The Wheelchair Man |
| Tom Watt | Sid Potter |
| Tim Brooke-Taylor | Reverend |
| Richard Freeman | Pathologist |
| David Cann | D.I. Crighton |
| Roger Morlidge | Police Constable |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Chiropodist |
| Hilary Sesta | Chiropody Patient |
| Frank Harper | Frank Briggs |
| Jay Kilbey | Minder |
| Lorraine Hilton | "Bad News" Mother |
| Will Ashcroft | "Bad News" Father |
| Fintan Coyle | Writer |
| Geoff Posner | Director |
| Geoff Posner | Producer |
| David Tyler | Producer |
| Jed Leventhall | Associate Producer |
| Mark Wybourn | Editor |
| Les Stephenson | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Anna Stubley | Costume Designer |
| Rob Kitzmann | Director of Photography |
| Diane Chenery-Wickens | Make-up Designer |
| Pete Baikie | Composer |
| Willie Dowling | Composer |
| Martine Cooper | Costume Designer |
| Lorraine Hill | Make-up Designer |
| Nick Rae | 1st Assistant Director |