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British TV series or program

Hospital People is a BBC One Mockumentary series set in the fictional Brimlington Hospital in the fictional town of Brimlington. The main star of the programme is Tom Binns who plays four different characters in the series. He has a supporting cast of another three actors with guest stars filling in the other roles on an episode-by-episode basis. A pilot episode was shown on BBC One in February 2016, from which a whole series was commissioned and then broadcast in 2017.[1]

Premise[edit]

The mockumentary focuses upon the day-to-day running of a hospital set on the coast of Yorkshire. Tom Binns, the co-creator, co-writer and main star of the programme, has said it is based on where he is from on the Yorkshire/Derbyshire border but also on the coast as it is fictional.[2] The programme shows the main characters as a hospital manager and her assistant, a porter, a DJ and his assistant and a hospital chaplain and his organist. Each week a guest star would fulfil a prominent role as part of the main back story to the episode.[3]

Characters[edit]

  • Susan Mitchell, the hospital manager who is always dreaming up big ideas[4]
  • Ian D Montfort, a hospital porter who is also a medium[5]
  • Ivan Brackenbury (also known as “The Cheerful Earful”), the DJ on the hospital radio[6]
  • Father Kenny Mercer, the hospital chaplain.[7]

All the above are played by Tom Binns. Binns had previously appeared as Brackenbury and Montfort in his stage shows.

Guest stars in the first series included Russell Brand, Sally Phillips, James Fleet, Mark Williams, Sian Gibson and Alexander MacQueen.[8]

Episodes[edit]

Production[edit]

The University Hospital in Hartlepool was used to film both the exterior and the interior shots. The interior sequences used a section of the hospital that were not being used by the NHS at that time[15] and this also generated extra revenue for the University Hospital.[7]

The programme was first profiled on the BBC’s Comedy Playhouse medium. The first episode was the pilot which was broadcast in February 2016 and thereafter, the BBC commissioned a series that ran to six episodes and was broadcast from April 2017.[16][17] The programme was produced by Roughcut productions.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Seale, Jack; Verdier, Hannah; Wright, Jonathan; Robinson, John; Stubbs, David; Catterall, Ali; Arnold, Ben; Wardell, Simon; Howlett, Paul (26 February 2016). “Friday’s best TV – Eurovision: You Decide; Mr Selfridge; Artsnight”. The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ Thompson, Fiona (18 April 2017). “Hartlepool’s hospital is all set to star in BBC1 comedy”. Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ^ Donaldson, Laura (14 February 2017). “New dad Russell Brand lands exciting new TV role”. ok.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. ^ “BBC – Production has begun on new comedy series Hospital People, with guest stars including Russell Brand and Sally Phillips – Media Centre”. www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ^ Lougher, Sharon (25 April 2017). “Hospital People’s Tom Binns on the road”. Metro Newspaper UK. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ^ Wollaston, Sam (27 February 2016). “Hospital People review – a medical mock doc that’s all in a muddle”. The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b Thompson, Fiona (13 February 2017). “Town’s starring role in BBC One comedy series”. Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  8. ^ Dowell, Ben (13 February 2017). “Russell Brand to guest star as a “nutrition guru” in new BBC comedy Hospital People”. Radio Times. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  9. ^ “Hospital People Pilot – Hospital People – British Comedy Guide”. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  10. ^ “Hospital People – S1 – Episode 1: The Hospital Awards”. radiotimes.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  11. ^ “Hospital People – S1 – Episode 2: The Security Threat”. radiotimes.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  12. ^ “Hospital People Series 1, Episode 3 – The Local Millionaire – British Comedy Guide”. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  13. ^ “Hospital People Series 1, Episode 4 – The Health Guru – British Comedy Guide”. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  14. ^ a b “Hospital People Series 1, Episode 6 – The Charity Single – British Comedy Guide”. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  15. ^ Thompson, Fiona (12 April 2017). “Hospital comedy ready to screen its funny episodes”. Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  16. ^ “Hospital People – BBC1 Sitcom – British Comedy Guide”. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  17. ^ “News: Transmission Details Revealed For Tom Binns’ Hospital People Series”. Beyond The Joke. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  18. ^ “Hospital People | Roughcut TV”. Roughcut TV. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

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