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Health and Efficiency

Health and Efficiency

★ 8.0/10•1993•30m•Comedy
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Health and Efficiency is a British situation comedy that was originally broadcast from 30 December 1993 to 10 February 1995 on BBC1 for a total of 12 episodes over 2 series. It was written by Andrew Marshall, writer of the sitcom 2point4 children. The show starred Gary Olsen and Roger Lloyd Pack who both starred in 2point4 children, as well as Victor McGuire and Deborah Norton. The setting was a hospital and each episode was 30 minutes in length.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateDec 30, 1993

Episodes

E130m

... but he never said he loved me

Starting the series with an episode whose title draws on a quote from Cole Porter's song ""The Physician"" we meet the staff of General and Surgical ""B"", learn of the jilted romance between Michael and Kate, of Diana's cost cutting obsessions, Phil's non-existent love life and Rex's bizarre love of blood and cutting. Rex wants to amputate the leg of a patient, but Kate and Michael want to save it. Unfortunately, Diana has deemed keeping him in for treatment too expensive.

Dec 30, 1993

E230m

Brideshead Revisited

It's the anniversary of when Michael jilted Kate at their wedding, and she has vowed he'll never sleep with another woman on that day ever.

Jan 6, 1994

E330m

Cinderella Rockafeller

Diana and Rex have quarrelled about the forthcoming hospital dance, resulting in Diana's banning the use of expensive pain killers. The one chance of relieving the pain is to find someone else to take her to the ball.

Jan 13, 1994

E430m

The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God

The visit of a notorious tabloid journalist intent on finding evidence of medical malpractise tests everybody's vow of silence to the full.

Jan 20, 1994

E530m

The Canvas

Kate is determined that the boxing dinner due to take place in the hospital hall will not go ahead, but Michael has tickets.

Jan 27, 1994

E630m

Beware Young Girls of Five and Twenty

An attractive new nurse causes a further complication to the wheel of relationships, particularly when Diana's plans for abolishing the Nurse's Home to build a multi-story car park become apparent.

Feb 3, 1994

Actors

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Rex Regis

Victor McGuire

Victor McGuire

Dr. Phil Brooke

Gary Olsen

Gary Olsen

Dr. Michael Jimson

Adjoa Andoh

Adjoa Andoh

Sister Beth Williams

Felicity Montagu

Felicity Montagu

Dr. Kate Russell

Deborah Norton

Diana Ewerts

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