Polyoaks
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2011 - 2017
- 26 episodes (5 series)
Radio 4 sitcom about two sibling doctors who are struggling with the NHS reforms. Written by Dr Phil Hammond and David Spicer. Also features Nigel Planer, Simon Greenall, David Westhead, Polly Frame, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and more.
Episode menu
- Series 5, Episode 1 - The Ghosts Of Patients Present
Further details
This series deals with such knotty issues as PFIs and privatisation, social care and taking care of ourselves, corporate consultants and "super practices", the power of the Care Quality Commission and the fate of single handed GPs.
Doctors Hugh and Roy Thornton continue to argue over who's responsible for the state of the NHS - Lansley or Hunt, Corbyn or May, Blair, Thatcher or Bevan. Dr Jeremy struggles to understand medicine, duty of candour and fungal infections, while Staff Nurse Monica takes on the Herculean task of managing the dysfunctional Polyoaks practice - while wishing she was back in Scotland.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 16th June 2017
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes