British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Getting On. Image shows from L to R: Sister Den Flixter (Joanna Scanlan), Nurse Kim Wilde (Jo Brand), Doctor Pippa Moore (Vicki Pepperdine). Copyright: Vera Productions
Getting On

Getting On

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Four
  • 2009 - 2012
  • 15 episodes (3 series)

Comedy drama which follows the daily lives of nurses as they go about their routine tasks in an NHS hospital. Stars Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan, Vicki Pepperdine, Ricky Grover and Cush Jumbo

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Getting On. Image shows from L to R: Sister Den Flixter (Joanna Scanlan), Doctor Pippa Moore (Vicki Pepperdine), Nurse Kim Wilde (Jo Brand). Copyright: Vera Productions

Series 1 (2009)

Getting On arrived on BBC Four for a short three part series in July 2009 with little fanfare. It introduced viewers to the main characters, and saw Kim undergoing disciplinary action.

Getting On. Image shows from L to R: Nurse Kim Wilde (Jo Brand), Doctor Pippa Moore (Vicki Pepperdine), Hilary Loftus (Ricky Grover), Sister Den Flixter (Joanna Scanlan). Copyright: Vera Productions

Series 2 (2010)

Series 2 sees Kim going through her training modules, a consequence of the incident with Hilary, while other unresolved conflicts simmer. Den is juggling her off-on relationship with Hilary, Doctor Moore has to compete for her own job, with re-structuring on the agenda, and the prospect of a brand-new wing is dangled in front of the staff as the builders move in.

Getting On. Image shows from L to R: Sister Den Flixter (Joanna Scanlan), Nurse Kim Wilde (Jo Brand), Doctor Pippa Moore (Vicki Pepperdine). Copyright: Vera Productions

Series 3 (2012)

Big changes are afoot in Series 3. King Edward's Hospital has closed, and ward B4 is no more. Somehow Kim, Den and Pippa have managed to stay working together, however, and now call St Jude's ward K2 'home'. It's far cleaner, brighter and more modern - but that doesn't mean life is any easier.

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