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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Series 2, Episode 4
Hilary is busy spreading his 'Icing The Cake' initiative, with limited success. Pippa is primping herself for a lunch appointment with consultant Peter Healy, while Den and Hilary have a tricky matter to deal with and Kim embarks on a vendetta.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 16th November 2010
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jo Brand | Nurse Kim Wilde |
| Joanna Scanlan | Sister Den Flixter |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Doctor Pippa Moore |
| Ricky Grover | Hilary Loftus |
| Joshua Mbaka (as Josh Mbaka) | Josh (Student Doctor) |
| James Statham | James (Student Doctor) |
| Peter Capaldi | Peter Healy (Doctor) |
| Nan Kerr | Mrs Fyvie |
| Peter Belgrave | Actor |
| Richard Watts | Actor |
| Kat Ahyow | Actor |
| Jennifer Capon | Actor |
| Pamela Craine | Actor |
| Kulwant Dhaliwal | Actor |
| Hazel Godfrey | Actor |
| Jeanie Gold | Actor |
| Lucinda Love | Actor |
| Vivien Bridson | Actor |
| Avril Ellis | Actor |
| Annabella Forde | Actor |
| Marie Gawthorpe | Actor |
| Martin Gordon | Actor |
| James Li | Actor |
| Marina Michel | Actor |
| Adam Morley | Actor |
| Luisa Samuel | Actor |
| Tom Stevens | Actor |
| Jo Brand | Writer |
| Joanna Scanlan | Writer |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Writer |
| Peter Capaldi | Director |
| Geoff Atkinson | Producer |
| Simon Lupton | Executive Producer |
| Jennie Wright | Editor |
| Jim Holloway | Production Designer |
| Karen Hobbs | Costume Designer |
| Julia Knight | Costume Designer |
| Casper Leaver | Director of Photography |
| Christine Cant | Make-up Designer |
| Richard Hawley | Composer |
| Charlie Leech | 1st Assistant Director |
Videos
Hilary Ices The Cake
Matron Hilary Loftus has another new initiative to promote. It's cakes all round, as the modern-thinking, modern-matron ices Kim and Den's cakes.
Featuring: Jo Brand (Nurse Kim Wilde), Ricky Grover (Hilary Loftus) & Joanna Scanlan (Sister Den Flixter).
Getting On Extra: Sleeping
A strenuous scene that required several takes.