Takin' Over The Asylum
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 1994
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Sacked from Hospital Radio Glasgow, Eddie McKenna agrees to resurrect the radio station at St Jude's Mental Hospital. Stars Ken Stott, Katy Murphy, David Tennant, Ruth McCabe, Elizabeth Spriggs and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Fly Like An Eagle
The hospital radio station is in full swing, Eddie is in danger of losing his job, and hypomaniac Campbell, about to be discharged, plans to become a DJ.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 4th October 1994
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 50 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ken Stott | Eddie |
| Katy Murphy | Francine |
| David Tennant | Campbell |
| Ruth McCabe | Rosalie |
| Elizabeth Spriggs | Grandma |
| Angela Bruce | Isabel |
| Kenneth Bryans | Stuart |
| Matt Costello (as Matthew Costello) | Alastair |
| Derek Anders | Billy |
| Gavin Mitchell | Hector |
| Molly Innes | Margaret |
| Roy Hanlon | Griffin |
| Nell Brennan | Sheila |
| Neil McKinven | MacAteer |
| Caroline Paterson | Jane |
| Angus Macfadyen | Fergus |
| Sandra Voe | Evelyn |
| Ronnie McCann | Lavery |
| Paul Blair | Webster |
| Liz Smith | Harriet |
| James Grant | Campbell's Dad |
| Lou Hirsch | American Consultant |
| Gayanne Potter | Catriona |
| Patricia Ross | Man with Baby |
| Sedhar Chozam | Foreign Woman |
| James MacDonald | Retired Man |
| Donna Franceschild | Writer |
| David Blair | Director |
| Chris Parr | Producer |
| Bill Bryden | Executive Producer |
| Annette Howat | Associate Producer |
| Ian Farr | Editor |
| Pat Campbell | Production Designer |
| Sally Pearson | Costume Designer |
| Cheryl Mercer | Make-up Designer |
| Junior Campbell | Composer |