Takin’ Over the Asylum
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Takin’ Over the Asylum is a 1994 Scottish television drama series about a hospital radio station in a psychiatric hospital, acclaimed for its sensitive portrayal of mental illness and early performances by actors like David Tennant.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish television series
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drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Scotland award
NERFINISHED
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Royal Television Society award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Campbell Bain
NERFINISHED
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Eddie McKenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Donna Franceschild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | David Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1994 ⓘ |
| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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drama ⓘ medical drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage play adaptation ⓘ |
| locationOfStory | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early television role for David Tennant
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sensitive portrayal of mental illness ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two ⓘ |
| portrays |
hospital radio DJ
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psychiatric patients ⓘ |
| producer | Chris Parr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| setting |
hospital radio station
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psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| starred |
Angus Macfadyen
NERFINISHED
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David Tennant NERFINISHED ⓘ Katy Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Stott NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth McCabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
hospital radio
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mental illness ⓘ psychiatric hospitals ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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recovery ⓘ stigma around mental health ⓘ |
| writer | Donna Franceschild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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