Getting On (UK TV series)
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Getting On (UK TV series) is a British dark comedy set in a geriatric hospital ward, known for its bleakly humorous and realistic portrayal of the National Health Service.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Getting On (British TV series) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
black comedy television series
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television series ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Role
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Royal Television Society Award for Best Writing (Comedy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Jo Brand
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Joanna Scanlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicki Pepperdine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts | National Health Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2009 ⓘ |
| format | single-camera ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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medical comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Denise Flixter
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Dr. Pippa Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bleak humour
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realistic portrayal of the National Health Service ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2012 ⓘ |
| locationOfFilming | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 18 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
care of elderly patients
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working conditions in the National Health Service ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Jo Brand
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Joanna Scanlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicki Pepperdine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | geriatric hospital ward ⓘ |
| spinOffOrAdaptedAs | Getting On (U.S. TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Jo Brand
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Joanna Scanlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicki Pepperdine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
geriatric medicine
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hospital bureaucracy ⓘ |
| tone | bleakly humorous ⓘ |
| writer |
Jo Brand
NERFINISHED
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Joanna Scanlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicki Pepperdine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Getting On (U.S. TV series)
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Getting On (British TV series)