The Nation's Health

Oct 06, 1983 (en) Drama [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 06, 1983
  • Production
    Euston Films
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    The Nation's Health
  • Release
    Oct 06, 1983
  • en
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Overview

The Nation's Health is a 4 episode series written by G.F.Newman based on his book of the same name, originally broadcast on the fledgling Channel 4 UK TV channel in 1983. The series consists of four episodes that are, in order, titled: Acute, Decline, Chronic, and Collapse. In it we are faced with a maelstrom of political issues, illnesses, fatalities, personal greed and professional vanities. As may be clear from these titles, the series draws a relentlessly bleak view of the NHS in 1980s Britain. The protagonist of the series is a newly-qualified doctor, Jessie Marvill (Vivienne Ritchie). The series follows Jessie through four different sectors of the NHS, although the episodes are not focused entirely through Jessie: the NHS is seen from a variety of different perspectives, from doctors and patients to administrators and kitchen staff.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Irving Teitelbaum

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Vivienne Ritchie

    Dr Jessie Marvill

  2. Julian Fox

    Dr Montagu

  3. Ian McDiarmid

    Dr Vernon Davis

  4. P.H. Moriarty

    Chris Hogan

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 4 / Crews : 5

Season 1 ( 1983-10-06)

Acute

Episode: 1

Decline

Episode: 2

Chronic

Episode: 3

Collapse

Episode: 4
Oct 06, 1983 (en)
Drama
[0] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 06, 1983
  • Production
    Euston Films
  • Rotten tomato 0%
Original Title The Nation's Health
en

Overview

The Nation's Health is a 4 episode series written by G.F.Newman based on his book of the same name, originally broadcast on the fledgling Channel 4 UK TV channel in 1983. The series consists of four episodes that are, in order, titled: Acute, Decline, Chronic, and Collapse. In it we are faced with a maelstrom of political issues, illnesses, fatalities, personal greed and professional vanities. As may be clear from these titles, the series draws a relentlessly bleak view of the NHS in 1980s Britain. The protagonist of the series is a newly-qualified doctor, Jessie Marvill (Vivienne Ritchie). The series follows Jessie through four different sectors of the NHS, although the episodes are not focused entirely through Jessie: the NHS is seen from a variety of different perspectives, from doctors and patients to administrators and kitchen staff.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Irving Teitelbaum

    Producer