"Getting On (UK TV series) Getting On is a satirical British sitcom based on a geriatric ward in an NHS hospital. It is written by its core cast, Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine, and Joanna Scanlan. Series 1 and 2 were directed by Peter Capaldi, who also appears as Dr. Healy. It first aired in July 2009, for three episodes. The second series of six episodes aired in 2010, with the third series (also of six episodes) airing in late 2012. Despite strong critical acclaim, the show was not recommissioned for a fourth series. It was shot in the closed Plaistow"
"Getting On (U.S. TV series) Getting On is an American television comedy series based on the British series of the same name, created and written by Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer. The series aired on HBO from November 24, 2013, to December 13, 2015, for three seasons each containing six episodes. The show has garnered positive reviews from critics. It stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, and Mel Rodriguez. The series is set in the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of the down-and-out Mount Palms Memorial Hospital in Long Beach, California. The show follows the lives of the"
"Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 2006 and 2010. Among her successes is Scanlan's critically acclaimed dark satirical NHS drama ""Getting On"", which she starred and co-wrote with Jo Brand and Vicki Pepperdine. The series earned her a BAFTA nomination for 'Best Female Performance in a Comedy' and a BAFTA Television Craft nomination for screenwriting in both 2011 and 2013. They were also nominated for 'Best Comedy Screenwriting' at The Royal Television Awards in 2010 and 'Best Comedy' at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards in 2011. The comedy series was adapted for an American audience with HBO, with Scanlan onboard"
"December 2010. Following this, a box set containing both ""Series One"" and ""Series Two"" was released on 6 December 2010. ""Series Three"" received its release on 26 November 2012. A complete series box set containing all three series was made available on 26 November 2012. In Australia, the ""Complete Series 1 & 2"" was released on 7 July 2011 via Roadshow distribution. As of yet, the third series has not been released in Australia. Getting On (UK TV series) Getting On is a satirical British sitcom based on a geriatric ward in an NHS hospital. It is written by its"
"all six season one episodes, a gag reel and deleted scenes. The second season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on November 3, 2015. Getting On (U.S. TV series) Getting On is an American television comedy series based on the British series of the same name, created and written by Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer. The series aired on HBO from November 24, 2013, to December 13, 2015, for three seasons each containing six episodes. The show has garnered positive reviews from critics. It stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, and Mel Rodriguez. The series"
"BBC series 24hrs in A&E – A British medical documentary set initially in King's College Hospital. In the 7th series, the setting was St George's Hospital. 91 cameras filmed round the clock for 28 days, 24 hours a day in A&E (Accident and Emergency) it offers unprecedented access to one of Britain's busiest A&E departments. Getting On – ""Getting On"" is a satirical British sitcom based on a geriatric ward in an NHS hospital. It is written by its core cast, Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine, and Joanna Scanlan. Several episodes were directed by Peter Capaldi. It first aired in July"
"Vicki Pepperdine Vicki Pepperdine (born 1961) is an English actress and writer. She was nominated for two BAFTA TV Awards for co-writing the BBC sitcom ""Getting On"" (2009–12) and nominated for a British Comedy Award for her portrayal of Dr Pippa Moore. Born in London, Pepperdine co-wrote and starred in the multi-award-winning BBC Four sitcom ""Getting On"" with Jo Brand and Joanna Scanlan. Shared with Brand and Scanlan, she was nominated for two BAFTA TV Awards for Best Writing, and won two Writers' Guild of Great Britain awards, a Royal Television Society award and a British Comedy award. For radio,"
"August 2012, a documentary series in which Rochefort took four members of the Corrie cast to Mombasa to work with SAFE, a Kenyan-based charity which Rochefort is attached to, spreading HIV awareness through drama. Rochefort is also script consultant on BBC 4's award-winning comedy 'Getting On' starring Jo Brand, Vicky Pepperdine and Jo Scanlan, as well as the more recent 'Puppy Love' also starring Scanlan and Pepperdine. Rochefort also wrote and presented his own chat show for BBC Wales, the BAFTA Cymru-nominated ""Damon Rochefort Tonight"". He lives in London and Somerset. Damon Rochefort Damon Rochefort (born 1965 in Cardiff, Wales)"
"Evening with Anita Harris. With musical accompaniment, she revealed anecdotes from her life in showbusiness, the people she has met and the places she has been. In 2018 she appeared in ITV's ""Last Laugh in Vegas"", and from August has been a contestant in BBC's ""Celebrity MasterChef 2018"". Anita Harris Anita Madeleine Harris (born 3 June 1942) is an English actress, singer and entertainer. Harris sang with the Cliff Adams Singers and had a number of chart hits in the 1960s. She appeared in the ""Carry On"" films ""Follow That Camel"" and ""Carry On Doctor"". Harris won a talent contest"
"Image"" season. In 2007 he presented a peak-time ""Tonight With Trevor McDonald"" report on obesity and a BBC Two episode of ""Grandad's Back in Business"" in which he mentored two stand-up comedians. Since July 2009 he has played the part of Matron Hilary Loftus in the BAFTA award-winning BBC Four medical 'docu-sitcom' ""Getting On"", directed by Peter Capaldi. He had a role in the vampire film ""Dead Cert"" (directed by Steven Lawson) and in the horror drama ""Tony"" (directed by Gerard Johnson). which was released in UK cinemas on 5 February 2010 Ricky Grover also had a role in an"
"Hospital. A U.S. version of ""Getting On"" began airing on HBO in November 2013 and concluded in December 2015. A three-part spin-off series, ""Going Forward"", was announced in March 2016 and began airing in May 2016 on BBC Four. The show has received very high praise from television critics across the board in the UK, with praise for the actors' performances, and the gritty, realistic portrayal of an NHS hospital. ""The Telegraph"" listed it as the best British television show of the year. Brand, Scanlan, and Pepperdine won the 2010 Royal Television Society Award for Best Writing in Comedy. and"
"ten months and underwent rehabilitation under Dr. Na Young-mu (well known as the doctor of figure skater Yuna Kim), eventually making a full recovery. In 2012, Kim returned to the small screen opposite Han Ji-hye in ""May Queen"", which depicts the success stories of people in the shipbuilding industry. He later won the Top Excellence Award in a Serial Drama at the MBC Drama Awards (he also hosted the ceremony). Kim was also the MC of ""Get It Beauty HOMME"", a ""beauty guide for men"" on cable channel OnStyle. Though he initially became popular due to his fair skin and"
"Kenneth Williams Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English actor, best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the 31 ""Carry On"" films, and appeared in many British television programmes and radio comedies, including series with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne. Williams grew up in Central London in a working class family. He served in the Royal Engineers during World War II, where he first became interested in becoming an entertainer. After a short spell in repertory"
"appeared in the BBC One drama series ""Moving On"". Steve Evets Steve Evets (born Steven Murphy; 26 July 1959) is an English actor and musician, who found fame in the leading role in the 2009 film ""Looking for Eric"". Born in Salford, Lancashire, Evets joined the Merchant Navy after leaving school, but was kicked out after three years, after jumping ship twice in Japan and spending his eighteenth birthday in a Bombay brothel. In 1987 Evets was injured in a pub brawl and spent time on a life support machine. He was stabbed through the liver, lung and diaphragm, was"
"is admitted to a TB sanatorium. He thinks he'll only be there for a few weeks, then finds that it could be several years before he can leave. The complete series of Get Well Soon on DVD in one disc set was released by Simply Media on 21 September 2015. Get Well Soon (TV series) Get Well Soon was a short-lived 1997 BBC television comedy series starring Matthew Cottle and Eddie Marsan. Lasting only 6 episodes, it was about the everyday lives of a group of patients, doctors, nurses and other staff at a National Health Service hospital during the"
"the series, beginning in the first season episode ""But at Last Came a Knock"". She also appeared as a comedian contestant on IFC's short-lived comedy-driven game show ""Bunk"" in 2012. Borstein later starred as Dawn Forchette on the HBO comedy series Getting On, which is a remake of a UK series of the same name. The series has gained positive reviews and earned multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations. It aired from 2013 to 2015. In 2017, Borstein began starring as Susie Myerson in the historical comedy-drama series ""The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"", for which she received significant critical acclaim and won"
"Anita Harris Anita Madeleine Harris (born 3 June 1942) is an English actress, singer and entertainer. Harris sang with the Cliff Adams Singers and had a number of chart hits in the 1960s. She appeared in the ""Carry On"" films ""Follow That Camel"" and ""Carry On Doctor"". Harris won a talent contest at the age of three. However, it was her penchant for figure skating which led to her performing career: after her family moved to Bournemouth when she was seven, she began skating at the neighbourhood rink, eventually becoming a regular at the Queens Ice Rink in London where"
"Potting On Potting On is a radio situation comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It stars poet and author Pam Ayres and veteran actor Geoffrey Whitehead as an aging couple running a garden centre with the help of various oddball employees. The supporting cast includes Trevor Bannister, Alex Tregear, and Karl Theobald. The show is written by Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds. Pam and Gordon (Ayres and Whitehead) are a long-married couple. Gordon is a creature of habit while Pam longs to break out of her humdrum routine. The humour revolves around her efforts to persuade him to try something"
"Go On (TV series) Go On is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from August 8, 2012 to April 11, 2013. The series starred Matthew Perry as Ryan King, a sports talk radio host trying to move on from the death of his wife. ""Go On"" was created by Scott Silveri and was given a series order on April 20, 2012. A preview episode aired following the Olympics coverage on August 8. The series premiered on September 11, 2012, in its normal Tuesday timeslot at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central after ""The Voice"". On October 2, 2012, NBC ordered"
"2009, she participated in ""Let's Dance for Comic Relief"", another Comic Relief fundraiser, dancing as Britney Spears, reaching the final. She has also been a judge on the show. In January 2013, Brand took part in a special Comic Relief series of ""The Great British Bake Off"". Brand has been a fill-in host on ""The Paul O'Grady Show"" and ""The One Show"". Brand co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the BBC Four sitcom ""Getting On"" opposite Joanna Scanlan and Vicki Pepperdine, for which she won the 2011 Best TV Comedy Actress BAFTA award. The series, directed by Peter Capaldi and Sue"
"Moving On (House) ""Moving On"" is the twenty-third and last episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama ""House"". It aired on May 23, 2011. It was the last episode of ""House"" to feature Lisa Edelstein as Lisa Cuddy. The team treats a performance artist (Shohreh Aghdashloo) with an unknown sickness who deliberately induced additional symptoms unrelated to her illness in herself, with the aim of turning the diagnostics department into her new masterpiece via hidden cameras. House must decide which of her symptoms are real, and which are self-inflicted. While getting coffee, a man named Jerry runs"
"Carry On series, made early appearances in the film. William Hartnell and Jon Pertwee would both go on to star in the BBC science fiction programme ""Doctor Who"" as the First Doctor and Third Doctor, respectively. James Hayter went on to play Mr. Tebbs in the BBC comedy ""Are You Being Served?"". ""The New York Times"" wrote, ""Although the British movie makers have been known to make the most of humor, their infrequent lapses in this genre can be deadly dull. And ""Will Any Gentleman . . . ?"", the farce by that cryptic title, which landed at the Plaza"
"Brett Gelman Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for the roles of Brett Mobley in the Adult Swim comedy-action series ""Eagleheart,"" as Mr. K on the NBC sitcom ""Go On,"" as Hamish on the Comedy Central series ""Another Period,"" and as A.J. in the FX comedy series ""Married."" He currently co-stars as Martin on the BBC Three comedy ""Fleabag"" and has appeared on ""Twin Peaks,"" ""Making History"", and ""Stranger Things."" Gelman was born and raised in Highland Park, Illinois. Gelman's father was a photo salesman. He was raised Jewish"
"Angeles. Brett Gelman Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for the roles of Brett Mobley in the Adult Swim comedy-action series ""Eagleheart,"" as Mr. K on the NBC sitcom ""Go On,"" as Hamish on the Comedy Central series ""Another Period,"" and as A.J. in the FX comedy series ""Married."" He currently co-stars as Martin on the BBC Three comedy ""Fleabag"" and has appeared on ""Twin Peaks,"" ""Making History"", and ""Stranger Things."" Gelman was born and raised in Highland Park, Illinois. Gelman's father was a photo salesman. He was raised"
"had two daughters – Marianne Elliott, a theatre director, and Susannah Elliott-Knight. Marianne is married to actor Nick Sidi and they have a daughter, Eve, born in August 2004. Rosalind Knight Rosalind Knight (born 3 December 1933) is an English actress. Her career has spanned over 60 years on stage, screen, and television. Her film appearances include ""Blue Murder at St Trinian's"" (1957), ""Carry On Nurse"" (1959), ""Carry On Teacher"" (1959), ""Tom Jones"" (1963), and ""About a Boy"" (2002). She played Beryl in the BBC sitcom ""Gimme Gimme Gimme"" (1999–2001). Knight was born in Marylebone, London. She is the daughter"
"Show"", McGuinness described fatherhood as ""the most fantastic thing ever"". In 2017, it was revealed that Penelope and Leo had been diagnosed with autism. In June 2018, aged just 44, McGuinness revealed that he had arthritis. Paddy McGuinness Patrick Joseph ""Paddy"" McGuinness (born 14 August 1973) is an English comedian, comedy actor, television personality and presenter, best known for his roles within ITV and Channel 4, presenting game shows such as ""Take Me Out"" and ""Benchmark"". McGuinness is also well known for his work with Peter Kay, who knew him when he was younger and invited him to appear in"
"Having It Off Having it Off is a one-off TV comedy series for BBC Choice made by Red Production Company in 2002. It was set at a cheap hairdressing salon in Eccles, Greater Manchester. It was shown only once and is not available yet on DVD. Out gay bitchy stereotype Guy La Trousse (played by Antony Cotton, ""Coronation Street"", ""Queer As Folk""), desperately tries to escape the drudge of daily wash and crop and change the fortunes of the salon - and his career. This is all thwarted by April, nymphomanic loud-mouthed wife of the hairdressers owner. The BBC website"
"Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1992–1994). She also was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. A ten-time Emmy Award nominee, Metcalf's television credits include ""3rd Rock from the Sun"", ""The Norm Show"", ""Frasier"", ""Desperate Housewives"", and ""The Big Bang Theory"". From 2013 to 2015, she played a leading role of Dr. Jenna James in the HBO comedy series ""Getting On"", for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. For her stage performances and work on Broadway, Metcalf has received five Tony Award nominations, winning Best"
"Carry On series on screen and stage The ""Carry On"" series is a long-running British sequence of comedy films, stage shows and television programmes produced between 1958 and 1992. Distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated from 1958 to 1966, and the Rank Organisation from 1967 to 1978, the films were all made at Pinewood Studios. The series' humour relied largely on innuendo and double entendre. There were thirty-one films, three Christmas specials, one television series of thirteen episodes, and three West End and provincial stage plays, all made on time and to a strict budget. Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas were the series'"
"large Tesco store and a branch of Wickes now occupy the site. Actor Cardew Robinson was born in Goodmayes on 14 August 1917. He is best remembered for character and cameo roles, the best known being the fakir in 'Carry-On Up the Khyber'. He died at Roehampton in 1992. Actor Sir Ian Holm was born at Goodmayes Hospital on 12 September 1931, to Scottish parents, Jean Wilson Holm and James Harvey Cuthbert. His mother was a nurse and his father was a psychiatrist and superintendent of the West Ham Corporation Mental Hospital as Goodmayes Hospital was then known. Cuthbert was"
"Holding On (House) ""Holding On"" is the twenty-first episode of the eighth season of ""House"" and the 176th overall. It aired on May 14, 2012 on FOX. The team takes on the case of Derrick (guest star Skylar Astin), a 19-year-old college student who had a mysterious nose bleed during cheerleading practice, and discovers that his health issues are likely both physiological and psychological. Possibly suffering from schizophrenia, Derrick claims to hear his deceased brother's voice in his head. Wilson becomes resigned to his fate, but House does not. House becomes enraged at Wilson's desire to forgo further treatment, and"
"get on so Carol decides not to stay, even though Tiffany and Liam want her to. Tiffany's uncle Robbie (Dean Gaffney) also attends the wedding and looks forward to seeing Wellard but is unaware that Wellard is dead until Tiffany tells him. After the wedding Carol and Bianca make up and Carol later moves in. Tiffany is very upset when Billie dies. In December 2010, Bianca explains that they cannot afford a lot for Christmas. Tiffany and Liam see their mother using money-making schemes in the café, so they steal perfume from the market, ultimately leading to Bianca being arrested"
"autobiography, ""It's Not a Rehearsal"" and for many years was in a relationship with actress Heather Chasen. On 12 September 2014 she married her long term partner Hilary Bonner. The couple live in homes in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset and London. Amanda Barrie Amanda Barrie (born 14 September 1935) is an English actress. She appeared in two of the ""Carry On"" films, and one episode of the BBC comedy series ""Are You Being Served?"" before being cast as Alma Sedgewick in ""Coronation Street"", which she played on and off for 20 years. She has since enjoyed a varied stage and"