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.

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

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Getting On (U.S. TV series) adaptationOf Getting On (UK TV series)
subject linked to: Getting On
Will Scheffer basedOn Getting On (British TV series)
linked to: Getting On (UK TV series)
Joanna Scanlan notableWork Getting On (UK TV series)