A Very Peculiar Practice

TV Series
1986–1988
50m

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The various misadventures of Stephen Daker, a young doctor who works for the health centre of a modern British university.The various misadventures of Stephen Daker, a young doctor who works for the health centre of a modern British university.The various misadventures of Stephen Daker, a young doctor who works for the health centre of a modern British university.

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8.4/10

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Andrew Davies originally wanted to film the series at the University of Warwick, Coventry (UK). The University were unhappy as to how they would be portrayed. Instead, the Lowland exterior shots were all done at either Keele or Birmingham Universities.

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BBC's Best

Let's face it, almost everyone who writes on IMDb likes to claim such-and-such is the best movie/TV series/mini-series etc. Well this is my pick. I can only assume that not many people have seen this because there are some fairly mediocre programmes getting the nod. This show was a dark black comedy with exquisite scripts and terrific acting. It's the best British show I've seen (Upstairs Downstairs is close and I accept The Singing Detective may be better than I found it). If you get to see reruns of this - make the effort. You'll never regret it or forget it.

Update: the first series is now available on DVD, which is great news. It's truly a programme to treasure. How many others do we buy that we never return to? This is such a literate and witty show that it's worth keeping. The only thing is, Series 2 was probably the best and it's not yet available.