Health and Efficiency is a British sitcom that was originally broadcast from 30 December 1993 to 10 February 1995 on BBC1 for a total of 12 episodes over 2 series. It was written by Andrew Marshall, writer of the sitcom 2point4 Children.
| Health and Efficiency | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Andrew Marshall |
| Directed by | Richard Boden |
| Starring | Gary Olsen Felicity Montagu Roger Lloyd-Pack Deborah Norton Victor McGuire Adjoa Andoh Jennifer Gibson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Richard Boden |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 30 December 1993 – 10 February 1995 |
| Related | |
| 2point4 Children | |
The show starred Gary Olsen and Roger Lloyd-Pack who both starred in 2point4 Children, as well as Victor McGuire and Deborah Norton.
The setting was a hospital and each episode was 30 minutes in length.
Cast
edit- Gary Olsen – Dr. Michael Jimson
- Felicity Montagu – Dr. Kate Russell
- Roger Lloyd-Pack – Reg Rexis
- Deborah Norton – Diana Ewerts
- Victor McGuire – Dr. Phil Brooke
- Adjoa Andoh – Sister Beth Williams
- Jennifer Gibson – Nurse Mandy
Episodes
editSeries One
edit| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "But He Never Said He Loved Me" | 30 December 1993 |
| 2 | "Brideshead Revisited" | 6 January 1994 |
| 3 | "Cinderella Rockafella" | 13 January 1994 |
| 4 | "The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God" | 20 January 1994 |
| 5 | "The Canvas" | 27 January 1994 |
| 6 | "Beware of Young Girls of Five and Twenty" | 3 February 1994 |
Series Two
edit| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Doctor Death" | 6 January 1995 |
| 2 | "Not Tested on Rabbits" | 13 January 1995 |
| 3 | "You Bet Your Life" | 20 January 1995 |
| 4 | "The Old Dope Peddler" | 27 January 1995 |
| 5 | "Five Have Plenty of Fun" | 3 February 1995 |
| 6 | "Finders Keepers" | 10 February 1995 |
References
edit- Health and Efficiency at IMDb
- Health and Efficiency at the BFI Film and Television Database