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Getting On (play)
Getting On may refer to: * ''Getting On'' (British TV series), a 2009–12 British television comedy airing on BBC Four * ''Getting On'' (American TV series), a 2013–15 American television adaptation of the British series, airing on HBO {{disambiguation ...
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Getting On (British 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 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. Characters *Kim Wilde, played by Jo Brand, is a return-to-work nurse who must adapt to the difficulties the modern NHS throws at her, with ''C. diff'', form-filling, and political correctness. She is the staff member most ...
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