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Health And Efficiency (TV Series)
''Health and Efficiency'' is a British sitcom that was originally broadcast from 30 December 1993 to 10 February 1995 on BBC One, BBC1 for a total of 12 episodes over 2 series. It was written by Andrew Marshall (screenwriter), Andrew Marshall, writer of the sitcom ''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 * 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 Series One Series Two References * {{IMDb title, id=0106023, title=Health and Efficiency ''Health and Efficiency'' at the British Film Institute, BFI Film and Television Database 1993 British television series debuts 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |