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| Getting On | |
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| Ending theme | "Roll River Roll" by Richard Hawley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Vera Productions |
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| Network | BBC Four |
| Release | 8 July 2009 – 21 November 2012 |
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| Getting On (American TV series) Going Forward | |
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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.[3] It first aired in July 2009, for three episodes.[4] The second series of six episodes aired in 2010, with the third series (also of six episodes) airing in late 2012.[5] Despite strong critical acclaim, the show was not recommissioned for a fourth series.[6] It was shot in the closed Plaistow Hospital.[7]
An American 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.[8]
- ^ Graham, Jane (23 July 2009). "Getting On with Hospital Comedy | Jane Graham | Television & Radio | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
I can't think of another TV show as ambitious as BBC4's black comedy Getting On
- ^ Seale, Jack (26 December 2012). "[Getting On review]". Radio Times.
The definition of a slow-burn hit, this diffident black comedy picked up another armful of admirers with its third series
- ^ "Getting On - Production Details". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ Internet Movie Database Episodes
- ^ "BBC - BBC Comedy Blog: Getting On Series 3".
- ^ Dowell, Ben (9 July 2013). "BBC axes Ben Elton comedy The Wright Way - Heading Out and Getting On also chopped". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Jo Brand: 'Everything changed when the NHS started calling people 'customers' instead of patients'". Telegraph.co.uk. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "BBC Four commissions new comedy series Going Forward with Jo Brand". BBC. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.