The Nation's Health
The Nation's Health (1983)
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Overview
The Nation's Health is a 4 episode series written by G.F.Newman based on his book of the same name, originally broadcast on the fledgling Channel 4 UK TV channel in 1983. The series consists of four episodes that are, in order, titled: Acute, Decline, Chronic, and Collapse. In it we are faced with a maelstrom of political issues, illnesses, fatalities, personal greed and professional vanities. As may be clear from these titles, the series draws a relentlessly bleak view of the NHS in 1980s Britain. The protagonist of the series is a newly-qualified doctor, Jessie Marvill (Vivienne Ritchie). The series follows Jessie through four different sectors of the NHS, although the episodes are not focused entirely through Jessie: the NHS is seen from a variety of different perspectives, from doctors and patients to administrators and kitchen staff.
Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Type

Scripted

Main Cast

Vivienne Ritchie
Vivienne Ritchie

Dr Jessie Marvill

Julian Fox
Julian Fox

Dr Montagu

Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid

Dr Vernon Davis

P.H. Moriarty
P.H. Moriarty

Chris Hogan

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