“Trust me. I'm a doctor.”
A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.
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Paul McGann
Matthew Harris
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Luther
Alien³
Amanda Donohoe
Christine Taylor
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Liar Liar
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Frederick Treves
Dr. Mumford
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To Play the King
The Elephant Man
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Thorn
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Batman Begins
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Celia Mumford
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Pride and Prejudice
Frenzy
Jimmy Yuill
Alec Moran
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EastEnders
Going Postal
Mark Lewis Jones
Dr. Lloyd
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Chernobyl
Baby Reindeer
John Warnaby
Dr. Hammond
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The Wrong Mans
The Raven
Alexandra Mathie
Beverley
Also in
National Theatre Live: Amadeus
Love and Marriage
Oliver Ford Davies
Coroner
Known for
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Triangle of Sadness
Frank Baker
Happy
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Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Hellraiser
Clive Rowe
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Beauty and the Beast
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Christopher Morahan Director · John Collee Screenplay Richard Harvey Composer
First release September 14, 1990 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production British Screen Productions, Granada Television
Production
Paper Mask
Production
British Screen Productions
Production
Granada Television
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Film Four International
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Channel Four Films
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United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 14, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 30, 1991 · Theatrical
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