The Nation's Health
7.2
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Oct 6, 1983
Acute Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Oct 13, 1983
Decline Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Oct 20, 1983
Chronic Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Oct 27, 1983
Collapse Episode 4
4 episodes in Season 1
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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.
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Vivienne Ritchie
Dr Jessie Marvill
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G.F. Newman Creator · Verity Lambert Executive producer Charles Stewart Cinematographer
Total runtime 5h 32m · Episode length 83 min · Country United Kingdom
Show info
Premiered
October 6, 1983
Final episode
October 27, 1983
Status
Ended
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
83 min
Total runtime
5h 32m
Original language
English
Production
Euston Films
Production
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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