About
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.
Director
Writer
Producers
Christopher Morahan, Sue Austen
Music
Studio
Paper Mask, British Screen Productions, Granada Television, Film Four International
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Cast
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Paul McGann
Matthew Harris
A
Amanda Donohoe
Christine Taylor
F
Frederick Treves
Dr. Mumford
T
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Thorn
B
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Celia Mumford
J
Jimmy Yuill
Alec Moran
M
Mark Lewis Jones
Dr. Lloyd
J
John Warnaby
Dr. Hammond
A
Alexandra Mathie
Beverley
O
Oliver Ford Davies
Coroner
F
Frank Baker
Happy
C
Clive Rowe
Ants
R
Robert Oates
Head Porter
K
Karen Ascoe
Alison
D
Dale Rapley
Dr. Simon Hennessey
S
Simon Adams
Laurence
H
Hetta Charnley
Medical Student
D
Dhirendra
Dr. Kassim
M
Michael Thomas
Teaching Doctor
B
Bridget Brammall
Girl in Bed
