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Cardiac Arrest

  • TV Series
  • 1994–19961994–1996
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
167
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Cardiac Arrest (1994)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Comedy set in and around a hospital, where the newly qualified Dr Andrew Collin is thrown into a world that is totally beyond him.Comedy set in and around a hospital, where the newly qualified Dr Andrew Collin is thrown into a world that is totally beyond him.Comedy set in and around a hospital, where the newly qualified Dr Andrew Collin is thrown into a world that is totally beyond him.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
167
YOUR RATING
  • Creator
    • Jed Mercurio
  • Stars
    • Andrew Lancel
    • Helen Baxendale
    • Ace Bhatti
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  • Creator
    • Jed Mercurio
  • Stars
    • Andrew Lancel
    • Helen Baxendale
    • Ace Bhatti
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    • 6User reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Andrew Lancel
    Andrew Lancel
    • Dr. Andrew Collinas Dr. Andrew Collin
    27 episodes27 eps • 1994–1996
    Helen Baxendale
    Helen Baxendale
    • Dr. Claire Maitlandas Dr. Claire Maitland
    27 episodes27 eps • 1994–1996
    Ace Bhatti
    Ace Bhatti
    • Dr. Rajesh Rajahas Dr. Rajesh Rajah
    27 episodes27 eps • 1994–1996
    Jo Dow
    Jo Dow
    • Dr. James Mortimeras Dr. James Mortimer
    27 episodes27 eps • 1994–1996
    Tom Watson
    • Mr. Ernest Dochertyas Mr. Ernest Docherty
    27 episodes27 eps • 1994–1996
    Michael MacKenzie
    • Dr. Graham Turneras Dr. Graham Turner
    26 episodes26 eps • 1994–1996
    Jayne Charlton McKensie
    • SN Caroline Richardsas SN Caroline Richards…
    22 episodes22 eps • 1994–1996
    Peter O'Brien
    Peter O'Brien
    • Mr. Cyril 'Scissors' Smedleyas Mr. Cyril 'Scissors' Smedley
    21 episodes21 eps • 1995–1996
    Jack Fortune
    • Mr. Adrian DeVriesas Mr. Adrian DeVries
    21 episodes21 eps • 1995–1996
    Jacquetta May
    • Sister Julie Novacas Sister Julie Novac…
    17 episodes17 eps • 1995–1996
    Peter Biddle
    • CN Patrick Gardenas CN Patrick Garden
    17 episodes17 eps • 1995–1996
    Nicholas Palliser
    • Mr. Paul Tennantas Mr. Paul Tennant…
    17 episodes17 eps • 1995–1996
    Mandy Matthews
    • SN Pam Charnleyas SN Pam Charnley…
    15 episodes15 eps • 1994–1996
    Ellen Thomas
    Ellen Thomas
    • Sister Jackie Landersas Sister Jackie Landers…
    14 episodes14 eps • 1994–1996
    Selina Cadell
    Selina Cadell
    • Dr. Sarah Hudsonas Dr. Sarah Hudson
    13 episodes13 eps • 1996
    Andrew Clover
    • Dr. Phil Kirkbyas Dr. Phil Kirkby
    13 episodes13 eps • 1995–1996
    Annie Treadwell
    • EN Becky Reeceas EN Becky Reece…
    11 episodes11 eps • 1994–1995
    Angela Douglas
    Angela Douglas
    • Mrs. Isobel Trimbleas Mrs. Isobel Trimble…
    11 episodes11 eps • 1995–1996
    • Creator
      • Jed Mercurio
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    • Trivia
      You Can't Make an Omelette Without Breaking Legs (1994) was scheduled for broadcast on 12 May 1994 but was postponed for a week as a mark of respect for the Labour Party leader John Smith who had died that morning - coincidentally of a heart attack and cardiac arrest.
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    User reviews6

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    10/10
    Horribly accurate - please release on DVD
    I was close to an individual working as a Junior NHS doc and they told me this was more like a documentary than a drama. I found it compelling and scary to watch. Its strength was watching individuals be subsumed by a monster of a system designed to care for the sick and how they survived.

    Apparently the Royal College of Nurses complained about the portrayal of nurses as less than angelic, this combined with Helen Baxendale leaving meant a short but bitter sweet run.

    See "Bodies" for more of the same from the script writer who is/was a hospital doctor.
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    • Oct 6, 2006

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1994 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Island World Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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