The life of a rundown and chronically decaying Victorian National Health Service Hospital ward, it's patients, and the doctors and nurses, that work there, are juxtaposed with the life of an fictional hospital soap opera. An allegory of the very blackest humour.The contrast between the real and the fantasy world is seamlessly achieved. Making use of the same actors in both, gives extra power to the contrasting lives and situations. Jim Dale reveals himself to be a fine actor, giving his parts an extra dimension due to his Carry On past. The rest of the cast is packed out with the great and the good of British character actors, from Colin Blakely to Bob Hoskins. A little known film that deserves a wider audience.
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