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Only When I Laugh

A trio of very different patients (James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli) play a never-ending game of sickbed one-upmanship and cause all kinds of grief for the overworked and irritable hospital staff.
IMDb 6.819797 episodes
X-Ray13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - A Bed with a View
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    October 29, 1979
    25min
    ALL
    When young Norman Binns is admitted to Dr. Thorpe's hospital ward, long-time resident Roy Figgis attempts to trick him into swapping beds so he can finally have the window view.
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  2. S1 E2 - Operation Norman
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    November 5, 1979
    25min
    13+
    Norman's nerves get the best of him before surgery when Figgis scares him with doom-laden talk of operations gone awry and Dr. Thorpe arrives haggard and sleep-deprived.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Rumour
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    November 12, 1979
    25min
    13+
    When Dr. Thorpe tells Gupte that "Victor" is at death's door, the nurse mistakenly believes he's talking about his son, not his dog, and the rumor soon spreads like wildfire.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Man with the Face
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    November 19, 1979
    24min
    13+
    Glover has a tryst with a woman named Anna, and when her fiancé Nico arrives at the hospital for revenge, it's up to Figgis to step in and save Archie's skin.
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  5. S1 E5 - Tangled Web
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    December 2, 1979
    25min
    13+
    Norman forms a crush on the new nurse Sally but faces stiff competition from Glover, Dr. Thorpe and Gupte.
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  6. S1 E6 - Let Them Eat Cake
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    November 25, 1979
    25min
    13+
    The patients decide to go on a hunger strike to protest the abysmal hospital food.
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  7. S1 E7 - Is There a Doctor in the House?
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    December 10, 1979
    24min
    13+
    After Glover is discharged, an unhappy Figgis disguises himself as a doctor and goes to a nearby pub to prescribe fake diagnoses, filling the hospital ward with potential new rivals.
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Content advisory
Smokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
EnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglish Dialogue Boost: High
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Vernon LawrenceGraeme Muir
Producers
Vernon Lawrence
Starring
James BolamPeter BowlesChristopher Strauli
Studio
FilmRise
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