Growing Pains (24 May 1993)

Director:

Antonia Bird

Writers:

Lucy Gannon (deviser), Andy de la Tour

Stars:

Natalie Morse, Bill Nighy, Jacqueline Leonard

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Natalie Morse	...	Gemma Sinclair
Bill Nighy	...	Alan Sinclair
Jacqueline Leonard	...	Sarah Preston
Tom Beard	...	Dr. Daniel Acres
Simon Shepherd	...	Dr. Will Preston
Amanda Burton	...	Dr. Beth Glover
Frances Low	...	Maureen Sinclair
James Warrior	...	Hargreaves
Kitty Scopes	...	Eve
Esther Coles	...	Kim Beardsmore
Sharon Hinds	...	Ellie Ndebala
Kevin Whately	...	Dr. Jack Kerruish
Grace Kinirons	...	Singer
Crispin Harris	...	Pianist
Andrew Ray	...	Dr. John Reginald

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 May 1993 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

It's grim up north!

That's what they say, and this episode definitely proves the rule. Bill Nighy is fantastic as Alan Sinclair, the rheumatic and overly-possessive father of Gemma (Natalie Morse), a young athletic teen who shows signs of inheriting her father's illness. With Dr Beth Glover (Amanda Burton) on holiday and the surgery in disarray due to workmen installing a new security system, it is only a matter of time before problems arise. Gemma seems hell-bent on getting her man, unfortunately for The Beeches, that man is Dr Jack Kerruish (Kevin Whately). She tells Jack she loves him and dupes her father into thinking that Jack has proclaimed his undying love for her, which leads to Sinclair threatening to have Jack struck off, just when Dr Will Preston (Simon Shepherd) is planning to leave. But as always happens in t'country, everything is sorted out within the hour, Sinclair reluctantly accepts that teenagers lie, and it seems there may be the slightest of sparks between Jack and Beth, as they walk off into the sunset for fish 'n' chips.