The Best of Men (TV 2012) 7.6
Towards the end of the second world war Dr Ludwig Guttmann, a brisk refugee from Nazi Germany, arrives at Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire and is appalled to find the partially ... See full summary » Director:Tim WhitbyWriter:Lucy Gannon |
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Private William Heath
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Bee Bee Sanders | ... |
Ruth
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Leigh Quinn | ... |
Nurse Carr
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Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
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Ben Owen-Jones | ... |
Neil
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Corporal Wynne Bowen
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Jeremy
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Sister Edwards
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Richard McCabe | ... |
Dr. Cowan
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General Blake
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Tristan Sturrock | ... |
Sergeant 'Q' Hills
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Mr. Heath
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Rachael Spence | ... |
Mrs. Heath
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Else Guttmann
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Stephen McGonigle | ... |
Dr. Greg Greene
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Towards the end of the second world war Dr Ludwig Guttmann, a brisk refugee from Nazi Germany, arrives at Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire and is appalled to find the partially paralysed spinal patients heavily sedated and left to rot with bed sores. He immediately begins a new regime,disposing of old equipment and sedatives, bringing him into conflict with stern Sister Edwards and pompous consultant Cowan, as well as the patients. However the sister backs him when she realises he is treating her charges as people, not patients, talking to them and involving them in musical entertainments and sporting activity. Soon Whitehall are sending him all their spinal patients and, with visits to the pub and wheelchair sports taught by an army sergeant, he becomes the men's hero. With the war over Ludwig organizes national wheelchair sports competitions which will in turn lead to the establishment of the Paralympic games. An end title informs that in 1966, now a British citizen, Dr ... Written by don @ minifie-1
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16 August 2012 (UK) See more »Filming Locations:
Manor Hall - Bristol University, Lower Clifton Hill, Clifton, Bristol, England, UK See more »Company Credits
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Dr. Cowan: What brings you to my department?
Dr. Ludwig Guttmann: This young man, William Heath, he is my patient.
Dr. Cowan: I operate tomorrow. Unstable fracture of the ninth vertibrae.
Dr. Ludwig Guttmann: [looking at X-rays] No! I think not. Ah, my apologies. Yes, he *does* have a fracture, you are right. And yes, for all anyone knows, it *may* be unstable. But, no, you are not going to operate on him. We don't know yet how much ...
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The title "The Best of Men" is a pun on Dr Guttmann's surname which means "good man" in German. See more »Goofs
The Bristol bus dates from 1949, 5 years later than the start of the drama. See more »Quotes
[Dr Guttmann and Dr Cowan are arguing over whether a spinal patient should have an operation that could damage his spine]Dr. Cowan: What brings you to my department?
Dr. Ludwig Guttmann: This young man, William Heath, he is my patient.
Dr. Cowan: I operate tomorrow. Unstable fracture of the ninth vertibrae.
Dr. Ludwig Guttmann: [looking at X-rays] No! I think not. Ah, my apologies. Yes, he *does* have a fracture, you are right. And yes, for all anyone knows, it *may* be unstable. But, no, you are not going to operate on him. We don't know yet how much ...
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