Surgical Spirit (TV Series) Fame (1989) User Reviews

Fame is a dangerous game.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 22 December 2019]

When George Hope Wynne gets his face in The Daily Mail, media attention is focused on the Hospital, Sheila is approached to appear on BBC Radio 4.

Very funny, slick dialogue, and an intelligent script. Flirtation with the media seems very attractive, but the truth is, it's a dangerous game, people need to know what they're talking about. The twist at the end is hilarious.

Sheila is at her sarcastic best, a little hypocritical, but so funny, I had forgotten just how marvellous an actress Nicola McAuliffe is, fantastic.

Fame

[Prismark10 · 5/10 · 17 December 2022]

Sheila Sabatini is annoyed that George Hope-Wynne is featured in the Daily Mail. Doing cleaning duties but it might be a shameless attempt for publicity.

Sabatini is definitely of that view and also aggrieved that Hope-Wynne always takes her parking place.

However Hope-Wynne's fame is short lived as he is eventually mocked by others.

The problem for Sabatini is. Despite sneering at Hope-Wynne. She has been asked to take part in a live radio broadcast.

Even though Sabatini has a lunch date with Jonathan Haslam. She is prepared to cancel it for her own few minutes of fame.

I still think the sarcastic put downs are unfunny and tired. Although the episode wants to highlight the perils of fame.

I think a lot of real life doctors have done financially very well from being publicity hounds. Until they get caught when their latest book turns out to be plagiarised.