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Cardiac Arrest

  • TV Series
  • 1994–1996
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
262
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Helen Baxendale, Ace Bhatti, Jo Dow, Andrew Lancel, and Peter O'Brien in Cardiac Arrest (1994)
Dark ComedySatireComedyDrama

Drama set in and around a hospital, where the newly qualified Dr Andrew Collin is thrown into a world that is totally beyond him.Drama set in and around a hospital, where the newly qualified Dr Andrew Collin is thrown into a world that is totally beyond him.Drama set in and around a hospital, where the newly qualified Dr Andrew Collin is thrown into a world that is totally beyond him.

  • Creator
    • Jed Mercurio
  • Stars
    • Andrew Lancel
    • Helen Baxendale
    • Ace Bhatti
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    262
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Jed Mercurio
    • Stars
      • Andrew Lancel
      • Helen Baxendale
      • Ace Bhatti
    • 9User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Andrew Lancel
    Andrew Lancel
    • Dr. Andrew Collin
    Helen Baxendale
    Helen Baxendale
    • Dr. Claire Maitland
    Ace Bhatti
    Ace Bhatti
    • Dr. Rajesh Rajah
    Jo Dow
    • Dr. James Mortimer
    Tom Watson
    Tom Watson
    • Mr. Ernest Docherty
    Michael MacKenzie
    • Dr. Graham Turner
    Jayne Charlton McKensie
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    Peter O'Brien
    • Mr. Cyril 'Scissors' Smedley
    Jack Fortune
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    • CN Patrick Garden
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    Selina Cadell
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      • Jed Mercurio
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    • Trivia
      You Can't Make an Omelette Without Breaking Legs (1994) was scheduled for broadcast on 12 May 1994 but was postponed for a week as a mark of respect for the Labour Party leader John Smith who had died that morning - coincidentally of a heart attack and cardiac arrest.
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      The recurring cast list for each episode was shown as part of the opening title sequence. The closing sequence at the end of the episode listed the crew, followed by just the episode-specific cast.
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    User reviews9

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    Could be nostalgia, but I still think it's almost perfect...

    Outstanding stuff! This is clearly one of the classic dark comedies. Why it's not more highly thought of is a mystery. It could be nostalgia, but I still think it's almost perfect...

    There is a lot of great stuff in this. It is perfectly written - harsh but with enough edge to the humour to keep things in balance. I can't fault the casting either; Helen Baxendale hasn't had a better role since and the whole ensemble plays with panache. It sounds simple but so few people get it right - especially in the UK. You can make a darkly hued comic drama work, if you write it properly and cast it well.

    Where is it's successor? Come to think of it (especially given it's current relevance) where's the DVD?
    • magicjohnson
    • Mar 23, 2002
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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1994 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK(on location)
    • Production company
      • Island World Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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