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    Comedy TV Shows - 1990s 2 Mins Read

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    1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 5 (UK)
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    Gary Olsen (from 2 Point 4 Children) starred as Dr Michael Jimson, the genial Registrar in the surgical ward of the newly independent (but crisis-torn) St James General Hospital.

    The ward was run by “unit manager” Diana Ewerts (Deborah Norton) who was a dead ringer for Baroness Hacksaw. Her regime was cordially detested by Dr Jimson and a bunch of good-hearted, well-meaning, old-style NHS types but much approved of by Rex (Roger Lloyd Pack), a crazed and cold-hearted surgeon straight out of Central Casting.

    The situations were sometimes funny but the dialogue was often crass. For example, Rex said to Michael: “Why don’t you put on spiked gloves and give yourself a rectal examination?” Even BBC1 audiences deserved better.

    Dr Michael Jimson
    Gary Olsen
    Dr Kate Russell
    Felicity Montagu
    Rex Regis
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    Diana Ewerts
    Deborah Norton
    Dr Phil Brooke
    Victor McGuire
    Sister Beth Williams
    Adjoa Andoh
    Nurse Mandy
    Jennifer Gibson
    Dr Bob Graham
    Stephen Brigden
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