Season 1 (1983)
Episodes: 4
Star Cast: Vivienne Ritchie , Julian Fox , Ian McDiarmid , P.H. Moriarty ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 Acute
Air Date: 1983-10-06
Jessie finds herself the object of surprise when she applies for a surgical position at St Clair’s hospital
Ep.2 Decline
Air Date: 1983-10-13
We are shown something of the relationship between private health care and the NHS, and between the NHS and pharmaceutical companies.
Ep.3 Chronic
Air Date: 1983-10-20
The third episode focuses on the closure of Nightingale block, which will save the health authority £560,000 (one-twentieth of the hospital’s expenditure) at the expense of 120 beds.
Ep.4 Collapse
Air Date: 1983-10-27
The fourth episode confronts the issue of the treatment of mentally ill patients and is perhaps the most overtly troubling.
