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Hospital for Hire

Hospital for Hire

1973TV Episode
Comedy
7.1
IMDB Rating
40 votes

The boys become doctors to improve the health service with a travelling hospital and a miracle drug.

Director
Jim Franklin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
Release Date
December 15, 1973
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
as Tim Brooke-Taylor
Graeme Garden
Graeme Garden
as Graeme Garden
Bill Oddie
Bill Oddie
as Bill Oddie
Harry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corbett
as Minister for Health

🎬 Technical Specs

🏷️ Keywords

overcrowded hospitalx rayvenus de milotiretest

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Hospital for Hire
by Prismark102023-08-14
7/10

"Bill has injured his leg and he waited ages at the hospital to be seen by a doctor. The National Health Service is a mess. It is not Britain in 2023, it is Britain in 1973. Coincidentally both periods had a government whose colours are blue. The Goodies always liked a bit of flight of fancy but it has to be noted that Graeme Garden is a doctor. The Goodies train to be doctors which seems to include drinking copious amounts of booze. Once they qualify, the hospital is dilapidated even though it has just been refurbished. They go to see the Minister for Health (Harry H Corbett) who is afraid..."

💡 Did You Know?

The Minister, played by "Steptoe & Son" star Harry H. Corbett, wipes his nose with a yellow bear glove-puppet. This is clearly meant to be popular childrens character Sooty who was, at the time, operated by another Harry Corbett (no relation).

📖 Synopsis

The boys become doctors to improve the health service with a travelling hospital and a miracle drug.