award winning british sitcom set fictional created team sketch pony led stars set hospital uses medical storylines action produced series soap opera style twists turns personal lives characters proceed series absurd sketch like scenes sequences film slowed sped emphasizing body language characters writers series thames production company channel_4 series ran september episode filmed second series shown minute long special january shown australia belgium december separate series sketch comic relief screened march performed live secret policeman ball october synopsis plot revolves lives staff fictional hospital staff ranging slightly unusual completely surreal series begins new arrival surgical caroline suffers constant embarrassment bad luck crisis mixture general caroline works alongside doctors guy arrogant half swiss mac fashionable surgeon long caroline begins develop feelings unsure truly loves series clear mac true love range prevent relationship people caroline meets include friendly house officer constantly failing exams mother bullied guy martin soon develops feelings caroline begins fall love seemingly perfect irritating senior appears mean caroline stand despite best efforts avoid angela ends caroline caroline main rival mac affections scottish staff liaison officer employed listen respond problems staff sue suited person job mean spirited controlling vain office place impossible tends happen enters normally treated mixture verbal abuse psychological torture thinking upset visitor person treats affection mac loves point madness mac like tries best avoid attempts involved mac treated contempt hatred sue particular caroline sue attempts times murder eccentric member staff eccentric consultant everyday actions regularly border insanity desperately love year old head human resources increasingly attitude relationship open secret student doctor weapon bullying constantly human resources staff use particular bad attitude people meets earned nickname love sex staff include mother trapped unhappy marriage divides time office work trying attract martin affections bullied kim rachel creation writers crew devised created produced casting director writers involved editing filming post production described sketch meets comedy drama meets soap continuation previous pony crew worked unusually british sitcom normally writers writers pile husband pile writers initially battery packs represent characters moving desk develop scenarios decision characters doctors came later pile recalls mentioned hospital setting work subsequently reported channel_4 enthusiastic hospital location settled matter later plot developed wall charts mark story arcs directed edited pile sketches sped slowed create comic effect body language create humour editing occurred filming said corpse frequently episodes written minimize contact characters found difficult laugh acting alongside music plays prominently written won production following success pony channel gave pile fairly free hand project requirement narrative thread sitcom sketch half hour pilot aired scenes pilot episode caroline day spotted characters appearance notably pilot allowed writers experiment different filming techniques pilot played meant play original series left pregnant script fully written actors allowed jokes frequently adding written normally workshops allow actors material example improvised material idea guy falling love howe speaking parts notably playing hospital ceo crew appearances extras example pile assistant guy named appears end scene episode henry appears background martin exam episode tests filming hospitals middlesex presented problem work real life hospital actual doctors patients emergency situations scene final episode series guy hitting balls nearly hit patient scenes sue offices filmed studio title said come small plastic green man wings executive producer pocket fell pile desk claimed pile kept plastic man appears end credits unused storylines plot lines unused storylines included having eighty year old wife step grandchildren old guy suffering pile originally wanted cover entire hospital doctors car park kitchen staff eventually decided material main doctors human resources workers endings created special alternative ending included dvd release deleted scenes episode alternative ending planned series going commissioned ending ambiguous known actors wanted alternative ending debate shown series series caroline arrives day work begins work soon develops feelings believing loves guy day realising mac truly loves time martin begins fall love angela caroline hospital try hide relationship rest staff unsuccessfully attracted hospital head jealous sue jealous caroline starts fall mac best try stop point attempted murder caroline having problems form mac current girlfriend emily martin having problems exams avoiding letting know mother busy mocking having relationship kim relationship falling apart christian mainly attractive chaplain soon tells finds disturbing puts end new found christian beliefs mac decides sheffield better job taking emily leaves mac guy sleep guy accepts bet takes home martin discovered shocking news tries best stop having sex distracted karen affections caroline best break relationship mac emily emily breaks mac caroline accused emily fake proved wrong mac found amusing emily mac tells caroline felt things accused girlfriend impressed instead saying thing kisses guy sex martin arrives tell guy mother met guy father whilst exchange student switzerland guy stabs martin legs act revenge martin taken ambulance caroline helps guy punches mac drunken rage steals ambulance mac tries stop gets ambulance drives away guy drives ambulance wales mac martin whilst mac tries phone police guy drives field goes cliff series ends martin edge literal cliffhanger ending discussion like comic relief sketch mac sue advances saying allow touch raise comic relief sue proceeds try ask martin guy money eventually manages raise mac runs hold series weeks incident ambulance mac coma guy suspended job caroline spending time mac sue opinion tries stop seeing coma sue steals mac pregnant mac comes coma suffering memory loss remember new found love caroline angela soon leaves hospital order career television angela gone guy caroline new having problems martin karen getting martin decides leave karen tries pull avoids saying dating date feels uncomfortable relationship leaves soon husband having affair caroline thinks managed win mac girlfriend holly returns hospital replace angela things worse discovered abortion cause mac holly breakup years ago mac son caroline distances mac guy starts fall love caroline feelings guy takes actions hands throws swiss army knife jake head sue discovers holly lying mac son father holly leaves hospital caroline jake tries impress mac unusually happy winning internet competition plans upset dwarf cousin big plans scare plan scared beats cousin death stuffed throw body paranoid discovered learns death viewed suicide thinking law death patient known man offers wise advice guy mac martin decide propose caroline rejects martin considers offer guy mac appears unable form proposal caroline learns mac wants meet train station arrives guy turns mac hospital learns going die caroline accepts guy proposal marriage department karen sitting fear whilst sitting rachel opens window causes karen fall notice police arrive hospital believe arrested help escape hospital escape van increasingly unstable discovered martin riding drives field nearly drives van cliff martin end series ball sketch sketch performed ball performances appeared sketches announcer ball asks doctor house mac puts hand caroline embarrassment things embarrassing guy volunteers asks caroline sitting mac guy fiancée unconscious patient lies operating table guy touches breasts takes pictures naked body blanket kisses caroline patient guy appears claiming patient stalking mac repeating assertion patient special episode begins funeral angela departed second series killed according guy mac month leave discovers happened caroline guy hurt makes attempt interfere guy learning mac terminal illness tells caroline marry mac instead run rescued martin calls whilst journey accidentally kill people mechanic shop assistant policeman soon decide transport money employment option suicide seen naked walking hand hand sea karen returns work fall changed drastically confident developed better dress sense ends missing replacement turns horrible gone office girls start run riot lord flies form tribe hostile enters department mac caroline finally marry despite mac terminal illness exact nature disclosed mac tell guy sue gets obsession mac finds love new man feelings episode concludes caroline carried air mass filled balloons wedding reception dvd extras shows alternate ending guy mac grab caroline taken sky alternative ending ends mac saying caroline meaning tell signature jokes contains running jokes include sport invented guy public school somewhat confusing rules basic object game throw ball basket attached helmet game played green wing convention signature joke frequent visits main characters office characters expect sue act kind psychiatric thwarted sue peculiar behaviour guy says things inappropriate sexually inappropriate noticing reaction person speaking follows comment let finish trying teach martin method episode guy regularly attempts pick women series talking phone saying attempt sound jet series running jokes hair notable cracks mac hair sue lending hair tie hair clips goes interview character karen getting hair trapped printer episode mac referred characters guy hair gradually series goes rachel hair blonde series recurring jokes include practical jokes bizarre games played human resources staff surgery scenes caroline guy mac mess performing operations cast main characters hunter olivia white naughty recurring characters charles oliver emmy joseph jones critical reaction received generally positive reviews evening standard said comedy physically verbally sharp guardian said channel hospital sitcom innovative comedy office review television observer voted programmes year broadcast magazine second series voted joint second best comedy series south_africa broadcast bbc prime voted best programme composer wrote soundtrack innovative soundtracks recent years famous fans include novelist comedian criticisms include methods filming overall length episodes claiming hour long episodes long won comedy awards worst critical seen decline quality second series began independent sunday said sadly fan report episode second series flat fair couple laugh loud moments head falling thing didn stop making bad jokes funny hope opener sign going pan similar comments series broadcast praised cast characters commented negatively filming style dramatic qualities said funny innovative comedies years humour based character situation story lines catch phrases surreal way hadn seen cast actors funny inside characterization stand comics cartoon persona gags subsequently gill attacked episode series particular use dream sequence beginning episode wrote year old knows dream sequences lowest form plotting solution lower unexplained ability stop time invisible lower magic better minutes destroyed lost assured grip cliff comedy abyss embarrassing pointless repetition looked brilliant looked like drama school lack plot coherent narrative previously blessed freedom revealed free brilliant performances silly mannerisms seen year disappointed sharply second series pointed step separates sublime ridiculous rest series received praise article gill writing current comedy output time said funny indigenous comedy series past years media dvds books series scripts released complete series scripts paperback october isbn book contains bonus material exclusively book previously unseen photos soundtrack soundtrack entitled original television soundtrack released october contains tracks best created online viewing series available series available available complete series instant streaming service run amazon united_kingdom awards nominations won bafta pioneer bafta award voted general public won rose best female comedy performance won award best comedy performance won best original score won number times awards including comedy year award possible spin cast crew writers shown interest creating series scheduling difficulties new projects undertaken creators having big budget creator mentioned interview radio_times spin saying hoping channel comedy possibly starring cast hopefully kind spin pile writing team created sitcom pilot set university entitled campus features similar concepts including improvisation motto university wings reference pilot broadcast channel_4 series began cancelled series impact cocktail called green wing served cloudy apple juice sparkling mineral water convention called organised raise money took place january brook green hotel dvd convention released special appearance cast january pile appeared writers audience event hosted appeared episode bbc documentary series imagine entitled funny thing happened way studio funeral scenes special shown presenter appeared
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