Getting On - Series 2 episode guide
Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan and Vicki Pepperdine are reunited on female medical ward B4 for a second series of BBC Four comedy Getting On.
Devised, written and performed by all three cast members and directed by Peter Capaldi, Getting On is a bleakly hilarious, honest and quietly compassionate story of a typical ward that nobody wants to end up on.
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Episode 1
Tuesday 26th October 2010
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Some time has passed since viewers last visited B4. Nurse Kim Wilde is ploughing through her training modules, a consequence of the incident with Matron Hilary Loftus, while other unresolved conflicts simmer. Sister Den Flixter is juggling her off-on relationship with Hilary, Doctor Pippa Moore has to compete for her own job, with re-structuring on the agenda, and the prospect of a brand-new wing is dangled in front of the staff as the builders move in.
New admissions bring new problems but the real challenge is getting on with life in a world where few things change.
In tonight's opening episode, there's more grim humour among the bedpans as a new shift unfolds on B4. Kim has an unknown female admission to occupy her, Den has Hilary to cope with, and Pippa has a ward round. Mrs Fyvie, a new patient, is admitted but it's her daughter, Beedy, who requires more attention than her mother.
Episode 2
Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Paperwork and pragmatism once again prevail as the staff on B4 clock watch their way through the day. While Den and Matron Hilary Loftus are flirting behind closed doors, an incident on the ward triggers the blame game. Meanwhile, Pippa receives good news about her faecal forum paper, and the arrival of consultant Peter Healy further lightens her mood.
Episode 3
Tuesday 9th November 2010
Kim's dream of an uneventful night shift is scuppered when an emergency admission and the surprise nocturnal appearance of an emotional Den put paid to any thoughts of a quiet kip. Meanwhile, Dr Moore's dinner arrangements are spoiled as she too finds herself back on the ward. A happy resolution to the night's problems looks possible – but on B4, things never run smoothly.
Episode 4
Tuesday 16th November 2010
Matron Hilary Loftus is busy spreading his Icing The Cake initiative, with limited success. Pippa is primping herself for a lunch appointment with consultant Peter Healy, while Den and Hilary have a tricky matter to deal with and Kim embarks on a vendetta.
Episode 5
Thursday 23rd November 2010
Tonight, a graduate nurse drives a wedge between Den and Kim, and Hilary's elaborate new hand-washing protocols serve only to help muddy the water. Meanwhile, Pippa suffers the indignity of reapplying for her own job, but luckily Den and Kim find a way of cheering things up.
Episode 6
Tuesday 30th November 2010
Nurse of the Year at King Edward's sees Den pushing the boat out, while Kim has unwisely banked on her annual assessment resulting in a pay rise. Meanwhile, Pippa's future is under scrutiny for different reasons; Mrs Fyvie goes into decline with daughter Beedy keeping vigil at her bedside; and there's last-gasp news that the new wing may have been revived.
