Getting On (UK TV series)
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| Ending theme | "Roll River Roll" by Richard Hawley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC Four |
| Original release | 8 July 2009 – 21 November 2012 |
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Getting On (U.S. TV series) Going Foward |
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Getting On is a satirical British sitcom based on a geriatric ward in an NHS hospital. It is written by its core cast, Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine, and Joanna Scanlan. Several episodes were directed by Peter Capaldi. It first aired in July 2009, for three episodes. The second series of six episodes aired in 2010, with the third series (also of six episodes) airing in late 2012. Despite strong critical acclaim, the show was not recommissioned for a fourth series. It was shot in the closed Plaistow Hospital.
A U.S. version of Getting On began airing on HBO in November 2013.
A three-part spin-off series, Going Forward, was announced in March 2016 and began airing in May 2016 on BBC Four.
The show has received very high praise from television critics across the board in the UK, with praise for the actors' performances, and the gritty, realistic portrayal of an NHS hospital.The Telegraph listed it as the best British television show of the year.
Brand, Scanlan, and Pepperdine won the 2010 Royal Television Society Award for Best Writing in Comedy. and in 2010 the three also won the Writer's Guild Award for Best Comedy.
Both Jo Brand and Joanna Scanlan were nominated for the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Role. Jo Brand won the BAFTA for her performance.
For the third series, Brand, Scanlan and Pepperdine were nominated for the 2012 Royal Television Society Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Writing in Comedy.
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