Takin' Over the Asylum 2-DVD Set

Takin' Over the Asylum 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
296 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Alternative Footage
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David Blair

Written By:
Donna Franceschild

Actors:
Ken Stott ..... Eddie (6 episodes, 1994)
Katy Murphy ..... Francine (6 episodes, 1994)
David Tennant ..... Campbell (6 episodes, 1994)
Ruth McCabe ..... Rosalie (6 episodes, 1994)
Elizabeth Spriggs ..... Grandma (6 episodes, 1994)
Angela Bruce ..... Isabel (6 episodes, 1994)
Kenneth Bryans ..... Stuart (6 episodes, 1994)
Matt Costello ..... Alastair (6 episodes, 1994)
Derek Anders ..... Billy (6 episodes, 1994)
Gavin Mitchell ..... Hector (6 episodes, 1994)
Molly Innes ..... Margaret (6 episodes, 1994)
Roy Hanlon ..... Griffin (6 episodes, 1994)
Nell Brennan ..... Sheila (6 episodes, 1994)
Neil McKinven ..... MacAteer (5 episodes, 1994)
Caroline Paterson ..... Jane (5 episodes, 1994)
Angus Macfadyen ..... Fergus (4 episodes, 1994)
Sandra Voe ..... Evelyn (4 episodes, 1994)
Ronnie McCann ..... Lavery (4 episodes, 1994)
Arabella Weir ..... Paula (3 episodes, 1994)
Paul Blair ..... Webster (3 episodes, 1994)
Jon Morrison ..... Jim (2 episodes, 1994)
Jake D'Arcy ..... Electrician (2 episodes, 1994)
Fiona Kane ..... Nurse (2 episodes, 1994)
Hilary Neville ..... BBC Receptionist (2 episodes, 1994)

Synopsis:

First screened in 1994, this engrossing six part drama took on the issues surrounding mental health with sensitivity and black humour. The series helped launch the careers of Ken Stott (Messiah and Rebus) and David Tennant (Doctor Who), and went on to win a BAFTA for Best Serial and an RTS Award for Best Writer.

Eddie McKenna is a double-glazing salesman who moonlights as a DJ for hospital radio in a Scottish mental asylum - St Judes. He nurtures close friendships with the patients there including Francine, a self-harmer, schizophrenic Fergus, OCD sufferer Rosaline and Campbell, a manic depressive, with whom he shares a dream to make it onto the commercial radio scene.

As Campbell's inspired antics seem to bring the pair closer to their goal, the pressures of work, relationships and family begin to get to Eddie. With his life threatening to spin out of control, it is Eddie's turn to look for help...

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