The Royal - Complete Series 2 - 2-DVD Set ( The Royal - Complete Series Two )

The Royal - Complete Series 2 - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Royal - Complete Series Two
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
287 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Keith Boak

Written By:
Sarah Bagshaw

Actors:
Robert Daws ..... Dr. Gordon Ormerod
Michelle Hardwick ..... Lizzie Kennoway
Amy Robbins ..... Dr. Jill Weatherill
Bill Maynard ..... Claude Greengrass
Linda Armstrong ..... Sister Brigid
Wendy Craig ..... Matron
Julian Ovenden ..... Dr. David Cheriton
Zoie Kennedy ..... Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor
Denis Lill ..... Mr. Rose
Ian Carmichael ..... T.J. Middleditch
Andy Wear ..... Alun Morris
Michael Starke ..... Ken Hopkirk
Caroline Carver ..... Eve Peterson
Tristan Sturrock ..... Charles Dodds
Derek Fowlds ..... Oscar Blaketon
Mark Jordon ..... PC Phil Bellamy
Sean McKenzie ..... Terry Hopkirk
Alan Meadows ..... Lifeboat Cox
Patrick Connolly ..... Gazette Clerk
Conrad Nelson ..... Ben
David MacCreedy ..... Adam
Steve Money ..... Mr. Bowman
Christine Moore ..... Brenda Bowman

Synopsis:

The Royal: Series 2 follows on directly from the cliff-hanger ending of the first series. The doctors and nurses face one of the biggest trials of their professional careers as they try to save the lives of those aboard the coach, while some have their own personal worries to face. Medical ethics confront many of the staff later in the series, and the burgeoning love affair between Dr David Cheriton and Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor hots up - right before it hits the rocks...

Season 2
All at Sea
S2, Ep1 May 25, 2003
Eve Peterson comes to the Royal requiring an emergency hysterectomy. She has had an illegal abortion, which she wants to keep secret from her boyfriend, placing Jill Wetherill in an awkward situation. Jill also comforts Gordon Ormerod, whose wife is in a coma and was apparently trying to leave him. Oscar Blaketon arrives from Aidensfield to tell Greengrass that a young woman is looking for him via the newspapers. It is, apparently, his long-lost daughter.

Snakes and Ladders
S2, Ep2 Jun. 1, 2003
Middleditch is away and Nigel Harper,his stand-in, annoys everyone with his fussy ways. Equally annoying is wealthy hypochondriac Mrs. Lyons,who demands her dog be treated after being bitten by a snake. David Cheriton gets involved with Jeffrey Carpenter,a depressed boy who has attempted suicide but things do not work out as he had hoped. Jill and Gordon Ormerod have a passionate kiss.

Thicker Than Water
S2, Ep3 Jun. 8, 2003
Sister Brigid finds a clash between her faith and her profession when it becomes apparent that a devout Catholic woman be sterilised for her own good, bringing her into conflict with her priest. A hunting party ends in disaster whilst Ken fights Harper over arrangements for the hospital laundry.

Wishing and Hoping
S2, Ep4 Jun. 15, 2003
Mr. and Mrs. Barrie bring their young daughter Denise to the hospital for treatment for whooping cough. Her resultant death, because she was never vaccinated, causes panic as the Royal staff endeavour to immunise as many local children as possible. Mr. Rose operates on himself and Harper plans to cut costs by selling an ambulance whilst David has a weekend away with Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor.

One of Those Days
S2, Ep5 Jun. 22, 2003
Dr. Ormerod answers a call for help following a boating accident but goes to the wrong location and ultimately the injured man dies,causing the doctor to blame receptionist Lizzie. Alf Ventress brings two men from Aidensfield in who were fighting over a woman when one collapsed with a brain haemmorhage and Sister Brigid comforts Jane who is having a baby for the first time at age 37 and it all goes wrong. Meryl Taylor believes she is pregnant but will not allow David to marry her purely out of duty.

The Last Waltz
S2, Ep6 Jun. 29, 2003
The hospital's charity ball is being organized by Meryl and David with a band led by porter Andy's brother Vic and Aidensfield barmaid Gina on vocals. When the band's van breaks down Ken rides to the rescue. Jill treats a woman with syphilis but is on hand to comfort Gordon when he realizes that his wife may never recover.

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