History Series / GettingOn

* SequelSeries: ''Going Forward'', which focuses on Kim as she moves into working as a home health care worker and her life outside of work.

''Getting On'' (2009-2012) is a [[BritCom British sitcom]] set in a hospital ward a million miles away from [[Series/{{House}} Princeton General]]. Situated right at the wrong end of the SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty, the series is centered on a general ward and the unglamorous lives of its long-suffering staff. The series is written by its three female leads: Jo Brand as Nurse [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Kim Wilde]], Joanna Scanlan as Sister Den Flixter, and Vicki Pepperdine as Dr Pippa Moore. The show is intended to be a [[SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic realistic]] portrayal of hospital life with naturalistic dialogue and [[{{Jittercam}} shaky camera movements]]. Its director Peter Capaldi may have learned a few tricks from his time working with Creator/ArmandoIannucci on ''Series/TheThickOfIt''.

Kim has returned to nursing after some time away, and is struggling to cope with the changes the UsefulNotes/NationalHealthService has been through in the meantime. New regulations stop her from providing good old-fashioned patient care and constantly throw up problems, not least of which is the oversensitive Matron Hilary Loftus.

* TheDanza: Director Peter Capaldi appears in some episodes as a psychiatrist called... Peter.

''Getting On'' (2009-) is a [[BritCom British sitcom]] set in a hospital ward a million miles away from [[Series/{{House}} Princeton General]]. Situated right at the wrong end of the SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty, the series is centered on a general ward and the unglamorous lives of its long-suffering staff. The series is written by its three female leads: Jo Brand as Nurse [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Kim Wilde]], Joanna Scanlan as Sister Den Flixter, and Vicki Pepperdine as Dr Pippa Moore. The show is intended to be a [[SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic realistic]] portrayal of hospital life with naturalistic dialogue and [[{{Jittercam}} shaky camera movements]]. Its director Peter Capaldi may have learned a few tricks from his time working with Creator/ArmandoIannucci on ''Series/TheThickOfIt''.

Also spawned a [[TransAtlanticEquivalent US remake]] on Creator/{{HBO}} from the creators of ''Series/BigLove'' starring [[Series/{{Roseanne}} Laurie Metcalf]], [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Alex]] [[Series/MADtv Borstein]] and [[Series/RenoNineOneOne Niecy Nash]]

Also spawned a [[TransAtlanticEquivalent US remake]] on Creator/{{HBO}} from the creators of ''Series/BigLove'' starring [[Series/{{Roseanne}} Laurie Metcalf]], [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Alex]] [[Series/MADtv Borstein]] and [[Series/Reno911 Niecy Nash]]

Also spawned a [[TransAtlanticEquivalent US remake]] on Creator/{{HBO}} from the creators of ''Series/BigLove'' starring [[Series/{{Roseanne}} Laurie Metcalf]], [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Alex]] [[Series/MADtv Borstein]] and [[Seroes/Reno911 Niecy Nash]]

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Getting On (2009-) is a [[BritCom British sitcom]] set in a hospital ward a million miles away from [[Series/{{House}} Princeton General]]. Situated right at the wrong end of the SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty, the series is centered on a general ward and the unglamorous lives of its long-suffering staff. The series is written by its three female leads: Jo Brand as Nurse [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Kim Wilde]], Joanna Scanlan as Sister Den Flixter, and Vicki Pepperdine as Dr Pippa Moore. The show is intended to be a [[SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic realistic]] portrayal of hospital life with naturalistic dialogue and [[{{Jittercam}} shaky camera movements]]. Its director Peter Capaldi may have learned a few tricks from his time working with Creator/ArmandoIannucci on ''Series/TheThickOfIt''.

Kim has returned to nursing after some time away, and is struggling to cope with the changes the [[NationalHealthService NHS]] has been through in the meantime. New regulations stop her from providing good old-fashioned patient care and constantly throw up problems, not least of which is the oversensitive Matron Hilary Loftus.

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Getting On (2009-) is a [[BritCom British sitcom]] set in a hospital ward a million miles away from [[Series/{{House}} Princeton General]]. Situated right at the wrong end of the SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty, the series is centered on a general ward and the unglamorous lives of its long-suffering staff. The series is written by its three female leads: Jo Brand as Nurse [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Kim Wilde]], Joanna Scanlan as Sister Den Flixter, and Vicki Pepperdine as Dr Pippa Moore. The show is intended to be a [[SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic realistic]] portrayal of hospital life with naturalistic dialogue and [[{{Jittercam}} shaky camera movements]]. Its director Peter Capaldi may have learned a few tricks from his time working with Creator/ArmandoIannucci on ''TheThickOfIt''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Who could have imagined [[TheThickOfIt Terri Coverly]] and [[TheThickOfIt Malcolm Tucker]] in the caring professions?

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Damar''is''.

Getting On (2009-) is a [[BritCom British sitcom]] set in a hospital ward a million miles away from [[Series/{{House}} Princeton General]]. Situated right at the wrong end of the SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty, the series is centred on a general ward and the unglamorous lives of its long-suffering staff. The series is written by its three female leads: Jo Brand as Nurse [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Kim Wilde]], Joanna Scanlan as Sister Den Flixter, and Vicki Pepperdine as Dr Pippa Moore. The show is intended to be a [[SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic realistic]] portrayal of hospital life with naturalistic dialogue and [[{{Jittercam}} shaky camera movements]]. Its director Peter Capaldi may have learned a few tricks from his time working with ArmandoIannucci on ''TheThickOfIt''.

* ImportantHaircut: After her divorce is completed, Dr Moore turns up with a rather glam perm.

* TheVoiceless: Josh for most of series 3. Guest star Tilda Swinton's character in the final episode has no lines.

* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: This is ''TheThickOfIt'' on statins!

Getting On (2009-) is a [[BritCom British sitcom]] set in a hospital ward a million miles away from [[Series/{{House}} Princeton General]]. Situated right at the wrong end of the SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty, the series is centred on a geriatric ward and the unglamorous lives of its long-suffering staff. The series is written by its three female leads: Jo Brand as Nurse [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Kim Wilde]], Joanna Scanlan as Sister Den Flixter, and Vicki Pepperdine as Dr Pippa Moore. The show is intended to be a [[SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic realistic]] portrayal of hospital life with naturalistic dialogue and [[{{Jittercam}} shaky camera movements]]. Its director Peter Capaldi may have learned a few tricks from his time working with ArmandoIannucci on ''TheThickOfIt''.

[[BritCom British sitcom]] set in a hospital ward a million miles away from [[Series/{{House}} Princeton General]]. Situated right at the wrong end of the SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty, the series is centred on a geriatric ward and the unglamorous lives of its long-suffering staff. The series is written by its three female leads: Jo Brand as Nurse [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Kim Wilde]], Joanna Scanlan as Sister Den Flixter, and Vicki Pepperdine as Dr Pippa Moore. The show is intended to be a [[SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic realistic]] portrayal of hospital life with naturalistic dialogue and [[{{Jittercam}} shaky camera movements]]. Its director Peter Capaldi may have learned a few tricks from his time working with ArmandoIannucci on ''TheThickOfIt''.