Out of Hours

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Out of Hours
Genre Medical drama
Written by
  • Sam Wheats
  • Amanda Coe
  • Matthew Hall
  • Rob Heyland
  • Timothy Prager
Directed by
  • Douglas Mackinnon
  • Robin Sheppard
Starring
Composer Julian Nott
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMal Young
Producers
  • Simon Passmore
  • Eileen Quinn
CinematographyGrant Cameron
EditorChris Risdale
Running time50 minutes
Production company BBC Worldwide
Original release
Network BBC One
Release20 May (1998-05-20) 
24 June 1998 (1998-06-24)

Out of Hours is a six-part British television medical drama series, [1] [2] first broadcast on BBC One on 20 May 1998. Set in the fictional city of Haventry in Birmingham, the series focuses on the lives of three "out of hours" GPs, Dr. Cathy Harding (Lindsey Coulson), [3] Dr. Daniel Laing (John McArdle) [4] and Dr. Paul Featherstone (Dominic West).

Contents

For the premiere episode, the Radio Times ran a double-page spread on the series, entitled "the surgery is now closed". [5] A single series of six episodes were broadcast, with the concluding episode broadcasting on 24 June 1998. Episodes broadcast at 21:30 on Wednesdays. The series has yet to be released on DVD.

Casting

The series was notable for featuring Dominic West's first television role, having only previously acted in film. West revealed in 2016 during a webchat for The Guardian that for his role as Dr. Paul Featherstone, he was asked to speak in his natural accent after being told that his Birmingham accent was too "comedic". [6]

In a retrospective interview in 1999, Lindsey Coulson said that she liked the concept of the series, which to her was different. She went on to say how the cast (whom she praised) tried to find their footing but couldn't and that there was a lot of potential. [7]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byAirdate
1TBADouglas MackinnonSam Wheats20 May 1998 (1998-05-20)
2TBADouglas MackinnonAmanda Coe27 May 1998 (1998-05-27) [8]
3TBADouglas MackinnonAmanda Coe3 June 1998 (1998-06-03)
4TBARobin SheppardRob Heyland10 June 1998 (1998-06-10)
5TBARobin SheppardMatthew Hall17 June 1998 (1998-06-17)
6TBARobin SheppardTimothy Prager24 June 1998 (1998-06-24)

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