Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)
Plot.
A salesman starts to run a hospital radio station inside a facility for people with mental heath needs.
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Cast & Crew.
Ken Stott
Eddie
Angus Macfadyen
Fergus
Katy Murphy
Francine
David Tennant
Campbell
Ruth McCabe
Rosalie
Elizabeth Spriggs
Grandma
Angela Bruce
Isabel
Kenneth Bryans
Stuart
Matt Costello
Alastair
Derek Anders
Billy
Gavin Mitchell
Hector
Molly Innes
Margaret
Roy Hanlon
Griffin
Nell Brennan
Sheila
Caroline Paterson
Jane
Sandra Voe
Evelyn
Ronnie McCann
Lavery
Arabella Weir
Paula
Paul Blair
Webster
Jon Morrison
Jim
Jake D'Arcy
Electrician
Liz Smith
Harriet
Kika Markham
Dr Hollis
David Robb
Dr Cairns
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 27, 1994
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Running Time50m
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
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Wiki.
Takin' Over the Asylum is a six-part BBC Scotland television drama about a hospital radio station in a Glasgow psychiatric hospital. The show was written by Donna Franceschild, produced by Chris Parr and directed by David Blair.
The show follows a double glazing salesman Eddy McKenna (Ken Stott) who re-establishes a hospital radio station at St Jude's, a psychiatric hospital, with patients as its presenters and volunteers, notably Campbell (David Tennant).
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