Summaries

A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.

With the papers of a young doctor who died in a deadly accident, the ambitious male nurse Matthew manages to get hired as a doctor in the casuality department of an hospital in Bristol. Nurse Christine believes it's only his nervousness, which makes him "forget" the most basic procedures. But even her help cannot prevent that his lack of qualification soon has deadly consequences...—Tom Zoerner <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • secret
  • nurse
  • screenplay adapted by author
  • false identity
  • posing as a doctor
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Sep 13, 1990
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Clifton, Bristol, England, UK
Production companies Channel Four Films British Screen Productions Granada Television

Box office

Gross US & Canada $7991
Opening weekend US & Canada $6123
Gross worldwide $7991

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 45m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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