The Nation's Health
The Nation's Health Episode Ratings Heatmap
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About
The Nation's Health is a 4 episode series written by G.F.Newman based on his book of the same name, originally broadcast on the fledgling Channel 4 UK TV channel in 1983. The series consists of four episodes that are, in order, titled: Acute, Decline, Chronic, and Collapse. In it we are faced with a maelstrom of political issues, illnesses, fatalities, personal greed and professional vanities. As may be clear from these titles, the series draws a relentlessly bleak view of the NHS in 1980s Britain. The protagonist of the series is a newly-qualified doctor, Jessie Marvill (Vivienne Ritchie). The series follows Jessie through four different sectors of the NHS, although the episodes are not focused entirely through Jessie: the NHS is seen from a variety of different perspectives, from doctors and patients to administrators and kitchen staff.
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| Ep | Title | Rating | Votes | Runtime | |
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| ▶ | 1 | Acute | — | — | 85 min |
| ▶ | 2 | Decline | — | — | 85 min |
| ▶ | 3 | Chronic | — | — | 82 min |
| ▶ | 4 | Collapse | — | — | 83 min |