Green Wing series 1

Green Wing
Series 1
DVD cover
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release3 September (2004-09-03) –
29 October 2004 (2004-10-29)
Series chronology
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Green Wing is a surreal medical sitcom starring Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan and Julian Rhind-Tutt. All the episodes were written by a team of eight writers working on every episode together. The writers are Victoria Pile (who is also the producer), Robert Harley, Gary Howe, Stuart Kenworthy, Oriane Messina, Richard Preddy, Fay Rusling and James Henry. The series was co-directed by Tristram Shapeero and Dominic Brigstocke.[1] The first series consisted of nine episodes broadcast between 3 September and 29 October 2004 on Channel 4. A DVD of the series was released on 3 April 2006.[2] The scripts of the first series entitled Green Wing: The Complete First Series Scripts were released in paperback on 22 October 2006.[3] The first series was received well by both critics and fans.[4][5] The series also won several awards including a BAFTA,[6] two Royal Television Society (RTS) awards,[7][8] and a Rose d'Or.[9]

In the first series, the main plot involves a love triangle between surgical registrar Dr. Caroline Todd (Greig), anaesthetist Dr. Guy Secretan (Mangan), and surgeon Dr. "Mac" Macartney (Rhind-Tutt) and the affair between consultant radiologist Dr. Alan Statham (Mark Heap) who is in love with Joanna Clore (Pippa Haywood), the head of human resources.

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  4. ^ "The Green Wing Poll". British Sitcom Guide. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
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  6. ^ "Television Nominations 2004". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  7. ^ "RTS Winners and Nominations list 2005". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 22 May 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
  8. ^ "RTS Craft & Design Awards 2004/5". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 15 February 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
  9. ^ "Award Winners 1961-2007" (PDF). Rose d'Or. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2008.