Out of Hours

Not to be confused with Out-of-hours service.

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

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.

  1. ^ "Not even a doctor can save this ailing drama; OUT OF HOURS, BBC1". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ "BADGER's Docs Take over out of Hours". Sunday Mercury. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Lindsey's New Job on Doctor's Orders; EastEnders' Carol Is Now a Feisty Medic. Rob Driscoll Reports". The Birmingham Post. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Soap actor John McArdle taking a 'couple of days". The Independent. The Independent. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Out of Hours - BBC One London - 20 May 1998". BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 December 2018.