Getting On (British TV series)

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Getting On
Genre	Sitcom; black comedy;
Created by	Jo Brand; Vicki Pepperdine; Joanna Scanlan;
Directed by	Peter Capaldi (Series 1-2); Susan Tully (Series 3);
Starring	Jo Brand; Vicki Pepperdine; Joanna Scanlan; Ricky Grover;
Ending theme	"Roll River Roll" by Richard Hawley
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	15 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Four
Release	8 July 2009 –; 21 November 2012
Related
	Getting On (American TV series); Going Forward

Getting On is a satirical British sitcom based on a geriatric ward in an NHS hospital. It is written by its core cast, Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine, and Joanna Scanlan. Series 1 and 2 were directed by Peter Capaldi, who also appears as Dr. Healy. It first aired in July 2009, for three episodes. The second series of six episodes aired in 2010, with the third series (also of six episodes) airing in late 2012. Despite strong critical acclaim, the show was not recommissioned for a fourth series. It was shot in the closed Plaistow Hospital.

A U.S. version of Getting On began airing on HBO in November 2013 and concluded in December 2015.

A three-part spin-off series, Going Forward, was announced in March 2016 and began airing in May 2016 on BBC Four.

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