Green Wing
Green Wing title screen
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Victoria Pile
Starring	Tamsin Greig Stephen Mangan Julian Rhind-Tutt Mark Heap Pippa Haywood Karl Theobald Michelle Gomez Oliver Chris
Theme music composer	Trellis
Opening theme	Last Week
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	17 (+1 special and 2 shorts)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Peter Fincham
Producer(s)	Victoria Pile
Running time	Approx. 50–55 minutes, Special 90 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Channel 4
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Original run	3 September 2004 – 4 January 2007
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Green Wing is an award-winning British television comedy set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital Trust. It was created by the same team behind the sketch show Smack the Pony, lead by Victoria Pile and stars Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Image File history File links Greenwing. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... Victoria Pile, also known as Vicky Pile, is a British comedy writer, director and producer, most noted as the creator of two Channel 4 comedy programs, the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. ... Tamsin Greig (IPA pronunciation ), born 12 July 1966)[1] is an English actress best known for her comedy performances. ... Stephen Mangan, (born 22 July 1972), is an English stage, television and film actor, best known for his role in the television series Green Wing. ... Julian Rhind-Tutt Julian Alistair Rhind-Tutt (born West Drayton, July 20, 1968) is an English film, television and radio actor, probably best known for his starring role as Dr. Mac Macartney in the comedy television series Green Wing, the second series of which finished on Channel 4 in May... Mark Heap (born 4 October 1962) is an English actor best known for a variety of television comedy roles including struggling artist Brian Topp in Spaced, the pompous Dr. Alan Statham in Green Wing, and various roles in the sketch shows Big Train and Jam. ... Pippa Haywood as Joanna Clore in Green Wing. ... Theobald as Dr. Martin Dear in Green Wing. ... Michelle Gomez (born 21 April 1971 in Glasgow [1]) is a Scottish actress best known for her comedy roles in Green Wing and The Book Group where she specialises in madcap and weird characters such as Sue White in Green Wing. ... Oliver Chris as Boyce in Green Wing. ... Jonathan Whitehead is a music composer, originally from Lancashire, who is most noted for writing music for television comedies such as The Day Today, Black Books, Green Wing and Nathan Barley. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Peter Fincham is a television producer, working mostly with comedies. ... This article is about the British television station. ... 576i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... The East Hampton Hospital Trust logo. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Best of Smack the Pony DVD Cover, featuring (left to right) Doon Mackichan, Fiona Allen and Sally Phillips. ... Victoria Pile, also known as Vicky Pile, is a British comedy writer, director and producer, most noted as the creator of two Channel 4 comedy programs, the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. ... Tamsin Greig (IPA pronunciation ), born 12 July 1966)[1] is an English actress best known for her comedy performances. ... Stephen Mangan, (born 22 July 1972), is an English stage, television and film actor, best known for his role in the television series Green Wing. ... Julian Rhind-Tutt Julian Alistair Rhind-Tutt (born West Drayton, July 20, 1968) is an English film, television and radio actor, probably best known for his starring role as Dr. Mac Macartney in the comedy television series Green Wing, the second series of which finished on Channel 4 in May...

Although set in a hospital, there are no medical storylines; the action is generated by a series of soap opera and Commedia dell'arte-style twists and turns in the personal lives of the characters. They proceed through a series of often absurd sketch-like scenes connected by lazzi, or by sequences where the film is slowed down or speeded up, often emphasising the body language of the characters. The show has eight writers. Two series were made by the Talkback Thames production company for Channel 4. At sixty minutes including advertisement time, the episodes are twice as long as is usual for a British comedy series. For the town in the Republic of Ireland, see Hospital, County Limerick. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... “Commedia” redirects here. ... Lazzi (from the Italian lazzo, a joke or witticism) is a piece of well-rehearsed comic action commonly used in the Commedia dellarte. ... For other uses, see Body language (disambiguation). ... talkbackTHAMES is a British television production company, a division of FremantleMedia (itself part of the RTL Group). ... This article is about the British television station. ...

The series ran between September 3, 2004 and 19 May 2006. A special episode was filmed with the second series, which was shown as a 90 minute long special on 4 January 2007 in the UK, but was shown in Australia and Belgium on 29 December 2006.^[1] is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Separate from the series, a special sketch was made for Comic Relief and screened on 11 March 2005. Another was performed live at The Secret Policeman's Ball on 14 October 2006. Episodes are repeated in the UK on Sundays on More4 and can be rented from 4 on Demand. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Secret Policemans Ball was the title of the show staged as a benefit for human rights organization Amnesty International at Londons Royal Albert Hall in October 2006. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... More4 is a digital television channel, produced by United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 4, that launched on 10 October 2005. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Channel Four Television Corporation. ...

Plot

The main characters in Green Wing. From left to right, Alan (Heap), Joanna (Haywood), Angela (Alexander), Caroline (Greig), Martin (Theobald), Guy (Mangan), Mac (Rhind-Tutt), Sue (Gomez) and Boyce (Chris).

The minor characters in Green Wing. From left to right, Kim (Bretton), Rachel (Lyons), Harriet (Colman) and Karen (Raikes).

Green Wing's plot revolves around the lives of the staff of the East Hampton Hospital Trust, a seemingly normal NHS hospital, but with staff ranging from the slightly unusual to the completely bizarre. The main plot is split between two love stories. These being the love triangle between Caroline, Guy and Mac, and the on-off relationship between Alan and Joanna.^[2][3] Image File history File links Green_Wing_Poster. ... Image File history File links Green_Wing_Poster. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1016x570, 326 KB) The minor characters in Green Wing. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1016x570, 326 KB) The minor characters in Green Wing. ... The East Hampton Hospital Trust logo. ... “NHS” redirects here. ... A love triangle refers to a romantic relationship involving three people. ...

The series begins with a new arrival, Dr. Caroline Todd (Tamsin Greig) a surgical registrar. Caroline suffers from constant embarrassment, stumbling from one crisis to the next due a mixture of her own indecisiveness, stupidity, and general bad luck. Caroline works with two other doctors: Guy Secretan (Stephen Mangan), a half-Swiss, womanising anaesthetist, and Dr. "Mac" Macartney (Julian Rhind-Tutt), a charming, effortlessly cool, laid-back surgeon. It is not long before Caroline begins to develop feelings for both of them, but she is unsure as to which of the two she truly loves. Throughout the series, it becomes clear that Mac is her true love, but a range of disasters prevent their relationship from flourishing. Other people Caroline meets include Martin Dear (Karl Theobald), a well-meaning house officer who is constantly failing his exams. He is unloved by his mother and often faces bullying from Guy. Martin soon forms feelings for Caroline, and begins to fall in love with her. There is also Angela Hunter (Sarah Alexander), a seemingly perfect, but irritating, senior registrar in paediatrics. Whilst Angela appears to mean well, Caroline cannot stand her. Despite her best efforts to avoid her, she ends up as Caroline's lodger.^[2] Dr. Caroline Todd is the main character in the British sitcom Green Wing, and is played by Tamsin Greig. ... Tamsin Greig (IPA pronunciation ), born 12 July 1966)[1] is an English actress best known for her comedy performances. ... A specialist registrar is a doctor in the United Kingdom who is receiving advanced training in a specialist field of medicine in order to eventually become a consultant. ... Guy Secretan is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Stephen Mangan. ... Stephen Mangan, (born 22 July 1972), is an English stage, television and film actor, best known for his role in the television series Green Wing. ... An anesthesiologist (American English), or anaesthetist (British English), is a medical doctor trained to administer Australia, for example, training is overseen by the United States, anesthesiologists are medical doctors (MD). ... Mac is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Julian Rhind-Tutt. ... Julian Rhind-Tutt Julian Alistair Rhind-Tutt (born West Drayton, July 20, 1968) is an English film, television and radio actor, probably best known for his starring role as Dr. Mac Macartney in the comedy television series Green Wing, the second series of which finished on Channel 4 in May... Dr. Martin Dear is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Karl Theobald. ... Theobald as Dr. Martin Dear in Green Wing. ... A senior house officer is a doctor undergoing specialist training in the United Kingdom. ... Dr. Angela Hunter is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing played by Sarah Alexander. ... Sarah Alexander (born 3 January 1971) is an English actress, best known for her roles in various British comedy series. ...

Caroline's main rival for Mac is Sue White (Michelle Gomez), a Scottish staff liaison officer who is employed to hear and help with the problems of East Hampton's staff. However, Sue is the least suited person for the job. She is the most eccentric member of staff in the hospital, being rude, cruel, foul-mouthed and, seemingly, a sociopath. Her office is a place where the impossible tends to happen, and anyone who enters it is normally treated with a mixture of verbal abuse and mental torture. The only person she treats with any affection is Mac, whom she loves to the point of madness, but Mac, like everyone else in the hospital, sees her as bordering on the edge of insanity. Anyone else who attempts to get involved with Mac is normally treated with hate by Sue, in particular Caroline, who Sue attempts to kill a number of times.^[2] Sue White is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Michelle Gomez. ... Michelle Gomez (born 21 April 1971 in Glasgow [1]) is a Scottish actress best known for her comedy roles in Green Wing and The Book Group where she specialises in madcap and weird characters such as Sue White in Green Wing. ... Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a personality disorder which is often characterised by antisocial and impulsive behaviour. ...

Another doctor with relationship problems is Alan Statham (Mark Heap), a pompous, stuttering, kinky and extremely odd consultant radiologist. He is in love with Joanna Clore (Pippa Haywood), the 48-year-old head of human resources with an increasingly bitter attitude. Their relationship is an open secret, with student doctor Boyce (Oliver Chris), often using it as a weapon against them, bullying Alan constantly. Joanna's human resources staff also use it against her, in particular Kim Alabaster (Sally Bretton), who has a bad attitude towards most of the people she meets, Naughty Rachel (Katie Lyons), who earned her nickname due to her perverted nature. The other HR staff are too busy to cause much nuisance. Harriet Schulenburg (Olivia Colman), an overworked mother of four trapped in an unhappy marriage, is too busy looking after her children, leaving Karen Ball (Lucinda Raikes), to do all the work, and being bullied from Kim and Rachel because of it.^[2] Alan Statham is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Mark Heap. ... Mark Heap (born 4 October 1962) is an English actor best known for a variety of television comedy roles including struggling artist Brian Topp in Spaced, the pompous Dr. Alan Statham in Green Wing, and various roles in the sketch shows Big Train and Jam. ... A consultant (from the Latin consultare meaning to discuss from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a professional who provides expert advice in a particular area of expertise such as accountancy, the environment, technology, the law, human resources, marketing, medicine, finance, public affairs, communication, engineering... Radiology is the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of x-ray machines or other such radiation devices. ... Joanna Clore is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Pippa Haywood. ... Pippa Haywood as Joanna Clore in Green Wing. ... This article is about human resources, as it applies to business, labor, and economies. ... Boyce is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Oliver Chris. ... Oliver Chris as Boyce in Green Wing. ... Kim Alabaster, is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Sally Bretton. ... Sally Bretton (born 23 April 1980) is an English actress best known for appearing in television programmes including Absolute Power, Channel 4 comedy Green Wing (playing Kim Alabaster) and BBC comedy The Office // Bretton is 54 tall with green eyes and brown hair. ... Naughty Rachel is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Katie Lyons. ... Katie Lyons is a British actor, most noted for her performance as Naughty Rachel in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing. ... Harriet Schulenburg is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Olivia Colman. ... Olivia Colman (born 30 January 1974) is an English actress best known for her comedic performances, such as Sophie Chapman in Peep Show, and Harriet Schulenburg in Green Wing. ... Karen Ball is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Lucinda Raikes. ... Lucinda Raikes is a British actor, who is most noted as playing Karen Ball in the sitcom Green Wing. ...

Production

Writers and crew

The East Hampton Hospital Trust logo.

Green Wing was created and devised by Victoria Pile, who is also the casting director, one of the writers and the producer (with Peter Fincham as executive producer). Pile is involved in the editing, filming and post-production. Pile describes Green Wing as being a continuation of her previous show, Smack the Pony, and as "a sketch-meets-comedy-drama-meets-soap".^[4] Green Wing's crew have also worked on Smack the Pony. The show has eight writers: Pile, Robert Harley, Gary Howe, Stuart Kenworthy, Oriane Messina, Richard Preddy, Fay Rusling and James Henry. This is unusual for a British sitcom, which normally have only one or two writers. Image File history File links East_Hampton_Logo_-_Green_Wing. ... Image File history File links East_Hampton_Logo_-_Green_Wing. ... The East Hampton Hospital Trust logo. ... Victoria Pile, also known as Vicky Pile, is a British comedy writer, director and producer, most noted as the creator of two Channel 4 comedy programs, the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. ... A Casting director is a person who is in charge of the casting of a film or other work requiring actors. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... Peter Fincham is a television producer, working mostly with comedies. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Post production is the general term for the last stage of film production in which photographed scenes (also called footage) are put together into a complete film. ... The Best of Smack the Pony DVD Cover, featuring (left to right) Doon Mackichan, Fiona Allen and Sally Phillips. ... Robert Harley playing Charles the CEO in Green Wing. ... Gary Howe is a British comedy writer and performer, most noted for working in the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. ... Stuart Kenworthy Stuart Kenworthy is a British comedy writer, most noted for his work in the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. ... Oriane Messina is a British comedy writer and performer, most known for her work in the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. ... Richard Preddy is a British comedy writer and performer, most noted for working in the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. ... Fay Rusling is a British comedy writer and performer, most known for her work in the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. ... James Henry James Henry is a British comedy writer, best known for his work in the sketch show Smack the Pony and the sitcom Green Wing. ...

The show is directed by Tristram Shapeero and Dominic Brigstocke. Along with Pile, they contribute to editing Green Wing. Sketches are sped up or slowed down to create comic effect,^[3] often using body language to create humour. Editing is also used due to the amount of corpsing (breaking character) that occurs during the filming of the show. Tamsin Greig is said to corpse frequently.^[5] The music is written by Jonathan Whitehead (under the name "Trellis"), which plays prominently in the show. His work won him an RTS Craft & Design Award (See Awards). Tristram or Tristam Shapeero is a British director of television comedies, including Brass Eye, Smack the Pony and Green Wing. ... Dominic Brigstocke is a British television director, mostly working in comedies. ... Corpsing is a theatrical slang term used to describe when an actor breaks character during a scene - usually by laughing or forgetting his or her lines, or by causing another cast member to do so. ... Jonathan Whitehead is a music composer, originally from Lancashire, who is most noted for writing music for television comedies such as The Day Today, Black Books, Green Wing and Nathan Barley. ... Green Wing is an award-winning British television comedy set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital Trust. ...

Production

Green Wing's title is said to have come from a small plastic green man with wings that was in executive producer Peter Fincham's top pocket, and fell on Pile's desk. Fincham claimed it was not his, so Pile kept it.^[6] This plastic man appears at the end of the credits on every show. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Peter Fincham is a television producer, working mostly with comedies. ...

Originally, the show had a half-hour pilot made a year before transmission that was never aired. Scenes from the pilot can easily be spotted in the first episode, "Caroline's First Day," due to the characters' appearance, most notably Mangan's and Rhind-Tutt's haircuts. The pilot allowed the writers to experiment, such as using different filming techniques.^[6] In the pilot, Doon Mackichan played Joanna Clore and was meant to play her in the original series, but left because she had a baby.^[1] Doon Mackichan Doon Mackichan (born 1962, Fife) is a Scottish comedian. ...

Although each script is fully written, the actors are allowed to improvise their own jokes, frequently adding to what has already been written. Normally workshops are used to allow actors to improvise their own material.^[7] One example of improvised material was Stephen Mangan's idea of Guy falling in love with Caroline. Rusling, Howe, Messina and Harley all have had speaking parts in the show, most notably Harley playing Charles Robertson, the hospital's CEO. The show's crew also make appearances in the show as extras. For example, Pile's former assistant Phil Secretan (whom Guy is named after) appears at the end of a scene in the first episode.^[6] Henry appears in the background during Martin's exam in the episode, "Tests". A workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods. ...

The filming was done at two hospitals, the Northwick Park Hospital in Middlesex and the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke. This presented a problem because the show had to work around the real-life hospital, with its actual doctors, patients and emergency situations. In one scene in the final episode in series one, Guy (Mangan) was hitting squash balls behind him, and nearly hit a patient.^[6] However, some scenes, such as those in Sue's and Alan's offices, were filmed in a studio.^[8] Northwick Park Hospital is a large Hospital in North West London, England. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... The North Hampshire Hospital, formerly Basingstoke District Hospital, is a 400 bed National Health Service (NHS) Hospital in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. ... Basingstoke railway station, as seen from Alençon Link. ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball...

Unused storylines

Green Wing had some plotlines that were never used. Unused storylines included Alan having an eighty-year-old wife and grandchildren as old as him, and Guy suffering from impotence.^[9] Pile originally wanted the show to cover the entire hospital, not just doctors, but also porters, car park attendants and kitchen staff as well. However, she eventually decided that they had enough material with the eight main doctors and human resources workers.^[4] Impotence or, more clinically, erectile dysfunction is the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis for satisfactory sexual intercourse regardless of the capability of ejaculation. ...

Two endings were created for the special. The alternative ending is included on the DVD, along with deleted scenes from the episode.^[10] The alternative ending was planned to be used if the third series was going to be commissioned, as this ending was much more ambiguous. It is known that the actors wanted the alternative ending, but after some debate, it was not shown.^[1] Alternate ending is a term used (usually in movies) to describe the ending of a story that was planned or debated but ultimately unused in favor of the actual ending. ...

Series summaries

Series 1

Main article: Green Wing (series 1)

The first series introduced the main characters, as well as introducing Caroline to the world of East Hampton. She wonders whom she loves, Guy or Mac?^[11] Even then Martin seems to be attracted to her. She takes in Angela as a lodger.^[12] Alan and Joanna try their best to hide their relationship from others, unsuccessfully, but soon Joanna falls for IT manager Lyndon Jones and Alan becomes jealous.^[12] The first series of Green Wing was broadcast between 3rd September and 29th October 2004 on Channel 4. ...

Sue becomes jealous of Caroline as she starts to fall for Mac, and does her best to try and stop her, even to the point of attempted murder.^[13] However, Caroline is having problems in the form of Mac's current girlfriend, Emmy. Martin is having problems with his exams, as well as avoiding letting anyone know that Joanna is his mother.^[14][15] Boyce is busy mocking Alan and having a relationship with Kim.^[16] With Alan and Joanna's relationship falling apart, Alan becomes a Christian, but this is mainly due to the attractive chaplain.^[13]

Mac decides to move to Sheffield to get a better job, taking Emmy with him.^[17] Before he leaves, Mac bets Guy that he cannot sleep with Joanna. Guy accepts the bet and takes her home. However, Martin has discovered some shocking news and tries his best to stop them having sex, but is distracted by Karen's affections. Caroline does her best to break up the relationship between Mac and Emmy, but it is Emmy who breaks up with Mac. Lyndon soon tells Joanna that he finds her disturbing, and Joanna then puts an end to Alan's new-found Christian beliefs.^[17]

After Guy and Joanna have sex, Martin arrives to tell them that Joanna is Guy's mother. She met Guy's father whilst she was an exchange student in Switzerland. Guy then stabs a syringe full of Botox into Martin's legs as an act of revenge. Martin is taken away in an ambulance, and Caroline helps Joanna, but Guy punches Mac in a drunken rage and steals the ambulance. Mac tries to stop him and gets on the ambulance, which drives away. Guy drives the ambulance to Wales, with Mac and the paralysed Martin with him. Whilst Mac tries to phone the police, Guy drives into a field and almost goes over a cliff. The first series ends with Guy, Mac and Martin teetering on the edge – a literal cliffhanger - whilst ending up in a discussion about which of The Three Musketeers they are most like.^[17] For other uses, see Cliffhanger (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see The Three Musketeers (disambiguation). ...

Comic Relief sketch (2005)

Mac fends off Sue's advances by saying he will only allow her to touch his arse if she can raise £10,000 for Comic Relief. Sue then proceeds to try and ask Martin, Joanna, Guy and Alan for the money, which she eventually manages to raise, though Mac runs off before she can get hold of him.^[18]

Series 2

Main article: Green Wing (series 2)

Eight weeks after the incident with the ambulance, Mac is in a coma and Guy has been suspended from his job. Caroline is spending too much time with Mac, in Sue's opinion, and tries to stop her from seeing him. During his coma, Sue steals some of Mac's semen to make herself pregnant. Mac then comes out of his coma, but is suffering from memory loss and cannot remember his newfound love for Caroline.^[19] Angela soon leaves the hospital in order to take a career in television.^[20] With Angela gone, Guy becomes Caroline's new lodger.^[21] The second series of Green Wing consists of eight episodes and was first shown on Channel 4 between 31 March and 19 May 2006. ...

Alan and Joanna are still having problems, though Martin and Karen seem to be getting along well. Martin then decides to leave Karen, and Joanna then tries to pull Lyndon again. However, Lyndon avoids this by saying he is dating Harriet.^[22] After a date, Harriet feels uncomfortable with the relationship and leaves him, but soon her husband Ian dumps her for having the affair.^[23]

Just when Caroline thinks she has managed to win Mac back, his former girlfriend Holly returns to the hospital, to replace Angela. Things become even worse when it is discovered that she never had the abortion that was the cause of Mac and Holly's breakup years ago, and that Mac has a son.^[21] Caroline distances herself from Mac, and Guy starts to fall in love with her. Caroline however seems to have feelings for Jake Leaf, a complementary therapist. Guy takes actions into his own hands and throws a Swiss army knife into Jake's head.^[24] Sue then discovers that Holly is lying, that Mac is not her son's father after all. Holly leaves the hospital. Caroline dumps Jake and then tries to impress Mac again.^[23]

When Alan becomes unusually happy after winning an internet caption competition, Joanna plans to make him upset again. Using her dwarf cousin, she plans to scare him. The plan backfires horribly when Alan is so scared, he beats Joanna's cousin to death with a stuffed heron.^[24] Alan and Joanna throw the body into the incinerator, but become paranoid that they will be discovered.^[23] Alan however learns from Boyce that the death is being viewed as a suicide, so Alan and Joanna go on a rampage, thinking themselves above the law.^[25]

After the death of a patient who offers them wise advice, Guy, Mac and Martin all decide to propose to Caroline. She rejects Martin, considers the offer from Guy, and Mac appears to be unable to form a proposal. Caroline then learns that Mac wants to meet her at the train station, but when she arrives, it is Guy who turns up. Mac is still at the hospital, where he learns that he is going to die. Caroline then accepts Guy's proposal of marriage. Meanwhile in the HR department, Karen is sitting on a windowsill, due to her fear of clangers. Whilst sitting there, Rachel opens the window behind her, and causes Karen to fall out. However, no one seems to notice.^[25] The Clangers is an iconic British stop motion animated childrens television series made by Smallfilms, the company set up by Oliver Postgate (writer and narrator) and Peter Firmin (modelmaker, animator and illustrator). ...

The police arrive at the hospital. Alan and Joanna believe that they will be arrested, and with Boyce's help escape from the hospital. Alan and Joanna then escape in a camper van, with Alan becoming increasingly unstable. When it is discovered that Martin is riding in the back, Alan then drives into a field, and nearly drives the camper van over the same cliff that Martin was teetering over at the end of the first series.^[25]

Secret Policeman's Ball sketch (2006)

A sketch was performed for Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball, with performances from Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Michelle Gomez. Mangan and Rhind-Tutt appeared in two sketches.^[26] Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a pressure group that promotes human rights. ... The Secret Policemans Ball was the title of the show staged as a benefit for human rights organization Amnesty International at Londons Royal Albert Hall in October 2006. ...

When the announcer at the ball asks if there is there a doctor in the house, Mac puts his hand up, to Caroline's embarrassment. Things get more embarrassing when Guy also volunteers, and asks why Caroline is sitting next to Mac when she is Guy's fiancée. Things become even more bizarre when Sue appears in a tutu and a pair of very long arms, trying to protect Mac from stalkers.^[26]

Special

Main article: Green Wing Special

The episode begins with the funeral of Angela, who departed the show during the second series, after being killed by a moose, according to Guy. Mac, after a month's leave, discovers what has happened between Caroline and Guy, and although hurt, makes no attempt to interfere. Guy, upon learning of Mac's terminal illness, tells Caroline to marry Mac instead of him.^[27] The cover of the Green Wing Special DVD. The Green Wing Special is the final episode of the British sitcom Green Wing. ...

Meanwhile Alan and Joanna are still on the run, rescued by Martin who calls the AA. Whilst on their journey, they continue to accidentally kill more people, including a shop assistant whom Alan "sat on to death". Boyce ends up missing Alan, after his replacement turns out to be even more horrible than Alan. Soon, they decide that, with no transport, money or employment, the only option is suicide. They are last seen, naked, walking hand-in-hand towards the sea.^[27] Meanwhile, Karen returns to work after her fall, but has changed drastically. She has become more confident, has developed better dress sense, but has lost her right hand and her nose whistles whenever she has an orgasm. With Joanna gone, the office girls start to run riot, forming their own tribe and becoming hostile to anyone who enters the department.^[27]

Mac and Caroline finally marry, despite Mac's terminal illness (the exact nature of the illness is never disclosed, although Mac does tell Guy that its name has an "a" and an "e" in it). Sue gets over her obsession with Mac, and finds love with a new man, who reciprocates her feelings. The episode concludes with Caroline being carried into the air by a bunch of helium filled balloons at the wedding reception, although on the DVD boxset extras it shows an alternate ending where Guy and Mac grab onto Caroline's ankles and are taken to the sky with her, this alternate ending ends with Mac saying "Caroline, there's something I've been meaning to tell you"^[27]

Signature jokes

Green Wing contains running jokes; the most famous is Guyball, a sport invented by Guy when he was at public school, with somewhat confusing rules. The basic object of the game is to throw a ball into a "Topmiler", a basket attached to a helmet. This game was even played at the Wingin' It Green Wing Convention.^[28] Dr Guy Secretan (Stephen Mangan) wearing his international-standard topmiler. ...

Another Green Wing series of running jokes are jokes about hair. One of the most famous was the character Karen getting her hair trapped in a printer in the very first episode.^[11] Other recurring jokes include Boyce's practical jokes, the bizarre games played by the human resources staff, and the operation scenes with Caroline, Guy and Mac, in which they avoid doing the actual operation.^[13]

Critical reaction

The show received mixed reviews. Critics consider it to be original and funny. The Evening Standard said that it was "a comedy as physically adroit as it was verbally sharp," and The Guardian said that "Channel 4’s hospital sitcom is the most innovative comedy since, well, The Office."^[29] Headlines of the Evening Standard on the day of London bombing on July 7, 2005, in Waterloo Station The Evening Standard is a British tabloid newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast England. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... This article is about the various versions of the television series The Office, comparing the UK, US, French, German, and French Canadian versions. ...

Criticisms of Green Wing include the lazzi methods of filming and the overall length of the episodes, claiming that hour-long episodes are too long.^[3] Media commentator Jeremy Phillips referred to the first episode in a review as "The worst television programme I've ever seen", while the show won the 2005 and 2006 Comedy Tumbleweed Awards for "Worst Camerawork".^[30][31] Lazzi (from the Italian lazzo, a joke or witticism) is a piece of well-rehearsed comic action commonly used in the Commedia dellarte. ... Prof. ...

Media

DVDs

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Books

The first series scripts were released as Green Wing: The Complete First Series Scripts in paperback on 22 October 2006 (ISBN 1-84576-421-8), by Titan Books. The book contains bonus material made exclusively for the book and previously unseen photos. The second script book is to be released on 28 September 2007, according to the Amazon.co.uk. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Titan Books is a UK publisher of graphic novels. ... Amazon. ...

Soundtrack

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Awards

Green Wing won the first BAFTA Pioneer Audience Award in 2005.^[32] This is the only BAFTA award that is voted on by the general public. Pippa Haywood won the 2005 Rose d'Or for "Best Female Comedy Performance". Tamsin Greig won a similar award at the RTS Awards in 2005 for "Best Comedy Performance".^[33] Jonathan Whitehead won "Best Original Score" at the RTS Craft & Design Awards 2005.^[34] BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Rose dOr (or Golden Rose) is a highly prestigious television award, given annually since 1961 at the Festival Rose dOr in spring each year. ... The Royal Television Society is a British-based society for the discussion, analysis and preservation of television in all its forms, past, present and future. ...

Possible spin-off

The cast, crew and writers of Green Wing have shown no interest in creating a third series because of scheduling difficulties due to new projects being undertaken by the creators and talkbackTHAMES not having a big enough budget. However, creator Victoria Pile mentioned in an interview in the Radio Times that she may do a spin-off, saying, "I'm hoping to do another Channel 4 comedy imminently, possibly starring some of the same cast. Hopefully, it will be some kind of spin-off from Green Wing."^[1] Since then, it has not only been accepted that Pile is creating a spin-off, but also that Channel 4 will probably accept it. However, details are not known. During the special appearance at the BFI, "When asked about a rumoured spinoff at the BFI event Victoria Pile seemed to glance in the direction of JRT, TG and SM before dodging the question."^[1] However, Pile and some other writers have successfully written a new half-hour sitcom pilot for ABC, set in a police precinct in America. This is something of an unusual move as this show is marketed for the Americans first rather than the British.^[1] Current Radio Times logo Radio Times is the BBCs weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. ... Media spin-off is the process of deriving new radio or television programs from existing ones (see list of television spin-offs). ... The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

Impact

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A Green Wing convention called "Wingin' It" was organised to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital, and took place on 13 January 2007 at the Brook Green Hotel, Hammersmith. The convention included a quiz, lunch, dinner, dancing, games, screenings, and a charity auction which raised £2,205. Other highlights included a game of Guyball, refereed by Stephen Mangan. Other Green Wing cast and crew who attended included James Henry, Richard Preddy, Oriane Messina, Robert Harley, Patrick Schulenburg (Producer's Assistant), Billy Sneddon (Offline Director) and Finn Hopson (3rd Assistant Director).^[28] A DVD of the convention is to be released.^[36] A fan convention, or con, is an event in which the fans of a particular TV show, comic book, or actor, or an entire style of entertainment such as science fiction or anime, gather together to meet famous personalities (and each other) face-to-face. ... The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children was founded in London in 1852 as the first hospital specifically for children in the English-speaking world. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, approximately 5 miles (8km) west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames. ...

There was a special appearance by Green Wing at the British Film Institute, on 17 January 2007. Pile, Greig, Mangan and Rhind-Tutt appeared, and some of the other writers, Theobald and Heap were in the audience. The event was hosted by John Lloyd.^[37] Green Wing appeared in an episode of the BBC documentary series Imagine, entitled A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Studio.^[38] Some of the funeral scenes from the special were shown, and the presenter of the show, Alan Yentob, appeared as one of the mourners.^[39] The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... John Lloyd (born 1951 in Dover, England; birth name: John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd), British comedy writer and producer. ... Imagine is a wide ranging arts series first broadcast on BBC One in 2003. ... Alan Yentob (born March 11, 1947) is a British television executive. ...

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