
The National Health
Comedy
Overview
Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever, it contrasts the appalling conditions in a overcrowded London hospital with a soap opera playing on the televisions there. In an ingenious touch, the same actors appear in the "real" story as well as the "TV" one, thus blurring the distinctions even further. Jack Gould directs such outstanding British actors as Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron, Jim Dale, Donald Sinden, Mervyn Johns, and, in only his second film, Bob Hoskins. The renowned Carl Davis composed the score.
Top Cast


Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave
Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin
Lynn Redgrave
Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin


Colin Blakely
Colin Blakely
Edward Loach
Colin Blakely
Edward Loach


Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron
Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd
Eleanor Bron
Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd


Donald Sinden
Donald Sinden
Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd
Donald Sinden
Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd


Jim Dale
Jim Dale
Barnet / Dr. Neil Boyd
Jim Dale
Barnet / Dr. Neil Boyd


Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins
Foster
Bob Hoskins
Foster


David Hutcheson
David Hutcheson
Mackie
David Hutcheson
Mackie


Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
Rees
Mervyn Johns
Rees


Bert Palmer
Bert Palmer
Flegg
Bert Palmer
Flegg


Clive Swift
Clive Swift
Ash
Clive Swift
Ash
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