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“Very Nearly an Armful!”: British Post-War Comedy and the NHS Cover

“Very Nearly an Armful!”: British Post-War Comedy and the NHS

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Open Access
|Dec 2020

Figures & Tables

Figures 1 and 2

Doctor In The House (UK, 1964), Screengrab St Swithin’s exterior [00:01:56] and interior [00:02:23] (Copyright: Carlton Visual Entertainment).

Figure 3

Charley, Your Very Good Health (UK, 1948), Screengrab [00:01:12] (Source: BFI Player. Copyright: UK Crown).

Figures 4 and 5

A new local health service, Your Very Good Health (UK, 1948), Screengrab [00:05:19] (Source: BFI Player. Copyright: UK Crown).

Figure 6

Harold and the Doctor, ‘The Holiday’ Steptoe and Son (BBC, 12 July 1962), Screengrab [00:26:46], BBC DVD/ Dailymotion.com (Copyright: BBC).

Figure 7

Hancock (back) in hospital, ‘The Economy Drive’ Hancock’s Half Hour (BBC, 23 September 1959): screengrab [00:25:25] (Source: BBC DVD/Dailymotion.com. Copyright: BBC).

Figure 8

Hancock and the nurse, ‘The Blood Donor’ Hancock (BBC, 23 June 1961): Screengrab [00:00:22] (Source: BBC DVD/Dailymotion.com. Copyright: BBC).

Figure 9

The other patient, ‘The Blood Donor’ Hancock (BBC, 23 June 1961): Screengrab [00:07:03] (Source: BBC DVD/Dailymotion.com. Copyright: BBC).

Figure 10

“A pint? that’s very nearly an armful!”, ‘The Blood Donor’ Hancock (BBC, 23 June 1961): Screengrab [00:14:17] (Source: BBC DVD/Dailymotion.com. Copyright: BBC).

Figure 11

Carry On Doctor (UK, 1968): Screengrab [00:10:40] (Source: DVD. Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions / STUDIOCANAL).

Figure 12

Maidenhead Town Hall, Carry On Doctor (UK, 1968): Screengrab [00:30:22] (Source: DVD. Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions / STUDIOCANAL).

Figure 13

Opening shot, The National Health (UK, 1973): Screengrab [00:00:24] (Source: Amazon Prime Video. Copyright: Virgin/Colombia).

Figure 14

“The Good News”, The National Health (UK, 1973): Screengrab [00:02:30] (Source: Amazon Prime Video. Copyright: Virgin/Colombia).

Figure 15

The terminal ward, The National Health (UK, 1973): Screengrab [01:28:59] (Source: Amazon Prime Video. Copyright: Virgin/Colombia).

Figure 16

The breakdown of consensus – the view from the private ward, Britannia Hospital (UK, 1982): Screengrab [01:23:50] (Source: DVD. Copyright: EMI).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18146/view.240 | Journal eISSN: 2213-0969
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 54
Published on: Dec 24, 2020
Published by: Sound & Vision
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2020 Matt Melia, published by Sound & Vision
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