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  • The National Health (1973)
  • PG
    98 min | Comedy
The National Health (1973)
PG
98 min | Comedy

The British National Health System is skewered in this comedy set in a rundown London hospital. The hospital is filled with wacky staff members and patients, and the film strives to get all it can from their humorous escapades. The movie ...See moreThe British National Health System is skewered in this comedy set in a rundown London hospital. The hospital is filled with wacky staff members and patients, and the film strives to get all it can from their humorous escapades. The movie also includes a satire-within-a-satire, with "Nurse Norton's Affair" providing a send-up of TV hospital soap operas. Written by Anonymous See less
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Peter Nichols (play) (screenplay)
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Updated Mar 6, 1973

Release date
Aug 10, 1979 (United States)

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Lynn Redgrave
Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin   See fewer
Colin Blakely
Edward Loach Edward Loach   See fewer
Eleanor Bron
Sister McFee / Sister Mary MacArthur Sister McFee / Sister Mary MacArthur   See fewer
Donald Sinden
Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd Mr. Carr / Senior Surgeon Boyd   See fewer
Jim Dale
Barnet / Dr. Neil Boyd Barnet / Dr. Neil Boyd   See fewer
Bob Hoskins
Foster Foster   See fewer
Gillian Barge
Dr. Bird Dr. Bird   See fewer
George 'Calypso' Browne
The Chaplain (as George Browne) The Chaplain (as George Browne)   See fewer
Patience Collier
The Lady Visitor The Lady Visitor   See fewer
Jumoke Debayo
Nurse Lake Nurse Lake   See fewer
Maureen Pryor
The Matron The Matron   See fewer
Sheila Scott Wilkinson
Nurse Powell / Cleo Norton (as Sheila Scott-Wilkenson) Nurse Powell / Cleo Norton (as Sheila Scott-Wilkenson)   See fewer
Neville Aurelius
Leyland / Monk Leyland / Monk   See fewer
James Hazeldine
Student Doctor Student Doctor   See fewer
Richie Stewart
Mortuary Attendant Mortuary Attendant   See fewer
Graham Weston
Michael Michael   See fewer
Jack Armstrong
Hospital Visitor (uncredited) Hospital Visitor (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Heath
Catering Manager (uncredited) Catering Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Dandy Nichols
Hospital radio announcer (uncredited) Hospital radio announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Phelps
Patient Coughing into Receptacle (uncredited) Patient Coughing into Receptacle (uncredited)   See fewer
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