Out of Hours

GP focused mini drama series

Sam Wheats
Amanda Coe
Matthew Hall
Rob Heyland
Timothy Prager

Directed by

Douglas Mackinnon
Robin Sheppard

Starring

Lindsey Coulson
John McArdle
Dominic West
Linda Bassett
Toby Jones
Sally Rogers
Nisha K. Nayar
Gabrielle Reidy

ComposerJulian NottCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo. of series1No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producerMal YoungProducers

Simon Passmore
Eileen Quinn

CinematographyGrant CameronEditorChris RisdaleRunning time50 minutesProduction companyBBC WorldwideOriginal releaseNetworkBBC OneRelease20 May (1998-05-20) –
24 June 1998 (1998-06-24)

Out of Hours is a six-part British television medical drama series,^[1]^[2] first broadcast on BBC One on 20 May 1998. Set in the fictional city of Haventry in Birmingham, the series focuses on the lives of three "out of hours" GPs, Dr. Cathy Harding (Lindsey Coulson),^[3] Dr. Daniel Laing (John McArdle)^[4] and Dr. Paul Featherstone (Dominic West).

For the premiere episode, the Radio Times ran a double-page spread on the series, entitled "the surgery is now closed".^[5] A single series of six episodes were broadcast, with the concluding episode broadcasting on 24 June 1998. Episodes broadcast at 21:30 on Wednesdays. The series has yet to be released on DVD.

Casting

The series was notable for featuring Dominic West's first television role, having only previously acted in film. West revealed in 2016 during a webchat for The Guardian that for his role as Dr. Paul Featherstone, he was asked to speak in his natural accent after being told that his Birmingham accent was too "comedic".^[6]

In a retrospective interview in 1999, Lindsey Coulson said that she liked the concept of the series, which to her was different. She went on to say how the cast (whom she praised) tried to find their footing but couldn't and that there was a lot of potential.^[7]

Cast

Lindsey Coulson as Dr. Cathy Harding
John McArdle as Dr. Daniel Laing
Dominic West as Dr. Paul Featherstone
Linda Bassett as Carol-Anne Kumar
Toby Jones as Martin Styles
Sally Rogers as Janine Noonan
Nisha K. Nayar as Debra Kumar
Gabrielle Reidy as Roz Vasey
Inday Ba as Louise Tiffany
Glenn Cunningham as French Frank
Matthew Scurfield as Alan Dace

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Airdate
1	TBA	Douglas Mackinnon	Sam Wheats	20 May 1998 (1998-05-20)
2	TBA	Douglas Mackinnon	Amanda Coe	27 May 1998 (1998-05-27)^[8]
3	TBA	Douglas Mackinnon	Amanda Coe	3 June 1998 (1998-06-03)
4	TBA	Robin Sheppard	Rob Heyland	10 June 1998 (1998-06-10)
5	TBA	Robin Sheppard	Matthew Hall	17 June 1998 (1998-06-17)
6	TBA	Robin Sheppard	Timothy Prager	24 June 1998 (1998-06-24)

References

^ "Not even a doctor can save this ailing drama; OUT OF HOURS, BBC1". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "BADGER's Docs Take over out of Hours". Sunday Mercury. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "Lindsey's New Job on Doctor's Orders; EastEnders' Carol Is Now a Feisty Medic. Rob Driscoll Reports". The Birmingham Post. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "Soap actor John McArdle taking a 'couple of days". The Independent. The Independent. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "Out of Hours - BBC One London - 20 May 1998". BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "Dominic West webchat – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "Lindsey Coulson - Causing a Scene". The Guardian. 27 November 1999. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "Out of Hours [27/05/98] (1998)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.