Surgical Spirit (TV series)

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Surgical Spirit
GenreSitcom
Created byPeter Learmouth
Written byAnnie Bruce
Raymond Dixon
Graeme Garden
Peter Learmouth
Paul McKenzie
Annie Wood
Directed byDavid Askey
John Kaye Cooper
StarringNichola McAuliffe
Duncan Preston
Marji Campi
Theme music composerDavid Cullen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series7
No. of episodes50
Production
Executive producersHumphrey Barclay
Andy Harries
David Liddiment
Al Mitchell
David Shanks
Antony Wood
ProducerHumphrey Barclay
Production locationsLister Hospital,
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Running time30 minutes
(including commercials)
Production companiesHumphrey Barclay Productions
Granada Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release14 April 1989 (1989-04-14) –
7 July 1995 (1995-07-07)

Surgical Spirit is a British television sitcom starring Nichola McAuliffe and Duncan Preston that aired from 14 April 1989 to 7 July 1995. It was written by Annie Bruce, Raymond Dixon, Graeme Garden, Peter Learmouth, Paul McKenzie and Annie Wood. It was made for the ITV network by Humphrey Barclay Productions for Granada Television. In January 2022, Forces TV started showing all 50 episodes of Surgical Spirit, while the first two series were made available on BritBox in April 2022.[1]

Plot

The series was based around Sheila Sabatini, a senior surgeon at the Gillies Hospital, whose verbal skills have most people running for cover as her tongue is as sharp as her scalpel. She dominated the operating theatre, while at home she was divorcing her Italian husband, Remo, with whom she had a son, Daniel. Sheila was also a gossip, often gossiping with her best friend, theatre administrator Joyce Watson.

One of the major themes in the programme was her developing relationship with Jonathan Haslam, the anaesthetist. At the end of the sixth series, they married and she had become director of surgery, while her son had become a medical student at the hospital, much to her annoyance.

Cast

Production

Granada Television decided to decommission the programme after the conclusion of the seventh series.

The outside shots were of Lister Hospital in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

Episodes

Series overview

Series
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1614 April 1989 (1989-04-14)19 May 1989 (1989-05-19)
2727 April 1990 (1990-04-27)8 June 1990 (1990-06-08)
374 January 1991 (1991-01-04)15 February 1991 (1991-02-15)
4614 February 1992 (1992-02-14)20 March 1992 (1992-03-20)
5719 February 1993 (1993-02-19)2 April 1993 (1993-04-02)
6107 January 1994 (1994-01-07)11 March 1994 (1994-03-11)
7726 May 1995 (1995-05-26)7 July 1995 (1995-07-07)

Series 1 (1989)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"The Lecture"John Kaye CooperPeter Learmouth14 April 1989 (1989-04-14)[2]
22"The Locum"John Kaye CooperPeter Learmouth21 April 1989 (1989-04-21)[3]
33"Joyce's Ulcer"John Kaye CooperPeter Learmouth28 April 1989 (1989-04-28)[4]
44"The Country, Right or Wrong"John Kaye CooperPeter Learmouth5 May 1989 (1989-05-05)[5]
55"Fame"John Kaye CooperPeter Learmouth12 May 1989 (1989-05-12)[6]
66"Sammy Eldridge"John Kaye CooperPeter Learmouth19 May 1989 (1989-05-19)[7]

Series 2 (1990)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
71"Cold Cuts"David AskeyPeter Learmouth27 April 1990 (1990-04-27)[8]
82"The Copeland Affair"David AskeyPeter Learmouth4 May 1990 (1990-05-04)[9]
93"Educating Daniel"David AskeyPeter Learmouth11 May 1990 (1990-05-11)[10]
104"Doubting Thomas"David AskeyPeter Learmouth18 May 1990 (1990-05-18)[11]
115"The Phone Call"David AskeyPeter Learmouth25 May 1990 (1990-05-25)[12]
126"The Garden Party"David AskeyPeter Learmouth1 June 1990 (1990-06-01)[13]
137"Something in the Air"David AskeyPeter Learmouth8 June 1990 (1990-06-08)[14]

Series 3 (1991)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"The Holiday Job"David AskeyPeter Learmouth4 January 1991 (1991-01-04)[15]
152"Only a Roach!"David AskeyPeter Learmouth11 January 1991 (1991-01-11)[16]
163"Making News"David AskeyPeter Learmouth18 January 1991 (1991-01-18)[17]
174"The Folks on the Hill"David AskeyPeter Learmouth25 January 1991 (1991-01-25)[18]
185"Close to the Edge"David AskeyPeter Learmouth1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)[19]
196"The Earth Trembles"David AskeyPeter Learmouth8 February 1991 (1991-02-08)[20]
207"The Rover's Return"David AskeyPeter Learmouth15 February 1991 (1991-02-15)[21]

Series 4 (1992)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
211"The Mating Game"David AskeyPeter Learmouth14 February 1992 (1992-02-14)[22]
222"Joyce's Little Turn"David AskeyPeter Learmouth21 February 1992 (1992-02-21)[23]
233"The Son also Rises"David AskeyPeter Learmouth28 February 1992 (1992-02-28)[24]
244"Oh, Happy Day"David AskeyPeter Learmouth6 March 1992 (1992-03-06)[25]
255"The Fence"David AskeyPeter Learmouth13 March 1992 (1992-03-13)[26]
266"Wanderlust"David AskeyPeter Learmouth20 March 1992 (1992-03-20)[27]

Series 5 (1993)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
271"Congratulations!"David AskeyPeter Learmouth19 February 1993 (1993-02-19)[28]
282"Sheila's Baby"David AskeyPeter Learmouth26 February 1993 (1993-02-26)[29]
293"The Right Man for the Job"David AskeyPeter Learmouth5 March 1993 (1993-03-05)[30]
304"A Marvellous Opportunity"David AskeyPeter Learmouth12 March 1993 (1993-03-12)[31]
315"Trial by Fury"David AskeyPeter Learmouth19 March 1991 (1991-03-19)[32]
326"You Won't Feel a Thing"David AskeyPeter Learmouth26 March 1993 (1993-03-26)[33]
337"Moan, Moan, Moan"David AskeyPeter Learmouth2 April 1993 (1993-04-02)[34]

Series 6 (1994)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
341"Yes or No"David AskeyPeter Learmouth7 January 1994 (1994-01-07)[35]
352"The Morning After"David AskeyPeter Learmouth14 January 1994 (1994-01-14)[36]
363"Daniel's Stunt"David AskeyPeter Learmouth21 January 1994 (1994-01-21)[37]
374"The Deaf Sentence"David AskeyPeter Learmouth28 January 1994 (1994-01-28)[38]
385"Midnight Bugler"David AskeyPeter Learmouth4 February 1994 (1994-02-04)[39]
396"On the Rebound"David AskeyPeter Learmouth11 February 1994 (1994-02-11)[40]
407"Hot Gossip"David AskeyPeter Learmouth18 February 1994 (1994-02-18)[41]
418"Cost Cutting Exercises"David AskeyPeter Learmouth25 February 1994 (1994-02-25)[42]
429"Reunion Night"David AskeyPeter Learmouth4 March 1994 (1994-03-04)[43]
4310"For Richer, for Poorer"David AskeyPeter Learmouth11 March 1994 (1994-03-11)[44]

Series 7 (1995)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
441"Driving it Home"David AskeyPeter Learmouth26 May 1995 (1995-05-26)[45]
452"Rhyme or Reason"David AskeyPeter Learmouth2 June 1995 (1995-06-02)[46]
463"All Put Together"David AskeyPeter Learmouth9 June 1995 (1995-06-09)[47]
474"The Silence of the Haslams"David AskeyPeter Learmouth16 June 1995 (1995-06-16)[48]
485"The Walkout"David AskeyPeter Learmouth23 June 1995 (1995-06-23)[49]
496"Kicking Against the Pricks"David AskeyPeter Learmouth30 June 1995 (1995-06-30)[50]
507"Administrator of the Year"David AskeyPeter Learmouth7 July 1995 (1995-07-07)[51]

Home releases

All seven series of Surgical Spirit have now been released on DVD. An 8-disc set of the complete series has also been released.

DVD Year(s) Release date
(Region 2)		 Release date
(Region 4)
The Complete Series 1 1989 28 May 2007 3 November 2011[52]
The Complete Series 2 1990 4 May 2009
The Complete Series 3 1991 17 August 2009 TBA
The Complete Series 4 1992 18 January 2010 TBA
The Complete Series 5 1993 19 April 2010 TBA
The Complete Series 6 1994 5 July 2010 TBA
The Complete Series 7 1995 23 August 2010 TBA
The Complete Series 1989-1995 4 October 2010 TBA

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External links

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