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The Consultants Cometh

Episode 2 of 6

Polyoaks enters the world of consultants as there are merger plans with a super practice. Starring Nigel Planer. From 2017.

Enter the murky world of Management Consultancy and Private Funding Initiatives.

Polyoaks surgery is broke and the team contemplate taking drastic measures.

Should they sell up? Close? Or merge with someone else to become a Super Practice?

Nigel Planer, Simon Greenall, Polly Frame and David Westhead star as the staff of Bristol's most dysfunctional General Practice.

Written by Dr Phil Hammond and Mr David Spicer.

Dr Roy Thornton ...... Nigel Planer
Dr Hugh Thornton ...... Simon Greenall
TV's Dr Jeremy ...... David Westhead
Nurse Monica ...... Polly Frame
Stephanie Simons ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Mrs Parriss ...... Sheila Reid
Seb / Mr. Probert ...... Duncan Wisbey

Director: Frank Stirling

A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.

30 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
Nurse MonicaPolly Frame
Dr Margery PendletonPolly Frame
Dr Roy ThorntonNigel Planer
Nurse PoulterNigel Planer
Dr Hugh ThorntonSimon Greenall
Dr Phillip LeslieSimon Greenall
TV's Dr JeremyDavid Westhead
Dr Hilary PendletonDavid Westhead
Stephanie SimonsMargaret Cabourn-Smith
ChloeShaheen Khan
SebDuncan Wisbey
Mr ProbertDuncan Wisbey
WriterPhil Hammond
WriterDavid Spicer
DirectorFrank Stirling

Broadcasts

  • Fri 23 Jun 201711:30
  • Tue 19 Oct 202107:00
  • Tue 19 Oct 202117:00
  • Wed 20 Oct 202105:00

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