It took me a little while to get into Green Wing, because the camera foolery can be a bit annoying at first, in a media student sort of way. But my friends loved it, and kept quoting it... And it has Tamsin Greig, for whom my adoration is great and unchanging (I may have to enthuse about Black Books and Love Soup next)... And then there's Sue White... And I was so hooked. (Although haven't seen series 2 or the Christmas special yet.)

It's a comedy, set in a hospital. There are patients, but not so's you'd notice. Mostly, it's about the staff - doctors, med students, hospital admin of various kinds - and the sheer rampant cruelty and stupidity they get up to. It's very rude, and very funny (the standard "IMO" disclaimer applies here, of course).

Mac: Martin, Martin, see this? Is that your - is this your signature?
Martin: Yeah, it is, yeah.
Mac: Yeah - can't really do smiley faces on death certificates, it does look a little bit insensitive, okay?

I love Caroline:

[Caroline screams after she fails to light up a cigarette.]
Caroline: "Aarrgh! I want nicotine! Then I’d like to meet a nice man and have a sexually charged, no-speaking affair.

And I love Mac. I didn't want to love Mac, because he's a smug git. But by the end, oh how I wanted him and Caroline to get together and be snarky for the rest of their lives.

[Caroline and Mac talk to some students about medicine.]
Mac: "Any final thoughts, Dr. Todd?"
Caroline: "Don’t get ill. We make you all sleepy and do terrible things."
Mac: "Wise words indeed."

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Caroline: "How was the, erm, interview?"
Mac: "Not sure. I might have used the words, "job,", "stick,", "up," and "arse," all in one sentence. Is that a bad thing?"
Caroline: "Well, I think tone of voice is very important."

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Mac: “Yeah. Erm…OK. Not really sure how this is gonna come out, so erm…it’s a little tricky, but erm…Caroline…”
Caroline: “Wait, wait! Are you, are you about to propose to me?”
Mac: “…erm…”
Caroline: “Only it will be my third today.”
Mac: “Oh great. Quiet day?”
Caroline: “Yeah.”
Mac: “So, what did you say to these proposals?”
Caroline: “Yes, no and maybe.”
Mac: “Right. So what would I be? Yes, no or maybe?”
Caroline: “Oh, you’re the yes.”
Mac: “Of course you realise that I didn’t actually propose to you just now.”

And I love Doctor Alan "Does my coat sweep when I go round corners?" Statham. He's so very, very wrong:

Alan: [Talking about a restaurant.] "Joanna brought me here once. To discuss hospital employment policy. Surreptitiously, however, I was bringing her to climax with a breadstick."

And Sue White. Sue. What can I say about Sue? I am speechless in the face of her sheer scariness. For example, the 'Dead Box' (i.e. a box containing clothing from people who've died). Martin, a junior doc, does something-or-other that means he needs to borrow some clothes. He goes to Sue, who offers him something from the Dead Box:

Sue: "Don’t be soft, there’s nothing wrong with it. Look. [Touching jacket.] Fatal RTA, [Touching trousers.] fatal RTA. [Puts feet on her desk and points to her shoes.] Stroke victim. I waited three days for these. Saves me a fortune."

And the thing with the long arms made me snort with laughter, somewhat like a pig.

I have no more to say, really, other than I hope the NHS isn't really like this, and I think I've just talked myself into getting the second series. If you have a sick sense of humour, and it's available where you are, I urge you to watch it. Thank you and good night. *bows*