Britannia Hospital

Will they ever recover...?

Duration: 116 min
Release date: 1982-05-27
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Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.

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Graham Crowden
Graham Crowden
as Professor Millar
Leonard Rossiter
Leonard Rossiter
as Vincent Potter
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell
as Mick Travis
Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright
as Phyllis Grimshaw
Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
as Red: The Media
Jill Bennett
Jill Bennett
as Dr. MacMillan
Brian Pettifer
Brian Pettifer
as Biles
John Moffatt
John Moffatt
as Greville Figg
Fulton Mackay
Fulton Mackay
as Chief Superintendant Johns
Robin Askwith
Robin Askwith
as Ben Keating
Barbara Hicks
Barbara Hicks
as Miss Tinker
Peter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey
as Sir Geoffrey
Catherine Willmer
Catherine Willmer
as Dr. Houston
Dave Atkins
Dave Atkins
as Sharkey
John Bett
John Bett
as Lady Felicity
Marcus Powell
Marcus Powell
as Sir Anthony Mount
Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
as Cheerful Bernie
Liz Smith
Liz Smith
as Maisie
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane
as Picket
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
as Macready
Mary MacLeod
Mary MacLeod
as Casualty Sister
Gladys Crosbie
Gladys Crosbie
as H. R. H.
Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
as Nurse Amanda Persil
Vivian Pickles
Vivian Pickles
as Matron
Pauline Melville
Pauline Melville
as Clarissa
Ram John Holder
Ram John Holder
as Radical
Rufus Collins
Rufus Collins
as Odingu: The Radicals
Frank Grimes
Frank Grimes
as Sammy / Voice of Genesis: The Media
Peter Machin
Peter Machin
as Peter Mancini: The Media
Jim Findley
Jim Findley
as Aide: The Radicals
Kevin Lloyd
Kevin Lloyd
as Picket: The Radicals
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh
as Picket: The Radicals
Dandy Nichols
Dandy Nichols
as Florrie: The Workers
Glenn Williams
Glenn Williams
as Whooley: The Workers
Brian Glover
Brian Glover
as Painter: The Workers
Mike Grady
Mike Grady
as Painter: The Workers
Tony Haygarth
Tony Haygarth
as Fraser: The Workers
Jagdish Kumar
Jagdish Kumar
as Sen: The Workers
Patrick Durkin
Patrick Durkin
as Blodgett: The Workers
Paddy Joyce
Paddy Joyce
as Feeney: The Workers
Dave Hill
Dave Hill
as Jeff
Charmian May
Charmian May
as Miss Diamond
Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall
as Mr Rochester
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
as General Wetherby
Betty Marsden
Betty Marsden
as Hermione
Adele Strong
Adele Strong
as Old Lady
Val Pringle
Val Pringle
as President Ngami
Robert Lee
Robert Lee
as Mr. Banzai
Errol Shaker
Errol Shaker
as Captain Mbwami
Alan Penn
Alan Penn
as Padre
Robin Davies
Robin Davies
as Adrian
John Gordon Sinclair
John Gordon Sinclair
as Gregory
Bob Hornery
Bob Hornery
as BBC Cameraman
David Daker
David Daker
as Guest Patient
Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
as Guest Patient
T. P. McKenna
T. P. McKenna
as Theatre Surgeon
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin
as Theatre Surgeon
Edward Hibbert
Edward Hibbert
as Theatre Surgeon
Peter Holmes
Peter Holmes
as Theatre Surgeon
Salmaan Peerzada
Salmaan Peerzada
as Theatre Surgeon
Barbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn
as Private Nurse
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Maggie Ollerenshaw
as Miss Rowntree
Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth Bennett
as Nurse / Demonstrator
Patsy Byrne
Patsy Byrne
as Nurse
James A. Stephens
James A. Stephens
as Demonstrator
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