Britannia Hospital
May 27 1982
•2h 56m
•Comedy, Science Fiction
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.
Cast
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Graham Crowden
Professor Millar
Leonard Rossiter
Vincent Potter
Malcolm McDowell
Mick Travis
Joan Plowright
Phyllis Grimshaw
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