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  • Actors: Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Mark Heap, Karl Theobald
  • Directors: Dominic Brigstocke, Tristram Shapeero
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Channel 4 DVD
  • DVD Release Date: 3 April 2006
  • Run Time: 450 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000EBGGKS
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,817 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The award-winning comedy series Green Wing follows new surgical registrar Dr. Caroline Todd (Tamsin Greig) through her under-deodorised first day at work and beyond, as she becomes acquainted with her bizarre and eccentric co-workers. Created by the makers of "Smack The Pony", Green Wing combines the cream of British comedy actors, inventive use of editing--in which sequences are often sped up and slowed down--and an offbeat sense of humour to create an unusual and imaginative comedy. The Green Wing - Series 1 DVD features: deleted scenes; four audio commentaries with the cast and crew; a behind-the-scenes featurette; and cast and crew biographies.



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Green Wing - Series 1 follows the exploits of Dr. Caroline Todd (Tamsin Greig) and her hilarious encounters with a number of eccentric co-workers. The assortment of bizarre characters she meets includes: Guy Secretan (Stephen Mangan), the smooth talking part-Swiss anaesthetist and all-round misogynist; Dr. Alan Statham (Mark Heap), possibly one of the kinkiest doctors on the ward and a man whose affliction is to think out loud (something that the cheeky intern Boyce likes to exploit quite frequently); the dashing but aloof Dr. 'Mac' Macartney (Julian Rhind-Tutt), whom Caroline may or may not have a crush on; Joanna Clore (Pippa Heywood), the moody, age-obsessed HR Director; Sue White (Michelle Gomez), the sociopathic staff relations counsellor; the hapless junior doctor Martin Dear (Karl Theobold); and the irritatingly perfect Dr. Angela Hunter (Sarah Alexander).

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I laughed so hard I wet myself (well, almost...), 24 Jul 2006
By J. Hutchings "jjhutchings" (Framlingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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I missed Green Wing on TV the first time, and ended up late one night watching it repeated as I couldn't sleep.

I have not laughed so hard for a long time - the fast-fast-slow editing is now a trademark for the production, and having seen this more times on DVD than is probably advisable, I need Series 2 sharpish.

Any programme that makes a sentence like 'you will never feel my super vagina again' funny deserves a medal.
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Character-Driven Classic, 3 April 2006
By J. Humphreys "joe112" - See all my reviews
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'The sitcom is dead' they cry, but surely they can't trace the fingerprints on the murder weapon to the insane geniuses behind this show. 'Green Wing' does what many classic comedy series have done before - ripped up the rulebook and broke new ground. 'Green Wing' features episodes almost double the length of your conventional sitcom and slinky, helter-skelter camera tricks that you would normally expect to see in some sort of avant garde movie.
But what really makes this a very different sort of comedy is that it could really be a Drama. Yes, that's right. Because unlike other comedies, 'Green Wing' doesn't just plonk a group of one dimensional characters together for the sake of cramming in as many gags as possible. It is far more interested in the dynamics of plot and, perhaps more significantly, character. The protagonists are not just ciphers for jokes: we actually care about and are interested in what they are doing. They drive the action, and not vice versa. No other sitcom (at least to my mind) places this much emphasis on character.
The characters themselves are, almost without exception, utterly bonkers. But there is logic to their actions and we can almost (almost) recognize them from our daily lives. We've all stumbled across a smooth-talking womanizer who, surprise surprise, is actually a b*stard (Guy). Ditto humourless, anal types who can't help but routinely humiliate themselves in painfully hilarious ways (Dr Statham). We also have the charming one everyone likes (Mac), the downtrodden loser treated with scorn and affection in equal measure (Martin), the monstrous, predatory bully (Joanna Clore)...and then, of course, there's the put upon one wracked with self-doubt who sometimes struggles to fit in (Caroline Todd - aka our hero). We can recognize traces of others and ourselves in these people. That they're all madcap just maximizes our enjoyment level. Even peripheral characters, like smart-alec Boyce and the borderline-anarchy of the admin girls, are a hoot.
It's the characters that make this show, and Green Wing is crammed with memorable creations. Everyone has their favourite (I'm torn between Guy and the wonderfully diabolical Sue White), but each plays their part in the often surreal whole. 'Green Wing' is a great comedy series that ably balances side-splitting laughs with effective Drama.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Green Wing is Great, Even to this Yankee, 11 Jul 2006
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I gave Green Wing a shot on BBC America last summer and it was fantastic. I now own the series 1 DVD and await the series 2 DVD this fall (since BBC America isn't airing series 2).

Thw show is hilarious. Guy Secretan is one of the great sitcom characters of all time. Sue White is hilarious. The whole cast is great. The show is original, funny, witty, off the wall. I wish American TV were more like this.

The only thing I don't quite get is Dr. Alan Statham. I understand you Brits seem to go crazy over him, but he is mostly annoying. The exception would be the banter between him and Boyce.

But overall, a great show. Probably my favorite British comedy.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Low rating due to the DVD fault...not the series itself
Having been keen on the Green Wing when it aired, I ordered series 1 on DVD in November 2008, without reading any customer reviews. Didn't get round to playing it for 6. Read more
Published 1 month ago by T. Mcveigh

3.0 out of 5 stars green wing 1
this is quirky humour which may make some uncomfortable but worth sticking with the first 2 episodes. Read more
Published 2 months ago by SUSAN QUINN

5.0 out of 5 stars A laugh a minute!
Can't recommend this series highly enough, it's up there with the likes of Spaced and BrassEye. Absolutely bizarre but constantly hilarious, do it if you haven't already!!
Published 5 months ago by Mr. A. D. Coyle

5.0 out of 5 stars Best TV series i have ever seen.
this is seriously the best tv series ever made. i watched it on channel 4 like a mad person, never missing an episode, and weeing myself with laughter all the way through. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ms. J. K. Lee

5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't find this funny, check your pulse quickly!
Probably the funniest series ever to grace our screens, this is comic writing at its best. I also encountered the issue with the first 3 episodes not working on my player - I... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Norman Cheeseworthy

5.0 out of 5 stars Never have I laughed so much, or so hard, for so long
I love Tamsin Greig. I love Mac. I love this.

Green Wing to me is just one of the most perfect comedies out there. Read more
Published 9 months ago by PlasticPingu

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely bloody fantastic
Imagine a British version of Scrubs, and you're almost 75% there. Only scrap the sentimentality, scrap the pretty cast, and inject some series surreality. Read more
Published 9 months ago by D. Gallacher

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius writing and delivery
Having chanced upon the very beginning of the first episode when it was first aired I became hooked, cancelling appointments that might conflict with subsequent airings... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Adrian Camp

4.0 out of 5 stars I love it, but this also comes with a warning!!!
I've only just discovered this show via Four on demand, you can watch all of the episodes for free there, I only watched the first episode of this series and the first two of... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Dazman

1.0 out of 5 stars Not funny
Didn't make me laugh once. It was just full of smart arse jokes which don't make me laugh. I guess I like to be reeled in with a bit of emotion before the punch lines. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Evey

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