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  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 4dvd
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Jan 2007
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000LPRP3O
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,604 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description

In Green Wing Special the critically acclaimed hospital-inspired comedy "Green Wing" is back for a one off extravaganza. This genre-defying TV show takes and altogether unconventional view of the health service, proving that medical issues needn't have any actual relevance in a hospital setting. Produced by the same team who brought you "Smack the Pony", the series is more concerned with the antics of its dysfunctional characters than with real medical issues, and consequently plays out like a surreal soap opera. The Green Wing Special DVD marks the end of the award-winning show's very successful run.



Synopsis

In this special and final episode of Green Wing, the end is nigh--Caroline (Tamsin Greig) is now engaged to Guy (Stephen Mangan), while Mac (Julian Rhind-Tutt) has very little time to live. Gripped by desperation and paranoia, dwarf-killing duo Statham (Mark Heap) and Joanna (Pippa Heywood) are on the run, jumping relentlessly out of frying pans and into fires (not quite literally). With no-one left in charge, the admin girls let their basic instincts run wild, while something very strange has happened to Karen after her fall from the window. Boyce discovers life without Statham, Sue White spots a job opportunity and Martin feels utterly helpless. Again. At least it all ends happily ever after... or does it? As the mayhem and madness of Green Wing continues, how will it all end for the dysfunctional team of medics?

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars very good - but wanted more!, 21 Jan 2007
By akg (scotland) - See all my reviews
There are so many obsessive Green Wing fans out there, with so many different wishes for the series, that this special could never have done right by everyone. As it turns out, it's a bittersweet, and funny episode, but it does feel like it could have done with a bit of pruning. The parts with the character of Martin Dear in particular feel like they were popped in to give the actor something to do. But Statham and Joanna's scenes were genius (behold the cows), and all the love-triangle stuff with Mac and Guy is particularly funny and touching. The ending is definitely odd, and might not please all, but the 'alternative' extended ending gives a touch of hope to caromac fans...
overall, it's a quirky and mostly-satisfying way to say goodbye to a much-loved show.
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fittingly strange..., 5 Jan 2007
Having waited so long, hoping for a resolution beyond the tragedy that ended the second series, finally we find out how it all ends. I won't say what happens of course, since fans will want to find out for themselves, and naysayers just won't care, but believe me when I say that you'll be smiling through the tears come the end of this most extraordinary of journeys.

Despite the moments of comedy genius we've all come to expect, this is actually a very poignant finale to a comedy/drama that truly deserves both of it's genre definitions. Genuine moments of tenderness appear from the least obvious places, and while the end might border on saccharine, there are still a couple of bittersweet pills to swallow.

While not as colon-splinteringly funny as the series it completes, this still must rate as highly as possible simply because it allows a work of art to burn out, rather than fade away. Like The Office before it, this final episode in an emotional journey gives a sense of resolution to the stories we've become inexplicably enthralled by.

And so we are bereaved again, thankfully without the spirit-crushing stupidity of a happily ever after.

Parting is such sweet sorrow.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars oh god, its over. it's really over., 5 Jan 2007
By R. Shukla "dikki" (UK) - See all my reviews
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unbelievable. wonderful. fantastic! this truly is a respectful end to the best comedy in the world, ever. this type of genius is so rare, that when it finally does come along, the blow of it leaving is extra painful.
However you felt about Guy before, you'll love him now. And Mac. Mac's just Mac. Cute and dimply.
not all the ends are tied up neatly, in fact they seem to just be tied up - with a little bit of imagination involved, but the slight ambiguity here is actually very well done, it leaves the door open to a new special, which i hope they do do, because the one thing that is more sad than green wing ending is the possibility that it may be indeed, forgotten.
It will make you cry, make you laugh, then cry, then laugh, then both at the same time.
If you ever liked Green Wing you MUST own this. for that rainy afternoon, for that cheer up. for that small piece of hope that you need in a dark time.
I strongly recommend this dvd, make green wing last the ages.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Its Fun!
The surreal and quirky final episode of the Green Wing series. It ties up all the loose ends left at the end of the second series. Read more
Published 1 day ago by P. Howlett

4.0 out of 5 stars Finished before it went stale, as all good series should!
The Green Wing Special isn't going to rock anyone's world, lets be honest. However, what it does do is what it should. Finish off the series on top form. Read more
Published 9 months ago by D. Gallacher

4.0 out of 5 stars Confused
I am a big fan of Green Wing. Having purchased Series one and two and watched the Special on Channel 4, I recently decided to purchase the Special on DVD as it has come down... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Laura

2.0 out of 5 stars I haven't watched this since I bought it.
I watched this on tv (and had already ordered the DVD). Then I had to watch it again because I felt I was being unfair to judge it entirely on one viewing. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ms. B. Harper

2.0 out of 5 stars lacklustre ending
series one was superb. Series 2 got off to a slow start but was pretty good.The much anticipated special kind of disappeared off the xmas schedules and wasn't promoted much at... Read more
Published 23 months ago by tell it like it is

1.0 out of 5 stars The end is zzzzzzzz...
I was hoping that this special would resurrect my former delight in Green Wing, as the excess of good will I held towards the show was well and truly annihilated by the abysmal... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2007 by M. D. P. Meechan

1.0 out of 5 stars Deeply deeply disappointing
The first season of Green Wing was fabulous - fresh, energetic, artistic, funny. The second season, although it has some good moments, was somewhat disappointing - it did improved... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2007 by brian_badger

4.0 out of 5 stars finale.
i am a huge fan of green wing, and as i understand this is the last ever episode, so i had high expectations, and i wasn't disapointed. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2007 by amberelizabeth

4.0 out of 5 stars can't believe that's it.
i love green wing. it is truely hilarious, very random, and fall-off-your-chair funny almost all the time. However, i gotta say i was a lil disappointed with the ending.. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2007 by H. Jowett

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