Getting On

Getting On

2013
Getting On
Getting On

Getting On

7.8 | TV-MA | en | Comedy

Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP6  Reduced To Eating Boiled Magazines and Book Paste
Dec. 13,2015
Reduced To Eating Boiled Magazines and Book Paste

In the series finale, DiDi walks a picket line in a last-ditch effort to save the Billy Barnes from closing. Meanwhile, Dr. James regrets an offer made in haste; and a student nurse makes a revelation in a secret-sharing session that gets Patsy's attention.

EP5  Please Partake Of A Memorial Orange
Dec. 06,2015
Please Partake Of A Memorial Orange

With the ward's fate up in the air, DiDi hunts for ways to save it, while dealing with pressure from Dawn to be her health advocate. Troublemaking Varla returns, and butts heads with her equally opinionated long-lost daughter. Caught in a mountain of lies, Jenna comes clean to her husband, Richard. After a memorial service full of drama, the staff gets a rude awakening.

EP4  Am I Still Me?
Nov. 29,2015
Am I Still Me?

On the day of her "Sympoosium," Dr. James is plagued by unexpected complications. Patsy embraces his truth, and DiDi finds herself caught between her work and family. Dawn and Dr. James see uncanny visions of themselves in two British visitors, Dr. Pippa Moore and Sister Den Flixter.

EP3  No, I Don't Want a F***ing Smiley Face
Nov. 22,2015
No, I Don't Want a F***ing Smiley Face

While preparing for an upcoming conference, Dr. James is caught off guard by workplace politics. A felon with cancer - and a history of daring escapes - arrives at the ward. When his mother pays a visit, Patsy asks Dawn to pose as someone she's not. DiDi's mother-in-law comes to Billy Barnes for treatment, sparking a family feud.

EP2  Don't Let It Get In You Or On You
Nov. 15,2015
Don't Let It Get In You Or On You

The staff faces an infectious disease crisis. DiDi's family drama spills into work--in the person of her sister-in-law, Yvette. Dr. James reaches out to a pharmaceutical company and finds herself affected by a patient with a complicated past. A worn-out Dawn is revived by Patsy's unpredictable advances.

EP1  This Is About Vomit, People.
Nov. 08,2015
This Is About Vomit, People.

As Dr. Jenna James looks to move past her hospice scandal, she finds her job threatened by a handsome new doctor and takes immediate action. DiDi is inspired to fight for her union rights, while cutbacks force Patsy to return to floor duty. Dawn questions her marriage and, later, gets some distressing news.

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7.8 | TV-MA | en | Comedy | More Info
Released: 2013-11-24 | Released Producted By: BBC Worldwide , HBO Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.hbo.com/getting-on
Synopsis

Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.

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Cast

Laurie Metcalf , Alex Borstein , Niecy Nash-Betts

Director

Aaron Adkins

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BBC Worldwide , HBO

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reverendike I'm a fan of the main actors in this US version, but compared to the original UK show, it falls a bit flat. For example, Vicki Pepperdine's character is self-absorbed to an extent that makes you cringe in the UK show, while Laurie Metcalf plays her comparable character over the top in the US version. Perhaps the producers feel that American audience can't appreciate a deft touch and need to have things hammered into them a bit more.This reminds me of Rake, another case where an American network tried to imitate a brilliant foreign comedy. In Getting On and in Rake, instead of taking the IDEA of the original and tweaking it according to the strengths of the US cast, they copy the stories almost verbatim, change a few references, and plug in different actors. The actors are quality, but it definitely doesn't work as well as the original ...
Annoid If you are looking for Glitz and Glam, forget it.If you appreciate the absurdity of every day living, you have found your home.I adore Nurse Jackie, as the former poster noted that she liked, however if you can polish off that sheen you might find something that at least looks like real life here.Easy to make exciting traumatic moments; it's a bit harder to convey the strength of emotion that stretches out when someone takes more than an episode to die.I am believer of reality vs. fiction, and as quirky "Getting On" is, it is heads and shoulders above Nurse Jackie in realism. What a fantastic balance "Getting On" has struck.It has a quiet "emergency"!
louthevenot Intelligent , insightful , character-driven comedy. Reno 911 veteran Neicy Nash plays a down-to-earth nurse who just started a new job at an elderly skilled nursing wing of a hospital. Alex Borstein (MadTV's "Mrs Swan") is brilliant as her romantically and professionally insecure mentor. And then there's Lori Metcalf, sinking her teeth into a juicy comic role deserving of her talents. She plays a high strung doctor who feels slighted at having to spend part of her work week assigned to the ward. On the bright side, it does give her access to many feces samples, which she collects obsessively, to be used in her ground-breaking poop-categorizing research study. The script is brilliant, chock full of outrageously funny lines that slip by if you don't pay close attention, but also smartly slowing down for a few moments of genuine emotion (Nash is especially nifty in these.) The laughs come so fast and frequent that you're not quite sure how serious to take the dramatic passages. But that tension is handled deftly, both in the writing and the performances. I've only seen the first two episodes, and I am counting the minutes til episode 3. This is going to be a fun ride.
SataiDelen I have no idea if the producers and writers thought they were making a funny, edgy show that would rival Showtime's wonderfully funny and definitely edgy show, Nurse Jackie, but they FAILED.I wasted thirty minutes I can never get back, watching this utter disaster of a show. I didn't crack a smile once, nor did I even giggle. There was just nothing funny about this show. I actually wanted to cry, when I realized I just actually sat through this disgusting show.I suppose this is a spoiler, but I'm honestly not sure, so I'll mark it as such just in case: Non-stop talk about feces. Really? THIS is what Hollywood thinks people want to watch and hear about?End Possible spoiler.Low-class trash of a show is what this is. Don't waste your time!