Takin' Over the Asylum

“We are loonies, and we are proud!”

199450m / epComedy · Drama

First aired

September 27, 1994

8.4

TMDB Score

84% match · 22 votes

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Eddie McKenna is a double glazing salesman who moonlights as a hospital radio DJ at St. Judes, a Scottish mental asylum.

About the Series

Takin' Over the Asylum poster
ComedyDrama

Synopsis

A salesman starts to run a hospital radio station inside a facility for people with mental heath needs.

CreatorDonna Franceschild

First aired
September 27, 1994
Last aired
October 25, 1999
Seasons
1 season · 6 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
BBC Two

Top Billed Cast

David Tennant

David Tennant

Campbell

Angus Macfadyen

Angus Macfadyen

Fergus

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Eddie

Katy Murphy

Katy Murphy

Francine

Angela Bruce

Angela Bruce

Isabel

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Grandma

Ruth McCabe

Ruth McCabe

Rosalie

KB

Kenneth Bryans

Stuart

Matt Costello

Matt Costello

Alastair

DA

Derek Anders

Billy

Gavin Mitchell

Gavin Mitchell

Hector

MI

Molly Innes

Margaret

RH

Roy Hanlon

Griffin

NB

Nell Brennan

Sheila

Caroline Paterson

Caroline Paterson

Jane

Sandra Voe

Sandra Voe

Evelyn

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