Britannia Hospital
Will they ever recover...?
1982 · 1h 56m · R
Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Lindsay Anderson
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Lindsay Anderson Director
- Graham Crowden as Professor Millar
- Leonard Rossiter as Vincent Potter
- Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis
- Joan Plowright as Phyllis Grimshaw
- Mark Hamill as Red
- Jill Bennett as Dr. MacMillan
- Brian Pettifer as Biles
- John Moffatt as Greville Figg
- Fulton Mackay as Chief Superintendant Johns
- Robin Askwith Cast
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