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Joanna's Birthday

  • Episode aired Sep 24, 2004
  • TV-14
  • 54m
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8.1/10
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Lucinda Raikes and Olivia Colman in Green Wing (2004)
ComedyDrama

It is Joanna's forty-eighth birthday and she is thrilled to receive a locket, which she is told is from Lyndon. However it is actually from Alan and contains his semen. Meanwhile, Martin is ... Read allIt is Joanna's forty-eighth birthday and she is thrilled to receive a locket, which she is told is from Lyndon. However it is actually from Alan and contains his semen. Meanwhile, Martin is also anxious to relay birthday greetings to his mother but has trouble getting through to ... Read allIt is Joanna's forty-eighth birthday and she is thrilled to receive a locket, which she is told is from Lyndon. However it is actually from Alan and contains his semen. Meanwhile, Martin is also anxious to relay birthday greetings to his mother but has trouble getting through to her. Caroline and Angela find Guy's list of the most fanciable women on Green Wing and Car... Read all

  • Directors
    • Dominic Brigstocke
    • Tristram Shapeero
  • Writers
    • Robert Harley
    • James Henry
    • Gary Howe
  • Stars
    • Sarah Alexander
    • Sally Bretton
    • Oliver Chris
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    173
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Dominic Brigstocke
      • Tristram Shapeero
    • Writers
      • Robert Harley
      • James Henry
      • Gary Howe
    • Stars
      • Sarah Alexander
      • Sally Bretton
      • Oliver Chris
    • 1User review
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    Sarah Alexander
    Sarah Alexander
    • Dr. Angela Hunter
    Sally Bretton
    Sally Bretton
    • Kim Alabaster
    Oliver Chris
    Oliver Chris
    • Boyce
    Olivia Colman
    Olivia Colman
    • Harriet Schulenburg
    Michelle Gomez
    Michelle Gomez
    • Sue White
    Tamsin Greig
    Tamsin Greig
    • Dr. Caroline Todd
    Pippa Haywood
    Pippa Haywood
    • Joanna Clore
    Mark Heap
    Mark Heap
    • Dr. Alan Statham
    Katie Lyons
    Katie Lyons
    • Naughty Rachel
    Stephen Mangan
    Stephen Mangan
    • Dr. Guilaume Secretan
    Lucinda Raikes
    Lucinda Raikes
    • Karen Ball
    Julian Rhind-Tutt
    Julian Rhind-Tutt
    • Dr. Macartney
    Karl Theobald
    Karl Theobald
    • Dr. Martin Dear
    Paterson Joseph
    Paterson Joseph
    • Lyndon
    Daisy Haggard
    Daisy Haggard
    • Emmy
    Oliver Milburn
    Oliver Milburn
    • Liam
    Keir Charles
    Keir Charles
    • Oliver
    Oriane Messina
    • Nurse
    • Directors
      • Dominic Brigstocke
      • Tristram Shapeero
    • Writers
      • Robert Harley
      • James Henry
      • Gary Howe
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    Joanna's Birthday

    Joanna is 48 today but still thinks she can pass off for 42. Dr Statham has left behind a birthday gift, a pendant that leaks all over neck but the staff tell her it is from the IT hot shot, Lyndon which rather pleases her.

    Dr Martin Dear has tried to phone his mother all day without success, she keeps putting the phone down on him. He finally goes up to her in person to wish her happy birthday. Joanna is his mother!

    Caroline is upset that the male doctors have drawn a list of most fanciable women, although Mac manages to successfully cover up for Guy Secretan.

    The episode felt a bit listless like someone who has exhausted all his party tricks.

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    • Quotes

      Dr. Guilaume Secretan: [On Guy's League Table] It's Mac's.

      Dr. Caroline Todd: This... this is Dr. Macartney's?

      Dr. Guilaume Secretan: Yes, it is.

      Dr. Caroline Todd: Well... well you sh-shouldn't look like... a man who would have one of these.

      [She walks away]

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 2004 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Talkback Thames
      • TalkBack Productions
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      • 54m
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