BED

Surreal comedy drama. Seven very old people all share the same bed. Much of the drama is a kind of dream sequence as Captain, a new patient in a long care home for the elderly, tries to settle in to his new surroundings. The production of BED features Richard E. Grant in the dual role of Nurse/Bedhead and Lionel Jeffries as the newcomer Captain.

Production Details

UK / BBC Two / 1x50 minute Episode / Broadcast 21 October 1995

Writer: Jim Cartwright

Producer: Kevin Loader

Director: Steve Shill

Main Cast

Renee Asherson as Marjorie

Robin Bailey as Charles

June Brown as Spinster

Dora Bryan as Bosom Lady

Phyllis Calvert as Woman

Maurice Denham as Man

Richard E. Grant as Nurse/Bedhead

Lionel Jeffries as Captain

Kip Ford

TV Critic & Editorial Director

Kip Ford is Editorial Director at TV Reference. His encyclopedic knowledge spans every era of television history, with particular expertise in British and American drama, crime, and the golden age of network TV.

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