David Tennant in Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)

Takin' Over the Asylum

TV Mini Series1994• TV-14• 50m
Drama
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A salesman starts to run a hospital radio station inside a facility for people with mental heath needs.

Rated
TV-14
Runtime
50m
Released
1994
Country
United Kingdom

Details

Release year: 1994

Storyline

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

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Cast
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Awards

2 wins & 0 nominations

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Did you know

• The scenes in the hospital were filmed in Gartloch Psychiatric Hospital, in Glasgow, before it closed. Many of the extras in these scenes were former patients.

• The budget was so tight that director David Blair dubbed his own voice over one of the supporting artists' in order to avoid paying them for a speaking role.

• Every episode is named after a song. During each episode, you'll be able to hear the song that it's named after.

Episodes

6 episodes – 1 seasons

User reviews

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Takin' Over the Asylum DVD Release

👍 71 · 3/6/2008
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Pure Genius

👍 23 · 3/15/2008
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Absolutely brilliant

👍 20 · 8/29/2006

Technical specs

Sound mix
Stereo
Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
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