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Takin' Over the Asylum

Episode 1: Hey Jude

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

First in a six-part drama serial, set in a psychiatric hospital. Eddie McKenna has a dream - to become a professional DJ. Sacked from his slot on Hospital Radio Glasgow and bored of his day job as a double glazing salesman, he agrees to resurrect the radio station at St Jude's Mental Hospital. Gradually he becomes involved in the lives of the patients and realises that not all the 'lunatics' are on the inside. Show less

Contributors

Eddie:
Ken Stott
Francine:
Katy Murphy
Campbell:
David Tennant
Producer:
David Blair

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