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Takin' Over the Asylum

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1994
  • TV-14
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
1.4K
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David Tennant in Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)
Drama

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

  • Stars
    • Ken Stott
    • Katy Murphy
    • David Tennant
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    1.4K
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    • Stars
      • Ken Stott
      • Katy Murphy
      • David Tennant
    • 17User reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 5 wins total

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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Quotes
      • Campbell: We are loonies, and we are proud!
    • Connections
      Featured in Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of Television in Scotland: Characters (2012)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 27, 1994 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Добро пожаловать в психушку
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 50m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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