Angels was a British television drama dealing with the subject of student nurses that was broadcast by the BBC between 1975 and 1983. British television broadcasting started in 1936 and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media through which there are up to 600 channels Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The series' title derived from the name of the hospital where the series was set, St. Angela's.
The series was devised by Julia Smith, who later went to create EastEnders, and as such Angels prefigured the (initial) toughness of Albert Square by tackling social issues such as contraception, alcoholism and promiscuity as part of the nurses' lives. Julia Smith ( 26 May 1927 &ndash 19 June 1997) was an English Television director and producer. EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985 Albert Square is the fictional location of the popular BBC Soap opera EastEnders. Angels received criticism for its unglamorous depiction of the nursing profession, but Smith defended the programme, arguing the need to address such subjects in the series. Indeed, with its sometimes hard-hitting portrayal of young nurses facing up to the demands of the profession and multi-ethnic cast, Angels was grittily authentic. To this end, each actress taking a part was required to work on a real hospital ward to gain experience and thus contribute to the realism of the production.
Initially, the series aired in series of thirteen episodes each, but was later screened twice a week. One might retrospectively argue that the BBC were "testing the water" for a long-running prime-time soap, and indeed the success of Angels in its slot does seem like a dry run for EastEnders and for Casualty, another medical series noted for its (initial) gritty realism and which also increased its production rate as its popularity rose. EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985 Casualty is the longest running emergency medical Drama series in the world and the second-longest-running medical drama in the world behind America's General
The series also provided valuable early TV exposure for a variety of young actresses who have gone on to become famous faces and seasoned players on British TV such as Fiona Fullerton, Lesley Dunlop and Pauline Quirke. ---- Fiona Fullerton (born 10 October 1956 in Kaduna, Nigeria) is a British actress Lesley Dunlop (born 10 March 1956 in Newcastle) is a British actress Pauline Quirke (born 8 July 1958) is an English actress. Her most memorable role was that of Sharon in the series Birds of a Feather Additionally, Kathryn Apanowicz, Shirley Cheriton and Judith Jacob all went on to appear in EastEnders, with Cheriton playing the particularly prominent role of Debbie Wilkins. Kathryn Apanowicz (born 1960 is a British actress best known for her 1980s television appearances in the BBC soap operas Angels, where she played Nurse Shirley Cheriton (born 28 June[[ 955]] London) is a British Actress and performer most famous for her roles as Debbie Wilkins in Judith Jacob born 13 December 1961 is a British actress best known for her role as the health visitor Carmel Roberts, in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985 Deborah "Debbie" Wilkins was a Fictional character in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders.
From 2004 Channel 4 has screened the drama series No Angels, also set in a hospital, and specifically aimed at showing nurses as more fallible characters. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " No Angels is a British Television Drama series produced by the independent production company World Productions for Channel
External links
- Angels at the Internet Movie Database
- British Film Institute Screen Online
- St. Angela's unofficial site
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