Takin' Over the Asylum

Takin' Over the Asylum

Infobox British television
show_name = Takin' Over the Asylum


caption = Ken Stott as Eddie McKenna
format = Drama
runtime = 50mins
creator = Donna Franceschild
starring = Ken Stott
David Tennant
director = David Blair
editor = Ian Farr
composer = Junior Campbell
channel = BBC Two
first_aired = 27 September 1994 Repeat Transmission 23 August 2008
num_episodes = 6
producer = BBC Scotland
related =

"Takin' Over the Asylum" is a six part BBC Scotland television drama about a hospital radio station in a Glasgow psychiatric hospital. It was written by Donna Franceschild, produced by Chris Parr and directed by David Blair.

The station is developed by alcoholic double glazing salesperson Eddie McKenna (Ken Stott), who is an aspiring disc jockey at St. Jude's Hospital, named after the patron saint of lost causes. He meets a range of people with various mental illnesses:
*Campbell (David Tennant) - a young, enthusiastic contributor to the station, who is a manic depressive (bi-polar).
*Francine (Katy Murphy) - a long-term depressive patient who self harms and to whom McKenna is strongly attracted.
*Fergus (Angus Macfadyen) - an electrical engineer, who has schizophrenia and a habit of escaping from the hospital then returning.
*Rosalie (Ruth McCabe) - a middle-aged housewife who has OCD regarding cleanliness and is separating from her husband.

The show uses many Beatles songs both in its soundtrack and episode titles. The name of the hospital, for example, is echoed by the Beatles' "Hey Jude". The show is also notable for its sound editing with popular music tracks seamlessly blended between soundtack theme and live foreground action.

The series BBC DVD was released 2 June 2008 and the show was re-run on BBC4 beginning August 2008 with two episodes shown back-to-back over three consecutive Saturday evenings.

Episodes

# "Hey Jude"
# "Fly Like an Eagle"
# "You Always Hurt the One You Love"
# "Fool on the Hill"
# "Rainy Night in Georgia"
# "Let it Be"

Awards

The show won the 1995 BAFTA award for Best Serial and Best Editing, RTS Award for Best Writer, Mental Health in the Media Award and the Scottish BAFTA for Best Serial and for Best Writer.

Behind the scenes info:

Due to music copyright issues, Junior Campbell who wrote the incidental music, was also commissioned to record cover versions of most of the original hits included in the series soundtrack. These were dubbed on the original worldwide television transmissions (excluding UK) and also on the series BBC DVD.

External links

*imdb title|id=0209813|title=Takin' Over the Asylum
* [http://www.turbozutek.f2s.com/index.php?cat=25 "Takin' Over the Asylum' Filming Location'] Gartloch Hospital, Glasgow (St Judes)
* [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/24020 BFI database]
*cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jun/04/mentalhealth|title=Breakin' open the asylum|first=Donna|last=Franceschild|authorlink=Donna Franceschild|work=The Guardian|accessdate=2008-06-04|date=4 June 2008


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