Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

116 mins | Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror | May 27, 1982

Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.

Britannia Hospital

116 mins | Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror | May 27, 1982

Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers EMI Films
Original title Britannia Hospital
Directors Lindsay Anderson
Writers David Sherwin

Cast

Graham Crowden

as Professor Millar

Leonard Rossiter

as Vincent Potter

Malcolm McDowell

as Mick Travis

Joan Plowright

as Phyllis Grimshaw

Mark Hamill

as Red: The Media

Jill Bennett

as Dr. MacMillan

Brian Pettifer

as Biles

John Moffatt

as Greville Figg

Fulton Mackay

as Chief Superintendant Johns

Robin Askwith

as Ben Keating

Barbara Hicks

as Miss Tinker

Peter Jeffrey

as Sir Geoffrey

Catherine Willmer

as Dr. Houston

Dave Atkins

as Sharkey

John Bett

as Lady Felicity

Marcus Powell

as Sir Anthony Mount

Richard Griffiths

as Cheerful Bernie

Liz Smith

as Maisie

Robbie Coltrane

as Picket

Alan Bates

as Macready

Mary MacLeod

as Casualty Sister

Gladys Crosbie

as H. R. H.

Marsha Hunt

as Nurse Amanda Persil

Vivian Pickles

as Matron

Pauline Melville

as Clarissa

Ram John Holder

as Radical

Rufus Collins

as Odingu: The Radicals

Frank Grimes

as Sammy / Voice of Genesis: The Media

Peter Machin

as Peter Mancini: The Media

Jim Findley

as Aide: The Radicals

Kevin Lloyd

as Picket: The Radicals

Robert Pugh

as Picket: The Radicals

Dandy Nichols

as Florrie: The Workers

Glenn Williams

as Whooley: The Workers

Brian Glover

as Painter: The Workers

Mike Grady

as Painter: The Workers

Tony Haygarth

as Fraser: The Workers

Jagdish Kumar

as Sen: The Workers

Patrick Durkin

as Blodgett: The Workers

Paddy Joyce

as Feeney: The Workers

Dave Hill

as Jeff

Charmian May

as Miss Diamond

Valentine Dyall

as Mr Rochester

Roland Culver

as General Wetherby

Betty Marsden

as Hermione

Adele Strong

as Old Lady

Val Pringle

as President Ngami

Robert Lee

as Mr. Banzai

Errol Shaker

as Captain Mbwami

Alan Penn

as Padre

Robin Davies

as Adrian

Bob Hornery

as BBC Cameraman

David Daker

as Guest Patient

Arthur Lowe

as Guest Patient

T. P. McKenna

as Theatre Surgeon

Michael Medwin

as Theatre Surgeon

Edward Hibbert

as Theatre Surgeon

Peter Holmes

as Theatre Surgeon

Salmaan Peerzada

as Theatre Surgeon

Barbara Flynn

as Private Nurse

Maggie Ollerenshaw

as Miss Rowntree

Elizabeth Bennett

as Nurse / Demonstrator

Patsy Byrne

as Nurse