Only When I Laugh

Season 1

A naive middle-class man is admitted to a hospital ward which he will share with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff.

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7 Episodes

A Bed With A View
E1
A Bed With A ViewNorman arrives at the ward and is given the bed next to the window. A game of musical beds ensues as Figgis and Archie want it too...
Operation Norman
E2
Operation NormanNorman's due for his appendix operation and is rather upset about it. He turns to Figgis for comfort in his hour of need...
The Rumour
E3
The RumourThorpe is waiting for an important call from his wife as Victor, their dog, is seriously ill. Gupte misunderstands, thinking Victor is the Thorpes' son (actually named Tarquin); Figgis, smoking in a lavatory cubicle, overhears the resultant conversation and assumes that they are talking about him and that he is going to die. As the situation develops, both Norman and then Glover think they are under the shadow of death. When Gupte tells Glover he may be sent home at the end of the week, Glover decides to phone his hated boss and tell him exactly what he thinks of him.
The Man With The Face
E4
The Man With The FaceArchie's lothario-like tendencies are coming back to haunt him when he's convinced he's being stalked by a Greek madman for besmirching his fiancée...
Let Them Eat Cake
E5
Let Them Eat CakeThere's a lot of disatisfaction with the food being served in the hospital. The trio can stand the daily menu no longer and go on hunger strike. What they hadn't bargained for, however, was how hungry they would get...
Tangled Web
E6
Tangled WebNorman is reading a book about a pretty nurse when one actually comes onto the ward.
Is There A Doctor In The House?
E7
Is There A Doctor In The House?Fed up with lying in bed all day, Figgis gets hold of his outdoor clothes and sets off for a wander around the hospital. Naturally, he is mistaken for a doctor.