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Getting On

  • TV-MA
  • 2013–2015
  • 3 seasons
  • Comedy
  • 6.4

Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.

Episodes

6 episodes
  1. 1This Is About Vomit, People.

    30 minNov 8, 2015

    As Dr. Jenna James looks to move past her hospice scandal, she finds her job threatened by a handsome new doctor and takes immediate action. DiDi is inspired to fight for her union rights, while cutbacks force Patsy to return to floor duty. Dawn questions her marriage and, later, gets some distressing news.

  2. 2Don't Let It Get In You Or On You

    30 minNov 15, 2015

    The staff faces an infectious disease crisis. DiDi's family drama spills into work--in the person of her sister-in-law, Yvette. Dr. James reaches out to a pharmaceutical company and finds herself affected by a patient with a complicated past. A worn-out Dawn is revived by Patsy's unpredictable advances.

  3. 3No, I Don't Want a F***ing Smiley Face

    30 minNov 22, 2015

    While preparing for an upcoming conference, Dr. James is caught off guard by workplace politics. A felon with cancer - and a history of daring escapes - arrives at the ward. When his mother pays a visit, Patsy asks Dawn to pose as someone she's not. DiDi's mother-in-law comes to Billy Barnes for treatment, sparking a family feud.

  4. 4Am I Still Me?

    30 minNov 29, 2015

    On the day of her "Sympoosium," Dr. James is plagued by unexpected complications. Patsy embraces his truth, and DiDi finds herself caught between her work and family. Dawn and Dr. James see uncanny visions of themselves in two British visitors, Dr. Pippa Moore and Sister Den Flixter.

  5. 5Please Partake Of A Memorial Orange

    30 minDec 6, 2015

    With the ward's fate up in the air, DiDi hunts for ways to save it, while dealing with pressure from Dawn to be her health advocate. Troublemaking Varla returns, and butts heads with her equally opinionated long-lost daughter. Caught in a mountain of lies, Jenna comes clean to her husband, Richard. After a memorial service full of drama, the staff gets a rude awakening.

  6. 6Reduced To Eating Boiled Magazines and Book Paste

    30 minDec 13, 2015

    In the series finale, DiDi walks a picket line in a last-ditch effort to save the Billy Barnes from closing. Meanwhile, Dr. James regrets an offer made in haste; and a student nurse makes a revelation in a secret-sharing session that gets Patsy's attention.

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Series cast

Laurie MetcalfJenna James18 episodes
Alex BorsteinDawn Forchette18 episodes
Niecy NashDidi Ortley18 episodes
Mel RodriguezPatsy de la Serda18 episodes
Brandon FobbsAntoine Robertson15 episodes
Ann Morgan GuilbertBirdy Lamb15 episodes
Mark HarelikDr. Paul Stickley14 episodes
Lindsey KraftMarguerite Macaw14 episodes
Joel JohnstoneDr. Andrew Cesario12 episodes
Patricia ScanlonPaula Pepperell8 episodes
Kurtis BedfordDennis Beardman7 episodes
Kasey MahaffyRick Joy6 episodes
Grant BowlerRon Rudd6 episodes
Kimberly CelemenKitty Doris5 episodes
Mary Kay PlaceDr. Ann Killigrew5 episodes
Jayma MaysSuzi Sasso5 episodes
Jonathan SilvermanHappy Gladner5 episodes
Alia ShawkatColleen Hoover4 episodes

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