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Hilltop Hospital
Also known as	Hôpital Hilltop; Klinik Hügelheim; Dokter Fieberbei; Heuvellandziekenhuis
Genre	Animated television series
Based on	Hilltop Hospital series; by Nicholas Allen
Written by	Nicholas Allan
Directed by	Pascal Le Nôtre
Voices of	Kevin Whately; Sally Ann Marsh; Celia Imrie; Paul Shane; Brian Murphy; Julie Higginson; Jonathan Kydd; Dame Thora Hird; Joanna Ruiz
Theme music composer	Ben Heneghan and Ian Lawson (English version)
Composers	Ben Heneghan; Ian Lawson
Country of origin	United Kingdom; France; Germany
Original languages	English; French; German
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	Lucy Murphy; Mikael Shields
Producers	Patrick Evano; Robin Lyons; Mikael Shields (season 1)
Cinematography	Lubomir Bakchev; Jean-Pierre Chaligne
Running time	10 minutes
Production companies	Siriol Productions; Folimage; EVA Entertainment (season 1)
Original release
Network	ITV (CITV) (United Kingdom); Canal J and France 3 (France); ZDF (Germany)
Release	September 30, 1999 –; 2003

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Hilltop Hospital (French: Hôpital Hilltop) is a claymation television series made in 1999, directed by Pascal Le Nôtre. It is adapted from a series of books by Nicholas Allan of the same name.

The theme tune and incidental music for the English version of the series was composed by Ben Heneghan and Ian Lawson who also composed the music for the original and mid-2000s Fireman Sam series and Joshua Jones.

List of characters

The hospital is staffed by adult animals with mainly young animals as patients. Regular characters include:

Dr. Matthews, a dog, who seeks the romantic attention of surgeon Sally.
Nurse Kitty, a cat, who seeks the romantic attention of Dr. Matthews, who for the most part appears not to notice.
Surgeon Sally, a hippo, a workaholic surgeon who has no time for Dr Matthews' attention.
Clare and Arthur, two rats, who provide technical and laboratory services.
Dr Atticus, a tortoise, the anesthetist who often is sleeping.
The two Teds, two identical twin bears, who drive the hospital ambulance and work as orderlies.

The English-language version featured the voices of Kevin Whately (Dr. Matthews), Sally Ann Marsh (Nurse Kitty), Celia Imrie (Surgeon Sally), Paul Shane (the two Teds), Brian Murphy (Dr. Atticus), Julie Higginson (Clare the lab rat) and Jonathan Kydd (Arthur the lab rat). Guest voices included Dame Thora Hird as Gracey Greyshell in Gracey Greyshell's last day.

Episodes

Season 1

Heart Trouble (30 September 1999)
Easter Bunnies (1 October 1999)
Blood Bank (2 October 1999)
The Big Event (4 October 1999)
Rag Week at Hilltop (5 October 1999)
The Big Match (6 October 1999)
Gracey Greyshell's Last Day (7 October 1999)
Fire Alert (8 October 1999)
Happy Birthday, Dr. Matthews! (11 October 1999)
The Mystery Illness (12 October 1999)
Radio Hilltop (13 October 1999)
Nurse Kitty's a Star (14 October 1999)
The Ghost of Hilltop
Blind as a Bat
Accidents Will Happen
Lift-off at Hilltop
A Perfect Wedding
Flower-Power
Dogs Dinner
Weasel Kneasal
Mouth-to-Mouth
All Creatures Great and Small
Butterflies in My Tummy
The Bear Who Wouldn't Share
Press-ups and Bunny Hops
Pamela's Secret

Season 2

Secret Beds
Saving Your Bacon
Teething Trouble
The Hyper Hedgehog
Lazy Eye
Laughter is the Best Medecine
Bully For You
Hot and Bothered
Nits
Nightmare at Hilltop
A Good Sketch
Fond Memory
C-C-Caspar
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Safety First
Wee Trouble
Testing Time
Earache at Hilltop
Larger Than Life
Smile
New Talent
Skin Deep
An Extra Pair of Hands
Siamese Twins
Cold Feet
The Blues

Development

The series is co-produced by British company Siriol Productions and French companies Folimage and EVA Entertainment (season 1) for France 3, Canal J, ITV, and German network ZDF, with Buena Vista Home Entertainment handling all European video rights. The first season was pre-sold to Canal J for an air date in 1999, while France 3 would air the series in the Spring of 2000.^[1]

References

^ "The preschool scene a la France".

External links

[1] "The preschool scene a la France".

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 * The two Teds, two identical twin bears, who drive the hospital ambulance and work as orderlies.
-The English-language version featured the voices of [[Kevin Whately]] (Dr. Matthews), [[Sally Ann Marsh]] (nurse Kitty), [[Celia Imrie]] (surgeon Sally), [[Paul Shane]] (the two Teds), [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]] (Dr. Atticus), Julie Higginson (Clare the lab rat) and [[Jonathan Kydd (actor)|Jonathan Kydd]] (Arthur the lab rat). Guest voices included [[Thora Hird|Dame Thora Hird]] as Gracey Greyshell in ''Gracey Greyshell's last day''.
+The English-language version featured the voices of [[Kevin Whately]] (Dr. Matthews), [[Sally Ann Marsh]] (Nurse Kitty), [[Celia Imrie]] (Surgeon Sally), [[Paul Shane]] (the two Teds), [[Brian Murphy (actor)|Brian Murphy]] (Dr. Atticus), Julie Higginson (Clare the lab rat) and [[Jonathan Kydd (actor)|Jonathan Kydd]] (Arthur the lab rat). Guest voices included [[Thora Hird|Dame Thora Hird]] as Gracey Greyshell in ''Gracey Greyshell's last day''.
 ==Episodes==
-'''Season 1 (1999)'''
+===Season 1===
 # Heart Trouble (30 September 1999)
 # Easter Bunnies (1 October 1999)
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 # Nurse Kitty's a Star (14 October 1999)
 # The Ghost of Hilltop
-'''Series 2 (2000)'''
 # Blind as a Bat
 # Accidents Will Happen
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 # Pamela's Secret
-'''Season 3 (2001)'''
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-# Secret Beds (3 September 2001)
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 # Saving Your Bacon
 # Teething Trouble
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 # Fond Memory
 # C-C-Caspar
-'''Series 4 (2002)'''
 # Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
 # Safety First
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 # Testing Time
 # Earache at Hilltop
-# Larger Than Life (10 October 2002)
+# Larger Than Life
-# Smile (13 October 2002)
+# Smile
-# New Talent (15 October 2002)
+# New Talent
 # Skin Deep
 # An Extra Pair of Hands
 # Siamese Twins
-# Cold Feet (21 October 2002)
+# Cold Feet
-# The Blues (23 October 2002)
+# The Blues
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