Hilltop Hospital
| Hilltop Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated television series |
| Written by | Nicholas Allan |
| Directed by | Pascal Le Nôtre |
| Voices of | Kevin Whately Sally Ann Marsh Celia Imrie Paul Shane Brian Murphy Julie Higginson Jonathon Kydd Dame Thora Hird |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production companies | Millimages, Siriol |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV Network (CITV), France 3, ZDF, Rai Uno |
Hilltop Hospital is a claymation children's television programme made in 1999. It consists of 52 ten minute shorts. The series is directed by Pascal Le Nôtre and produced in English, French (Hôpital Hilltop), German (Klinik Hügelheim) and Dutch (Heuvellandziekenhuis). The series is adapted from a series of books by Nicholas Allan of the same name. ZDF started broadcasting the shorts in 2003.
It was released by Buena Vista Home Video in 2000 and Maverick Entertainment in 2006 in the UK.
List of Characters
It was about a hospital staffed by 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 does not 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 Jonathon Kydd (Arthur the lab rat). Guest voices included Dame Thora Hird as Gracey Greyshell in Gracey Greyshell's last day.
Series 1: 1999
- Heart Trouble (Troubles cardiaques)
- Easter Bunnies (Lapins de Pâques)
- Blood Bank (Banque de sang)
- The Big Event (Le Grand Evénement)
- Rag Week at Hilltop (Rag semaine à Hilltop)
- The Big Match (Le Grand Match)
- Gracey Greyshell's Last Day (Dernier Jour Greyshell Gracey)
- Fire Alert
- Happy Birthday, Dr Matthews! (Joyeux anniversaire, le Dr Matthews!)
- The Mystery Illness (La mystérieuse maladie)
- Radio Hilltop
- Nurse Kitty's a Star
- The Ghost of Hilltop (Le fantôme de Hilltop)
- November 1, 1999
- November 2, 1999
- November 3, 1999
- November 4, 1999
- November 5, 1999
- November 8, 1999
- November 9, 1999
- November 10, 1999
- November 11, 1999
- November 12, 1999
- November 13, 1999
- November 14, 1999
- November 15, 1999
Series 2: 2001
- September 3, 2001
- September 4, 2001
- September 5, 2001
- September 6, 2001
- September 7, 2001
- TBA...
Sponsors
- Nestle Milkybar (2000–2002)[citation needed]
External links
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