Hilltop Hospital

*Hilltop Hospital*
Hilltop Hospital
Genre	Animated television series
Written by	Nicholas Allan
Directed by	Pascal Le Nôtre
Voices of	Adam Carroll; Sophie Flynn; Luke Nolan; Paul Shane; Brian Murphy; Julie Higginson; Jonathan Kydd; Dame Thora Hird
Theme music composer	Ben Heneghan and Ian Lawson (English version)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	David Quirke ; Adam Carroll ; Roch Lener
Producers	David Quirke ; Robin Lyons
Running time	10 minutes
Production companies	Millimages, Siriol Cara Junior School Productions
Original release
Network	ITV Network (CITV),; {flagicon
Release	France
Release	France
Release	France
Release	France
Release	France
Release	France
Release	France
Release	France

France 3, ZDF, Rai Uno
Spacetoon, Cartoon Network Japan]

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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. 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 Fireman Sam series and Joshua Jones.

It was released by Disney Videos for 1 volume 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 Jonathan 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
Easter Bunnies
Blood Bank
The Big Event
Rag Week at Hilltop
The Big Match (Le Grand Match)
Gracey Greyshell's Last Day
Fire Alert
Happy Birthday, Dr Matthews!
The Mystery Illness
Radio Hilltop
Nurse Kitty's a Star
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

Series 2: 2001

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

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