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Takin' Over The Asylum DVD
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Takin& Over The Asylum was first broadcast on BBC1 as a six-part series in September 1994 Written by Donna Franceschild directed by David Blair (Anna Karenina The Lakes) and starring Ken Stott (Messiah Rebus) and David Tennant (Doctor Who) in award winning debut performances plus a cameo from Spike Milligan the acclaimed black comedy Takin& Over The Asylum is available for the first time ever on DVD from 2nd June priced £1999 Stott stars as Eddie McKenna a double-glazing salesman who moonlights as a DJ for hospital radio in a Scottish mental asylum He nurtures close friendships with the patients there including Francine (Katy Murphy Our Mutual Friend Honest) a self-harmer and
Campbell (David Tennant Doctor Who) a manic depressive with whom he shares a dream to make it onto the commercial radio scene Campbell&s inspired antics promise to bring the pair closer to their aim but the pressures of life outside of the hospital begin to tell on Eddie A vindictive colleague leads his small-minded boss to ban his activities and his eccentric grandmother returns suddenly to Lithuania leaving him penniless and alone Eddie finds himself drawn to the troubled Francine but when the radio is threatened with closure he turns to Campbell for comfort As Campbell regains control over his life and courts success Eddie’s goes into decline and he is finally forced to face his own illness - alcoholism Takin’ Over The Asylum provided breakthrough acting roles for both Stott
and Tennant The black comedy went on to win several awards including a BAFTA for best drama serial in 1995 as well as praise from mental-health groups "Everything about this series is perfect…rich in character it treads a delicate path between tragedy and comedy" Daily Mirror
Campbell (David Tennant Doctor Who) a manic depressive with whom he shares a dream to make it onto the commercial radio scene Campbell&s inspired antics promise to bring the pair closer to their aim but the pressures of life outside of the hospital begin to tell on Eddie A vindictive colleague leads his small-minded boss to ban his activities and his eccentric grandmother returns suddenly to Lithuania leaving him penniless and alone Eddie finds himself drawn to the troubled Francine but when the radio is threatened with closure he turns to Campbell for comfort As Campbell regains control over his life and courts success Eddie’s goes into decline and he is finally forced to face his own illness - alcoholism Takin’ Over The Asylum provided breakthrough acting roles for both Stott
and Tennant The black comedy went on to win several awards including a BAFTA for best drama serial in 1995 as well as praise from mental-health groups "Everything about this series is perfect…rich in character it treads a delicate path between tragedy and comedy" Daily Mirror
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