Line #42 Characters/GettingOn


1	[[folder:Medical Staff]]
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3	!!Nurse Kim Wilde
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5	-->Played by: Jo Brand
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7	* BigEater: Eats most of Den's healthy hamper. And often the food left by the patients.
8	* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Makes a comment to cheer Hilary up after the altercation with Ivy which results in him accusing her of homosexual abuse.
9	* DeadpanSnarker: Naturally, being played by Jo Brand.
10	* LoserProtagonist: With all the red tape in a job she used to enjoy (or at least bear) before leaving to raise her family, one sometimes wonders how things can get any worse for her.
11	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: She's named after the singer, Music/KimWilde.
12	* OnlySaneWoman: Remembers the old days before the endless new debilitating and restrictive NHS legislations.
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16	!!Sister Denise "Den" Flixter
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18	-->Played by: Creator/JoannaScanlan
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20	* AutoErotica: Performs a certain act on Hilary in the back of a taxi.
21	* GenderBlenderName: Rarely goes by "Denise."
22	* {{Hypocrite}}: Constantly quotes regulations, but turns up on call one night drunk, dressed extremely inappropriately and in floods of [[InelegantBlubbering tears.]]
23	* IncompatibleOrientation: Zig-zags, Hilary can't seem to decide if he is straight, gay or even asexual.
24	* JerkassBall: Depending on the episode she is either snarking along with Kim, or firmly reminding her that she is Kim's supervisor and holds power over her.
25	* NavelDeepNeckline: She returns from her date with Hilary with make up smeared across her face and and a dress so low cut that she is spilling our of it with her bra on prominent display.
26	* ProneToTears: Her relationship with Hilary and her ex-husband often prompt her to burst into floods of tears.
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29	!!Dr. Philippa "Pippa" Moore
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31	-->Played by Vicki Pepperdine
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33	* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Peter Healy.
34	* [[spoiler:AmbiguouslyBi]]: When Dr. Oxford begins to flirt with her, Pippa doesn't seem to notice, even when asked if she fancies a hot tub party. She double-takes at first when she is told she won't be needing a costume, but later on she is seen leaving the hospital with her to said hot tub.
35	* BrokenTears:[[spoiler:When she is informed on the phone that her research is definitely not going to be funded, she starts to choke up.]]
36	* HiddenDepths: Speaks rather good Italian.
37	* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler: After her marriage breaks up.]]
38	* NoSocialSkills: Quite awkward when dealing with both staff and patients.
39	* SheCleansUpNicely: After being called out in the middle of the night, when she is still wearing her dress and makeup from a fancy date. This is repeated after after she has separated from her husband.
40	* SurroundedByIdiots: Her interns don't seem the brightest bunch, and on one occasion she has to take one outside to explain that he is highly unlikely to pass his exams.
41	* TheWoobie: She may seem cold and somewhat callous, but everything seems to go wrong for her at some point, whilst it becomes increasingly obvious that [[spoiler: her marriage is rapidly dissolving.]]
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45	!!Hilary Loftus
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47	->Played by: Ricky Grover
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49	* AmbiguouslyGay: He doesn't seem sure of his sexuality, despite having a sexual relationship with Den he takes extreme offence at the use of a homosexual slur (which prompts even the hospital official to ask whether this is because he is gay or just offended by the term.) Den later takes him to a gay bar, after they agree to stay JustFriends.
50	* FatBastard: Probably the most unpleasant character in the show.
51	* GenderBlenderName: His name has become more associated with females by the [=21st=] century. Plus, despite his gender, he's still the matron of the ward, due to the nature of the British nursing system.
52	* JerkassHasAPoint: Whilst he often makes the situation worse (such as causing the
53	* NoSocialSkills: Cannot deal with anyone without rubbing them the wrong way having a minor breakdown.
54	* RulesLawyer
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58	!!Peter Healy
59	-->Played by: Creator/PeterCapaldi
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61	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Whilst he is admired by most of the staff, it is clear that he is incredibly self-important and would much rather be somewhere else.
62	* TheDanza
63	* HospitalHottie: The female staff compete for his time whenever he arrives at the hospital.
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67	!!Helen Hughes
68	-->Played by: Helen Griffin
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70	* TheDanza
71	* NotSoStoic: Her calm demeanour goes out the window whenever Peter Healy arrives. Or when Kim and Den refuse to join her strike.
72	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tries to manage Hilary's case against Kim with professionalism.
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75	!!Josh
76	-->Played by: Joseph Mbaka
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78	[[/folder]]
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80	[[folder:Patients]]
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82	!!Bengali Patient
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84	* NoNameGiven
85	* TheUnintelligible: Kim and Den spend an episode and a half trying to figure out what language she is speaking.
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89	!!Ivy Coulter
90	-->Played by: Patty Bee
91	* GrievousBottleyHarm: Threatens the ward staff with a broken bottle.
92	* {{Jerkass}}
93	* MoodSwinger: Seems to recognise her {{Jerkass}} tendencies at times before immediately going back to being insulting or violent.
94	* SirSwearsALot
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98	!!Peggy Lowe
99	-->Played by: Hazel Douglas
100	* ElderAbuse: Evidence arises that suggests she is either being beaten by her care workers, or possibly her own son. Though the latter may be a result of her senility.
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103	!!Pasca Vercelli
104	-->Played by: Genny Vascotto
105	[[/folder]]

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