Intensive Care
1982, English. Directed by Gavin Millar.
When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be sure he's there if his father ever regains consciousness. As he hates his job as a schoolteacher, and his home-life with his wife, her senile mother and their insolent teenage son, he has no qualms about lingering around the hospital. But as days turn into weeks, his father obstinately refuses to 'slip away', and Denis' motivation for staying by his father's bedside has more and more to do with Valery, a young nurse.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Gavin MillarDirector
- Alan BennettDenis Midgley
- Thora HirdAunty Kitty
- Helen FraserJoyce Midgley
- Julie WaltersValery
- David MajorColin Midgley
- Elizabeth SpriggsAlice Duckworth
- Frank CromptonFrank Midgley
- Kirk WildDenis as a Boy
- Alison LloydDenis' Mother
- Jeanne DoreeJoyce's Mother
- Derek FowldsHartley
- Colin DouglasUncle Ernest
Details
- Released
- 9 November 1982
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Alan Bennett
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Intensive Care runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Intensive Care isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 November 1982. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Intensive Care?
Intensive Care (1982) was directed by Gavin Millar and stars Alan Bennett, Thora Hird, Helen Fraser.