A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.
Acting
Paul McGann's sweaty desperation is uncomfortably compelling.
Writing
The lies stack higher than any surgery could fix.
Director
Christopher Morahan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul McGann filmed this between his iconic 'Withnail & I' run and his brief Eighth Doctor era.
The film's NHS setting adds biting class commentary — Matthew's fraud succeeds because the system expects deference to authority, not competence.
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