30 minSeason 3 • Episode 6
LatestIn the series finale, DiDi walks a picket line in a last-ditch effort to save the Billy Barnes from closing. Meanwhile, Dr. James regrets an offer made in haste; and a student nurse makes a revelation in a secret-sharing session that gets Patsy's attention.
Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.
Acting
Laurie Metcalf's desperate ambition is physically uncomfortable to watch.
Writing
Dialogue so awkward you need to pause and recover.
Direction
Static camera traps you in fluorescent-lit purgatory with them.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from a British series but rebuilt specifically for the American healthcare dystopia — the creators also made Big Love, and their obsession with institutional power is unmistakable.
The show was cancelled after three seasons despite critical acclaim; HBO executives reportedly found it 'too depressing,' which is objectively the point.
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