Getting On - Season 1 - Eps 1: Born on the Fourth of July

Name: Eps 1: Born on the Fourth of July
Released: 2013-11-24
Rating: 3.2

2013-11-24 • 30 min • ⭐ 6.3/10

It's July 4th at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital. On her first day of work, nurse DiDi Ortley discovers feces on a lounge chair, and is torn between the conflicting orders of veteran nurse Dawn Forchette, who wants to file an "incident report" before removing it; temporary medical director Dr. Jenna James, who is in need of a stool sample for her medical study; and supervising nurse Beverly Raymes, who has had endemic issues with floor cleanliness and wants the seat sterilized. In a heated argument with Nurse Raymes, Dr. James has a public meltdown and ends up permanently assigned to this dead-end job. Meanwhile, the staff tries to determine the identity of an Asian woman who was found wandering on a highway, and debate what to do with a deceased patient's birthday cake.

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About Getting On

Title: Getting On

First Air Date: 2013-11-24

Last Air Date: 2015-12-13

Status: Ended

Rating: 6.3/10 (from 32 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 3

Total Episodes: 18

Network: HBO

Genres: Comedy

Production Companies: HBO, Anima Sola Productions, BBC Worldwide, BBC Worldwide Productions

Synopsis

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.