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Tender Loving Care (1993)

1993-10-03 · EN
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Night nurse Elaine Dobbs may be overworked and underpaid, but she has created a very special atmosphere in her ward and is extremely attentive to her patients. However, rather too many of them are dying.Inspired by the real-life case of four nurses in Austria who were tried for the murder of 42 patients in their care, this chilling drama stars comedian Dawn French in her first serious role, as an apparently irreproachable carer.

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Dewi HumphreysDirectorLucy GannonWriter

Top billed cast

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Dawn FrenchDawn FrenchElaine DobbsRosemary LeachRosemary LeachMaryRobert PughRobert PughKeith DobbsJoan SimsJoan SimsDaisy PotterPeter JonesPeter JonesMr DaviesGemma JonesGemma JonesNicky DobbsRanjit KrishnammaRanjit KrishnammaDr. SavindraBernard LathamBernard LathamPolicemanSiriol JenkinsSiriol JenkinsStudent NurseMarc HeatleyMarc HeatleyPhil DobbsSteve SpeirsSteve SpeirsPorterMelanie WaltersMelanie WaltersSister Ann Munroe

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · CrimeDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference583737Actor preference16866 · 45417 · 37847Country preferenceGbDecade preference1990

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Night nurse Elaine Dobbs may be overworked and underpaid, but she has created a very special atmosphere in her ward and is extremely attentive to her patients. However, rather too many of them are dying.Inspired by the real-life case of four nurses in Austria who were tried for the murder of 42 patients in their care, this chilling drama stars comedian Dawn French in her first serious role, as an apparently irreproachable carer.