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Takin' Over The Asylum

Posted 7 days ago at 22:30 | 4 comments |

Since y'all loves him so much, I thought you might like to know that David Tennant's Takin' Over The Asylum is coming out on DVD very soon. Full details below:

Takin' Over The Asylum

Takin' Over The Asylum was first broadcast on BBC1 as a six-part series in September 1994. Written by Donna Franceschild, directed by David Blair (Anna Karenina, The Lakes) and starring Ken Stott (Messiah, Rebus) and David Tennant (Doctor Who) in award-winning debut performances plus a cameo from Spike Milligan, the acclaimed black comedy Takin' Over The Asylum is available for the first time ever on DVD from 9th June, priced £19.99.

Stott stars as Eddie McKenna, a double-glazing salesman who moonlights as a DJ for hospital radio in a Scottish mental asylum. He nurtures close friendships with the patients there including Francine (Katy Murphy, Our Mutual Friend, Honest) a self-harmer and Campbell (David Tennant, Doctor Who) a manic depressive, with whom he shares a dream to make it onto the commercial radio scene.

Campbell's inspired antics promise to bring the pair closer to their aim, but the pressures of life outside of the hospital begin to tell on Eddie. A vindictive colleague leads his small-minded boss to ban his activities and his eccentric grandmother returns suddenly to Lithuania leaving him penniless and alone. 

Eddie finds himself drawn to the troubled Francine, but when the radio is threatened with closure he turns to Campbell for comfort. As Campbell regains control over his life and courts success, Eddie’s goes into decline and he is finally forced to face his own illness - alcoholism. 

EXTRAS: Commentary with David Tennant. Plus David Tennant’s original audition tape, never seen before.

4 Comments For This Post

  1. Scott wrote:
    7 days ago | Reply

    How wonderful. Stott was a revelation. Pity he's wasted his talents doing rent-an-accent turns for various Hollywood projects in recent years. Still I guess it pays the bills.

  2. Persephone wrote:
    6 days ago | Reply

    Sigh. What are the bets that this is only available in Region 2 format DVD? *Gloom* (Just learned that next week's Doctor Who is to be pre-empted for that Eurovision nonsense. Priorities?)

  3. Rob replied to Persephone's comment:
    6 days ago | Reply

    Quite high, I suspect. Maybe in a while, it'll come out on Region 1 DVD.

    All the same, have you tried searching online for a multi-region hack for your DVD player? Sometimes you just have to type a code in and it'll start working with any region. This site is quite good.

  4. Persephone wrote:
    6 days ago | Reply

    Thanks, Rob! Unfortunately, our make has only two hacks listed; one saying why his hack didn't work, and the other some guy from Sweden pleading for help!
    I guess there was a reason the thing was on sale. Next one will be multi-region for sure!

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