Porters
Deluded Simon Porter (Edward Easton) dreams of passing his medical exam and becoming a doctor--by starting at the bottom and becoming the best porter the National Healthcare System has ever seen. All he has to do is survive a few months grafting in a hospital basement and try not to kill any of the patients. How hard can that be? Simon must work alongside the cynical, self-styled "Queen of the Porters" Frankie (Susan Wokoma), and naïve nurse Lucy (Claudia Jessie).
- 2017-2019
- 2 seasons
- Comedy
Deluded Simon Porter (Edward Easton) dreams of passing his medical exam and becoming a doctor--by starting at the bottom and becoming the best porter the National Healthcare System has ever seen. All he has to do is survive a few months grafting in a hospital basement and try not to kill any of the patients. How hard can that be? Simon must work alongside the cynical, self-styled "Queen of the Porters" Frankie (Susan Wokoma), and naïve nurse Lucy (Claudia Jessie).
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Wedding & Perfume
Anthony, a new porter is in town as Tillman has headed off to a religious retreat. Anthony and Frankie have form and are instantly in conflict. Lucy presents Simon with a huge engagement ring.
Episode 2
Orc & Pradeep
Mr Pradep spends a day as a porter for charity, but Simon's awe at his god-like power causes the surgeon to lose his nerve on the eve of a big operation. A woman dressed as an orc is admitted to the hospital with a severe allergic reaction.
Episode 3
Halloween
Frankie winds Simon up by telling him one of the hospital wings is haunted. Police guards stand watch outside a ward where a mystery patient has been brought from prison. Will Simon survive his first night shift in the mortuary?
Episode 4
Ham & Cheese
Youtube megastars Ham and Cheese arrive at the hospital and start making a series of "humorous" videos about the life-saving heart op one of them is about to have. Simon spills coffee over an expensive new surgical robot.
Episode 5
Baby Mama
Simon becomes a sperm donor to raise cash, which causes him to fear the unthinkable when his mum and her new boyfriend come to the hospital for infertility treatment. A coma patient wakes up but thinks she is still a child.
Episode 6
Hospital Emergency Simulation Incident Day
It's the annual Hospital Emergency Simulation Incident Day, but after being accidentally knocked out Simon wakes up in the middle of a real disaster. Meanwhile, Frankie goes for a secret job interview.