Surgical Spirit
Sheila Sabatini is a brilliant surgeon, but her sharp tongue gets her into trouble with fellow consultant surgeons George Hope-Wynne and Neil Copeland. They think she's a "ghastly woman", mainly because she likes to unearth their lazy and hypocritical behavior at every opportunity. However, her best friend Joyce and her anesthetist Jonathan Haslam thinks she's marvelous. Can she make it in the hospital's old boy network, keep her relationship with her teenage son at least semi-functional at the same time as sorting out how she feels about Jonathan?
- 1989-1995
- 7 seasons
- Comedy
Sheila Sabatini is a brilliant surgeon, but her sharp tongue gets her into trouble with fellow consultant surgeons George Hope-Wynne and Neil Copeland. They think she's a "ghastly woman", mainly because she likes to unearth their lazy and hypocritical behavior at every opportunity. However, her best friend Joyce and her anesthetist Jonathan Haslam thinks she's marvelous. Can she make it in the hospital's old boy network, keep her relationship with her teenage son at least semi-functional at the same time as sorting out how she feels about Jonathan?
Season 7 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1995
Episode 1
Driving It Home
Giles decides it's time to learn to drive, after Neil fails to teach him it falls on Jonathan. Daniel gets his mentor, his mother; while Joyce develops an unhealthy sausage roll obsession.
Episode 2
Rhyme or Reason
Sheila is annoyed that Jonathan is late with the phone bill, a refusal to have a joint account causes questions.
Episode 3
All Pull Togerther
Giles cracks under pressure during an operation, and has to call Sheila for help, ruining his chances of a senior post at Solihull. Meanwhile, Grace has left George, but Mrs Hudson, his new housekeeper, is proving more than an adequate replacement.
Episode 4
The Silence of the Haslams
A famous pop star is set to have an operation at The Gillies, the press get hold of the story, so too has her crazed stalker.
Episode 5
The Walkout
The domestic and support staff have walked out, leaving the surgeons to muck in.
Episode 6
Kicking Against the Pricks
Sheila isn't happy when a patient wants to use acupuncture as a form of anaesthetic, Jonathan approves.
Episode 7
Administrator of the Year
Joyce is up for administrator of the year, and a few nights in a posh hotel, her task is made difficult when the staff room is removed. Jonathan and Sheila are back from their honeymoon, early.