Getting On (2009)

Name: Getting On
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine, Joanna Scanlan, Ricky Grover

Comedy

Darkly comic series about life on a hospital ward and a nursing team who have to get on with the job despite challenges thrown up by the modern NHS.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (1,743 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

8.17 avg 3 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.8	61
2	Episode #1.2	8.5	55
3	Episode #1.3	8.2	43

Season 2 (2010)

7.90 avg 6 episodes 7.7 → 8.4 29 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	7.7	37
2	Episode #2.2	7.8	31
3	Episode #2.3	7.8	31
4	Episode #2.4	7.6	28
5	Episode #2.5	8.1	26
6	Episode #2.6	8.4	27

Season 3 (2012)

8.13 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 8.9 29 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	8.0	23
2	Episode #3.2	8.2	34
3	Episode #3.3	7.8	25
4	Episode #3.4	7.5	23
5	Episode #3.5	8.4	25
6	Episode #3.6	8.9	44