Szpital na perypetiach is a Polish-language sitcom television series directed by Krzysztof Jaroszyński and Tomasz Wiszniewski, written by Jaroszyński and Maciej Kraszewski, and produced by Dariusz Włodarczyk. It aired on Polsat from 5 May 2001 to 25 May 2003. In total it had 30 episodes, divided into 2 full seasons, and a pilot season of 3 episodes. They had a running time of 22 minutes. It was continued with the television series Off the Stretcher, which aired from 2003 to 2009.
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Premise
A group of medical personnel work in the Astronomer Copernicus Regional Hospital no. 1, located in the suburbs of Warsaw, Poland. The medical facility is badly managed with faulty equipment, while the patients aren't receiving appropriate care.
Cast
Krzysztof Kowalewski as medical director Roman (or Zygmunt) Łubicz
Hanna Śleszyńska as nurse Genowefa Basen
Paweł Wawrzecki as dr. Lucjan Kidler
Piotr Gąsowski as dr. Czesław Basen
Krzysztof Prałat as intern Piotr Mrozowicz
Aleksandra Woźniak as Zuzanna
Violetta Kołakowska as Agnieszka
Ewa Dałkowska as nurse Gerlach (pilot episodes)
Katarzyna Kurylońska as nurse Cecylia Mateńko
Andrzej Mastalerz as patient Zygmunt (or Henryk) Zawiejas (2001–2002)
Przemysław Kaczyński as patient Zygmunt Zawiejas (2002–2003)
Sławomir Cherubiński as patient "Kudłaty" Gronostaj
Elżbieta Kilarska as patient Pelagia Słowikowa
Jerzy Turowicz as conservator Tępień
Włodzimierz Midak as patient Szmuldziński
Production
The series was directed by Krzysztof Jaroszyński and Tomasz Wiszniewski, written by Jaroszyński and Maciej Kraszewski, and produced by Dariusz Włodarczyk. The cinematography was done by Paweł Banasiak, music by Piotr Rubik, and scenography by Joanna Białousz. The first three episodes were edited by Anna Wagner and Roger Sieczkowski, while the rest by Sławomir Filip. The theme song titled "To wita Cię szpital" was performed by Jacek Wójcicki. It was produced by Polsat and Gabi, and aired on Polsat television channel. The pilot season, consisting of three episodes, aired from 5 May 2001 to 19 May 2001. The first season, which consists of 14 episodes, aired from 5 October 2002 to 4 January 2003, while the second season, which consists of 13 episodes, aired from 2 March 2003 to 25 May 2003. It total, the series has 30 episodes.
Continuations
Szpital na perypetiach was continued by the television series Off the Stretcher, aired from 2003 to 2009, Off the Stretcher 2, aired from 2010 to 2011, Daleko od noszy. Szpital futpolowy, aired in 2011, and Daleko od noszy. Reanimacja, aired in 2017.