Takin' Over the Asylum

Takin' Over the Asylum

Takin' Over the Asylum is a six-part BBC Scotland television drama about a hospital radio station in a Glasgow psychiatric hospital. It was written by Donna Franceschild, produced by Chris Parr and directed by David Blair. It is set in a fictional hospital called St Jude's Asylum, filmed in Gartloch Hospital (formerly asylum) which closed after filming in 1996. The station is developed by alcoholic double glazing salesman Eddie McKenna (Ken Stott), who is an aspiring disc jockey at St. Jude's Hospital, named after the patron saint of lost causes. He meets a range of people with various mental illnesses: Campbell (David Tennant) - a young, enthusiastic contributor to the station, who is a manic depressive (bi-polar). Francine (Katy Murphy) - a long-term depressive patient who self harms and to whom McKenna is strongly attracted. Fergus (Angus Macfadyen) - an electrical engineer, who has schizophrenia and a habit of escaping from the hospital then returning. Rosalie (Ruth McCabe) - a middle-aged housewife who has OCD regarding cleanliness and is separating from her husband. The show uses many Beatles songs both in its soundtrack and episode titles. The name of the hospital, for example, is echoed by the Beatles' "Hey Jude". The show is also notable for its sound editing with popular music tracks seamlessly blended between soundtrack theme and live foreground action. The series BBC DVD was released on 9 June 2008 and the show was re-run on BBC Four, beginning August 2008 with two episodes shown back-to-back over three consecutive Saturday evenings. Due to music copyright issues, Junior Campbell who wrote the incidental music, was also commissioned to record cover versions of most of the original hits included in the series soundtrack. These were dubbed on the original worldwide television transmissions (excluding UK) and also on the series BBC DVD.

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1994
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Campbell:
We are loonies, and we are proud!

Campbell:
This is Campbell Bain's Looney Tunes Show. And I hope everyone in this old house is ready to rock and roll. That's right, because it's time for the Looney Tunes Show, and I want you dancin', loonies. I want you singing along; I want you clapping your hands. And stampin' your feet. If there's a strange voice in your head, get it to sing along. If there's a catatonic sittin' next to you, wake 'em up! This is for all of you having ECT tomorrow. I hope you get some good vibrations... [plays "Good Vibrations"]

Eddie:
Are you sure you're not manic?

Campbell:
I'm inspired, Eddie.

Eddie:
What's the difference?

Campbell:
Inspired is when you think you can do anything. Manic is when you know it.

Campbell:
Sometimes, you have to look somebody in the eye and tell the truth that should be instead of the truth that is.

Campbell:
It's not lying. Sometimes you just have to look something in the eye and tell the truth that should be instead of the truth that is.

Campbell:
They tried to get it going a couple of years ago. Rumor has it that the next morning, 122 patients told their shrinks they were hearin' voices. And they prescribed them 6,000 pounds' worth of tranquilizers before they realized it was the hospital radio.

Campbell:
We are loony and we are proud!

Campbell:
[Regarding the radio station] It hasn't been used in years, you know. They tried to get it going again a couple of years ago. Rumor has it that the next morning 122 patients told their shrinks they were hearing voices, and they prescribed about ?6000 worth of major tranquilizers before they realised it was a hospital radio. So it had to be stopped... I don't believe it myself; I can't believe 122 patients could not be watching television at the same time!

Eddie:
You did all this in one day?

Campbell:
Aye! Don't you wish YOU were manic?

Isabel:
To Eddie on introducing him to the hospital and patients:" Believe me, if you had to invent something that was guaranteed to drive people completely round the bend, you'd invent a mental hospital"...

Campbell:
I don't have to conform to the vagaries of time and space, I'm a loony for God's sake!

Campbell:
We are here to boogie, and we shall not be moved!

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