The Citadel

The Citadel

BBC One Ended Drama

1 Season · 10 Episodes · Premiered January 20, 1983 · Ended March 24, 1983

An adaptation of A.J. Cronin's book of the same name about a young Scottish doctor (Ben Cross) trying to find a place for himself in the dysfunctional medical system of Wales and England in the 1920s and early 1930s.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

10 episodes
E01
Part 1
Thu, Jan 20 1983 9:25 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Andrew Manson , a newly qualified doctor, arrives in the Welsh mining town of Drmeffy, full of enthusiasm to start his career as an assistant to Dr Page. His expectations are soon shattered.
E02
Part 2
Thu, Jan 27 1983 9:25 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Miss Page won't accept that the increase in Dr Page's patients has anything to do with Andrew.
E03
Part 3
Thu, Feb 3 1983 9:25 PM GMT+0000 50 min
When Joe Morgan gives Andrew a personal gift of five guineas-Andrew is unprepared for the chain of events that this gesture brings about.
E04
Part 4
Thu, Feb 10 1983 9:25 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Aberalaw presents a new challenge to Andrew, but it proves initially unsuccessful when he refuses to issue sick certificates to men who are obviously faking.
E05
Part 5
Thu, Feb 17 1983 9:25 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Andrew tells Llewellyn that he and all the other assis ant doctors think that their salary payments to him are unfair, and that Andrew has arranged a meeting with them to resolve it.
E06
Part 6
Thu, Feb 24 1983 9:25 PM GMT+0000 50 min
E07
Part 7
Thu, Mar 3 1983 9:25 PM GMT+0000 50 min
E08
Part 8
Thu, Mar 10 1983 9:25 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Andrew's meeting with the unqualified American, Robert Still-man, raises a few medical eyebrows in the club. Despite some friendly advice from Freddy, Andrew chooses to ignore it.
E09
Part 9
Thu, Mar 17 1983 9:25 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Assisting at an operation with Charles Ivory has a profound effect on Andrew. He suddenly sees all his rich patients in a new light.
E10
Part 10
Thu, Mar 24 1983 9:25 PM GMT+0000 50 min
Despite Andrew's torment, it doesn't cloud his determination to make future plans - until a certain letter arrives.
Ben Cross
Ben Cross as Dr. Andrew Manson
Clare Higgins
Clare Higgins as Christine Manson
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas as Philip Denny
John Welsh
John Welsh as Sir Robert Abbey
Michael Cochrane
Michael Cochrane as Freddy Hamson
Niall Buggy
Niall Buggy as Con Boland
David Gwillim as David Hope

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