Porters is a
situation comedy on the Dave TV station. I have mixed feelings about it, which
is strange considering my very stark and inflexible condemnation of how
hospital portering is usually portrayed in the media, see: http://hpanwo-hpwa.blogspot.com/2016/12/hospital-porters-in-media.html.
Many of the criticisms applied to those other examples also apply to Porters, for example the central
character is a wannabe doctor and is on a quest to steal valour from them. However
the light-heartedness of the tone neutralizes the poison somewhat. There are
also some positive portrayals too. What's more it is at times extremely funny
and perceptive. I can tell that the production team have researched the subject,
although I've only watched one episode so far. Some of the jokes are very dark, which is typical of hospital culture. The acting is first rate and the
characterization well developed. It has a powerful supporting cast that
includes Tanya Franks and Susan Wokoma. Rutger Hauer is a very famous a cinema
actor, but he transfers well to the small screen to take the role of the senior
patriarch, a classic figure in any lodge. After a successful pilot series of
three episodes, Porters is returning
for a full five episode season, see: https://dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/porters/
and: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6937242/.
I'm glad. I will look forward to it and I hope readers, both portering and
civilian, will enjoy it.
See here for more
information: https://hpanwo-hpwa.blogspot.com/2013/08/portering-hits-hollywood.html.
