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((Short description|British TV drama series (1975–1983)))
((Use dmy dates|date=October 2016))
((Use British English|date=October 2016))
((more citations needed|date=October 2012))
((Infobox television
| image              = Angels BBC Television Series Titles.jpg
| caption            = Final version of series titles from 1983
| genre              = [[Medical drama]]
| creator            = [[Paula Milne]]
| starring           = ((ubl|[[Fiona Fullerton]]|[[Lesley Dunlop]]|[[Julie Dawn Cole]]|[[Angela Bruce]]|[[Pauline Quirke]]|[[Kathryn Apanowicz]]|[[Shirley Cheriton]]|[[Judith Jacob]]|[[Clare Clifford]]|[[Shelley King]]))
| theme_music_composer = [[Alan Parker (musician)|Alan Parker]]
| opentheme          = "Motivation"
| country            = United Kingdom
| language           = English
| num_series         = 9
| num_episodes       = 220
| list_episodes      = 
| executive_producer = 
| producer           = ((ubl|Ron Craddock|[[Morris Barry]]|[[Julia Smith (producer)|Julia Smith]]|Ben Rea))
| runtime            = ((ubl|50 minutes 1975 – 1978|30 minutes 1979 – 1983))
| company            = [[BBC]]
| network            = [[BBC One|BBC1]]
| first_aired        = ((start date|1975|9|1|df=y))
| last_aired         = ((end date|1983|12|22|df=y))
))
'''''Angels''''' was a [[British television]] seasonal drama series dealing with the subject of student nurses, which was broadcast by the [[BBC]] between 1975 and 1983. It was described as the "''[[Z-Cars]]'' of nursing".

The show's format switched to a twice-weekly soap opera format (although still seasonal) from 1979 to 1983.

==Background and creators==
The show's title derived from the name of the hospital where the series was originally set – St. Angela's, [[Battersea]] – although in the early 1980s, the scenario changed to Heath Green Hospital, [[Birmingham]]. The series was devised by [[Paula Milne]].<ref>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/481736/index.html BFI Screenonline: Angels (1975-83)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Early producers included [[Morris Barry]] and Ron Craddock. The first episode was directed by [[Julia Smith (producer)|Julia Smith]], who became the show's producer in 1979. Her script editor on the later series was [[Tony Holland]].<ref>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/522643/index.html BFI Screenonline: Smith, Julia (1927-1997) Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Filming took place at the now demolished [[St James' Hospital, Balham]], [[London]]. Location filming for the fictional Heath Green Hospital took place at Walsgrave Hospital in [[Coventry]], which has been demolished and replaced on the same site by [[University Hospital Coventry]]. The 1960s design of the hospital's original 'Nursing Home' - a 6-storey block of flats and bedsits - forms the Heath Green Hospital graphic in the ''Angels'' opening title card.

Smith enlisted Holland as script editor after the show became a twice-weekly soap; the pair went on to create ''[[EastEnders]]'' in the 1980s. Writers on its first series included [[Jill Hyem]] and Anne Valery, who both later co-wrote ''[[Tenko (TV series)|Tenko]]'', and [[Adele Rose]].

===Actors===
The series provided valuable early TV exposure for a variety of young actresses who became better known on British TV, including [[Fiona Fullerton]], [[Érin Geraghty]], [[Lesley Dunlop]], [[Julie Dawn Cole]], [[Angela Bruce]], [[Clare Clifford]] and [[Pauline Quirke]]. Additionally, [[Kathryn Apanowicz]], [[Shirley Cheriton]] and [[Judith Jacob]] all later appeared in ''[[EastEnders]]'', with Cheriton playing the particularly prominent role of [[Debbie Wilkins]]. [[Mamta Kaash]] played a key role in the hospital drama ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''.

===Theme music===
The guitar-driven theme tune, reminiscent of American police dramas of the time, was called "Motivation". It was composed and performed by [[Alan Parker (musician)|Alan Parker]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/tracks/n556fr Alan Parker - Motivation (Theme from Angels)], BBC</ref>

==Critical reception==
''Angels'', in its 1979 to 1983 weekly soap format, tackled issues such as contraception, alcoholism and promiscuity as part of the nurses' lives. ''Angels'' received criticism for its unglamorous depiction of the nursing profession, but Smith defended the programme, arguing the need to address such subjects in the series. Indeed, with its sometimes hard-hitting portrayal of young nurses facing up to the demands of the profession, ''Angels'', particularly in its soap format days of 1979 to 1983, was grittily authentic. To this end, each actor taking a part was required to work on a real hospital ward to gain experience and thus contribute to the realism of the series.

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col"| Actor
! scope="col"| Character
! scope="col"| Series Duration 
|-
| [[Fiona Fullerton]] || Patricia Rutherford || Series 1–3
|-
| [[Julie Dawn Cole]] || Jo Longhurst || Series 1–3
|-
| [[Lesley Dunlop]] || Ruth Fullman || Series 1
|-
| Marsha Millar || Jennifer Sorrell || Series 1
|-
| Debbie Ash || Sarah Regan || Series 1
|-
| [[Clare Clifford]] || Shirley Brent || Series 1–4
|-
| Karan David || Sita Patel || Series 1–3
|-
| [[Érin Geraghty]] || Maureen Morahan || Series 1–3
|-
| [[Deborah Makepeace]] || Lynn Gale || Series 1–3
|-
| [[Angela Bruce]] || Sandra Ling || Series 1–5
|-
| [[Joanna Monro]] || Anna Newcross || Series 4–7
|-
| [[Shirley Cheriton]] || Katy Betts || Series 4–7
|-
| Carol Holmes || Jean MacEwen || Series 4–6, 8–9
|-
| [[Shelley King]] || Jay Harper || Series 4–5
|-
| [[Kate Saunders]] || Brenda Cotteral || Series 4
|-
| Clare Walker || Sarah Lloyd-Smith #1 || Series 4
|-
| Kate Lock || Sarah Lloyd-Smith #2 || Series 5
|-
| [[Kathryn Apanowicz]] || Rose Butchins || Series 5–7
|-
| Sharon Rosita || Fleur Barrett || Series 5–7
|-
| [[Judith Jacob]] || Beverley Slater || Series 5–7
|-
| [[Susan Gilmore]] || Elizabeth Fitt || Series 6–7
|-
| Fay Howard || Adrienne O'Shea || Series 6
|-
| Julia Williams || Tracey Willoughby || Series 7–9<ref name="Angels1983"/>
|-
| [[Sarah Lam]] || Linda Mo || Series 7–8
|-
| [[Pauline Quirke]] || Vicky Smith || Series 8–9<ref name="Angels1983">((cite news|title= Thursday TV BBC1 - Angels New Season|url=https://twitter.com/woodg31/status/1303400534687338496/photo/4|publisher=Radio Times via twitter.com |date=September 8, 1983|access-date=September 8, 2020))</ref>
|-
| [[Mamta Kaash]] || Nargis Khan || Series 8
|-
| [[Al Hunter Ashton|Al Ashton]] || Mike Hathaway || Series 8
|-
| Michelle Martin || Janet Dickens || Series 8–9<ref name="Angels1983"/>
|-
| Juliet Waley || Alison Streeter || Series 8–9<ref name="Angels1983"/>
|-
| Joy Lemoine || Ayo Lapido || Series 9
|-
|}

==Novels==
Some [[Tie-in|TV tie-in]] novels were published to coincide with the series:
* ''Angels'' by Paula Milne & [[Leslie Duxbury]], [[Pan Books]]/[[BBC Books]], 1975.
* ''Flights of Angels'' by Paula Milne, Pan Books/BBC Books, 1976. Includes novelisations of the Season 2 episodes "Vocation" and "Walkabout".
* ''New Angels'' by Paula Milne, BBC Books, 1978.
* ''Angel Katy'' by Leah Harrow, Dragon Books, 1979.

==Home media==
On 18 March 2013 Simply Media released the Series 1 (fifteen episodes) of ''Angels'' on DVD. Series 2 was released in September 2014.

==Cancelled reboot==
According to a 2019 interview with Julie Dawn Cole, the show was slated for a reboot sometime after its initial run. While not much about this reboot is known, Cole stated that the theme of the show was to have new characters in the same fictional setting of Saint Angela's Hospital, who were less "wholesome" than the characters from the original series. The working title for this reboot was ''Angels With Dirty Faces''. Ultimately, the reboot never materialised.((citation needed|date=October 2022))

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*((IMDb title|0073958|Angels))
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/481736/index.html British Film Institute Screen Online]

((Soap operas in the United Kingdom))

[[Category:1975 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1983 British television series endings]]
[[Category:1970s British medical television series]]
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[[Category:1970s British workplace television series]]
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