A Very Peculiar Practice
| A Very Peculiar Practice | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | David Tucker |
| Starring | Peter Davison Graham Crowden David Troughton Barbara Flynn Amanda Hillwood John Bird Michael J. Shannon Joanna Kanska |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ken Riddington |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 21 May 1986 – 6 September 1992 |
A Very Peculiar Practice is a British surreal black-comedy drama set in the health centre of a university, produced by the BBC, which ran for two series in 1986 and 1988. The two series were followed by a 90-minute made-for-television film, A Very Polish Practice (1992), following some of the characters to a new setting in Poland.
It was written by Andrew Davies and was inspired by his experiences as a lecturer at the University of Warwick, and it has been interpreted as a commentary on contemporary trends in education. It was one of only two original television series that he wrote.
In 2010, The Guardian ranked the serial at number 5 in their list of "The Top 50 TV Dramas of All Time".