Why it may be worth watching
- Sick Note combines Comedy and Crime storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Rupert Grint, Nick Frost, Pippa Bennett-Warner.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.6/10 from 119 votes.
TV series
Sick Note
When Daniel Glass is misdiagnosed with a fatal disease he begins to notice how everyone around him treats him better. But then he finds out he was misdiagnosed by the most incompetent oncologist on Earth and now he has a big decision to make: come clean and go back to his old rubbish life, or keep pretending to be ill.
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Cast
Rupert GrintDaniel Glass
Nick FrostDr Ian Glennis
Pippa Bennett-WarnerBecca Palmerstone
Lindsay LohanKaterina West
Marama CorlettLinda
Karl TheobaldMichael
Daniel RigbyOfficer Hayward
Belinda Stewart-WilsonAnnette Glennis
Camilla BeeputVanessa Matthews
Matilda ThorpeClaire Glass
Miles RichardsonDr Sampson
Dustin Demri-BurnsWill_5000
Alison KingSuperintendent Henchy
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Comedy, Crime. The available catalogue spans 2 seasons.
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officeterminal illnessdark comedydoctorcorporate world
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Reviews
Folio SwamiExternal review ·
Wow! I have seen Mythomane right before Sick Note. Same overall idea. That is supposed to be a drama. This is a comedy. That is badly written and trips on its own subplots. This is excellent writing.
Sure, there are some huge gaping holes in the script. If the American is dead in the office, the alarm should have been deactivated. Yet it is not only activated, but someone trips the alarm. Some ghost, as there is no trace of them or their intention.
Anyway, the script is good. The acting is surprisingly good given the cast is made out of second rat…
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Wow! I have seen Mythomane right before Sick Note. Same overall idea. That is supposed to be a drama. This is a comedy. That is badly written and trips on its own subplots. This is excellent writing.
Sure, there are some huge gaping holes in the script. If the American is dead in the office, the alarm should have been deactivated. Yet it is not only activated, but someone trips the alarm. Some ghost, as there is no trace of them or their intention.
Anyway, the script is good. The acting is surprisingly good given the cast is made out of second rate actors. And the episodes cheep chaining well: it does not feel like a two season series, even with some lags in the second season.
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