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Sick Note

Sick Note

20176.62 Seasons14 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Jo Sargent
Produced by Sarah Fraser
NetworksSky One

Top Cast

Rupert Grint

Rupert Grint

Daniel Glass

Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Dr Ian Glennis

Pippa Bennett-Warner

Pippa Bennett-Warner

Becca Palmerstone

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan

Katerina West

Marama Corlett

Marama Corlett

Linda

Karl Theobald

Karl Theobald

Michael

Daniel Rigby

Daniel Rigby

Officer Hayward

Belinda Stewart-Wilson

Belinda Stewart-Wilson

Annette Glennis

Camilla Beeput

Camilla Beeput

Vanessa Matthews

Matilda Thorpe

Matilda Thorpe

Claire Glass

Themes & Keywords

officeterminal illnessdark comedydoctorcorporate world

About Sick Note

Sick Note is a comedy, crime series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of office, terminal illness, dark comedy, doctor, corporate world. Created by Jo Sargent, it stars Rupert Grint, Nick Frost, Pippa Bennett-Warner. 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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