Shrinks (TV series)

Shrinks
GenreDrama
StarringBill Paterson
Simon Jones
Elizabeth Garvie
Brian Protheroe
ComposerDebbie Wiseman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producerJohn Hambley
ProducerJacky Stoller
Running time75 minutes (x1)
50 minutes (x6)
Production companyEuston Films for Thames Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release13 February (1991-02-13) –
25 March 1991 (1991-03-25)

Shrinks is a British seven-part television drama series about a group of upmarket London psychiatrists produced for Thames Television by its subsidiary company Euston Films for the ITV network, and that originally aired between 13 February and 25 March 1991.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Episode 1"Stuart OrmeStephen Lavell & Lester Hollamby13 February 1991 (1991-02-13)
Special feature length episode introducing the characters who work at the Maximillian Clinic.[2]
2"Episode 2"Colin GreggJonathan Rich18 February 1991 (1991-02-18)
Lexie has to deal with a severe case of claustrophobia and the 'Women Who Love Too Much' group meets for the first time.[3]
3"Episode 3"Colin GreggJonathan Rich25 February 1991 (1991-02-25)
Jack decides that Leo, who is too finding it hard to cope with the demands of his TV show, a peer of the realm and a novelist with writer's block, is setting a bad example.[4]
4"Episode 4"Pedr JamesRichard O'Keefe4 March 1991 (1991-03-04)
Jack has to deal with a friend who is taking risks to the point of obsession.[5]
5"Episode 5"Michael WinterbottomJonathan Rich & Richard O'Keefe11 March 1991 (1991-03-11)
Leo deals with a man with a Casanova complex, and Magda deals with an elderly film star.[6]
6"Episode 6"Colin GreggJonathan Rich18 March 1991 (1991-03-18)
Scott Kaufman alarms the team at the Max by trying to re-organise it all.[7]
7"Episode 7"Colin GreggJonathan Rich25 March 1991 (1991-03-25)
The cases in this edition include a police motor cyclist behaving oddly and a fashion photographer haunted by the image of his favourite model.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Shrinks (1991)".
  2. ↑ "Episode 1". BFI. 13 February 1991. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Episode 2". BFI. 18 February 1991. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Episode 3". BFI. 25 February 1991. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Episode 4". BFI. 4 March 1991. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Episode 5". BFI. 11 March 1991. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Episode 6". BFI. 18 March 1991. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Episode 7". BFI. 25 March 1991. Retrieved 8 April 2026.


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