Hilltop Hospital


Hilltop Hospital is a British-French-German claymation children's television programme made in 1999. It consists of 52 ten-minute shorts. The series is directed by Pascal Le Nôtre and produced in English, French, German, Swiss German and Dutch. The series is adapted from a series of books by Nicholas Allan of the same name. ZDF started broadcasting the shorts in 2003. The theme tune and incidental music for the English version of the series was composed by Ben Heneghan and Ian Lawson who also composed the music for the original Fireman Sam series and Joshua Jones.
It was released by Disney Videos for 1 volume in 2000 and Maverick Entertainment in 2006 in the UK.

List of characters

The hospital is staffed by adult animals with mainly young animals as patients. Regular characters include:
The English-language version featured the voices of Kevin Whately, Sally Ann Marsh, Celia Imrie, Paul Shane, Brian Murphy, Julie Higginson and Jonathan Kydd. Guest voices included Dame Thora Hird as Gracey Greyshell in Gracey Greyshell's last day.

Series 1: 1999

  1. Heart Trouble
  2. Easter Bunnies
  3. Blood Bank
  4. The Big Event
  5. Rag Week at Hilltop
  6. The Big Match
  7. Gracey Greyshell's Last Day
  8. Fire Alert
  9. Happy Birthday, Dr Matthews!
  10. The Mystery Illness
  11. Radio Hilltop
  12. Nurse Kitty's a Star
  13. The Ghost of Hilltop
  14. Blind as a Bat
  15. Accidents Will Happen
  16. Lift-off at Hilltop
  17. A Perfect Wedding
  18. Flower-Power
  19. Dogs Dinner
  20. Weasel Kneasal
  21. Mouth-to-Mouth
  22. All Creatures Great and Small
  23. Butterflies in My Tummy
  24. The Bear Who Wouldn't Share
  25. Press-ups and Bunny Hops
  26. Pamela's Secret

    Series 2: 2001

  27. Secret Beds
  28. Saving Your Bacon
  29. Teething Trouble
  30. The Hyper Hedgehog
  31. Lazy Eye
  32. Laughter is the Best Medecine
  33. Bully For You
  34. Hot and Bothered
  35. Nits
  36. Nightmare at Hilltop
  37. A Good Sketch
  38. Fond Memory
  39. C-C-Caspar
  40. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
  41. Safety First
  42. Wee Trouble
  43. Testing Time
  44. Earache at Hilltop
  45. Larger Than Life
  46. Smile
  47. New Talent
  48. Skin Deep
  49. An Extra Pair of Hands
  50. Siamese Twins
  51. Cold Feet
  52. The Blues