TV SERIES · 2004– · UK
Green Wing
11 archived facts 2 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
11 Interesting Facts About Green Wing
Interesting Facts (10)
- #001
Green Wing sometimes speeds up or slows down scenes to cover actors breaking character or to hide changes between takes.
- #002
Green Wing was shot at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow.
- #003
Boyce's and Mac's first names are never revealed, though Boyce's first initial is 'J.'
- #004
After the success of Green Wing and Mac and Guy's double act, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Stephen Mangan appeared in UK credit card ads as characters with a similar line in banter.
- #005
The cast includes both Jack Davenport's on-screen partner and his off-screen one: Sarah Alexander, who played Susan, fiancée of his character Steve in Coupling, and Michelle Gomez, his real-life wife.
- #006
Rosie Cavaliero plays both Robbie's teacher in series 1 and Dr. Statham's speech therapist in series 2.
- #007
Harriet Schulenberg is named after one of the producers.
- #008
Tamsin Greig (Dr. Caroline Todd) and Stephen Mangan (Dr. Guillaume Secretan) teamed up again on Episodes (2011), as Beverly and Sean Lincoln.
- #009
Michelle Gomez's husband, Jack Davenport, later worked with her co-star Oliver Chris on Breathless.
- #010
Oliver Chris and Tamsin Greig appeared together in the National Theatre's Twelfth Night (2013).
Behind the Scenes (1)
- #011
Stephen Mangan and Michelle Gomez liked to improvise; the scene where Guy picks up a child in front of Sue White, for example, was completely made up on the spot.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
- IMDb
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