Real-life shockers for BBC film crew at city’s hospitals

IT was only supposed to provide the background setting for a new TV thriller based in an accident and emergency ward.

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But stars and production staff working on BBC Scotland’s One Night in Emergency were shocked by the real-life mayhem they witnessed in Glasgow hospitals.

The hard-hitting hospital drama, which is due to be screened later this year, reunites Trainspotting actors Kevin McKidd and Ewen Bremner.

Other stars appearing in the bleak thriller include ex-Eastender and Bionic Woman and EastEnders star Michelle Ryan.

Yesterday cameraman Benjamin Kracun revealed the unusual situations the crew encountered at the city’s Royal Infirmary and Western General hospitals.

He said: “When we were shooting one scene where the mortician is wheeling a body to the morgue, we had to stop filming because a real body was coming down.

“Then one night there were six stabbings which, according to hospital staff, is just a normal Thursday night. It was extreme.”

The team spent 15 nights shooting in the 100-year-old Glasgow Royal Infirmary, including exploring some areas rarely seen by the public.

The cameraman told how filming in the old buildings after dark was a spooky experience.

He said: “The Royal Infirmary is a really fascinating building. All the underground scenes were shot there. They have this one corridor that is incredibly long, going right under the hospital.

“It’s pretty dark. There are some places that people probably haven’t been in for years.”

One Night in Emergency marks the television writing debut of Gregory Burke – best known for his award-winning play Black Watch.

It charts an other-worldly journey of a character called Peter, who is played by Grey’s Anatomy star McKidd.

Peter journeys through an inner-city hospital on a desperate search for his wife, played by Ryan, who has been admitted with a minor complaint. As he ventures deep into the building, he is drawn into a world of strange characters.

Burke said: “It’s about a guy’s life unravelling.”

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