Paper Mask
Trust me. I'm a doctor.
1990 | 105m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Christopher Morahan |
|---|---|
| Writer: | John Collee |
| Staring: |
| A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 14, 1990 |
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| Director: | Christopher Morahan |
| Writer: | John Collee |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Film4 Productions, British Screen Productions, Granada Television, Paper Mask |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul McGann | Matthew Harris |
| Amanda Donohoe | Christine Taylor |
| Frederick Treves | Dr. Mumford |
| Tom Wilkinson | Dr. Thorn |
| Barbara Leigh-Hunt | Celia Mumford |
| Jimmy Yuill | Alec Moran |
| Mark Lewis Jones | Dr. Lloyd |
| John Warnaby | Dr. Hammond |
| Alexandra Mathie | Beverley |
| Oliver Ford Davies | Coroner |
| Frank Baker | Happy |
| Clive Rowe | Ants |
| Robert Oates | Head Porter |
| Karen Ascoe | Alison |
| Dale Rapley | Dr. Simon Hennessey |
| Simon Adams | Laurence |
| Hetta Charnley | Medical Student |
| Dierdre Halligan | Old Patient |
| Freda Rodgers | Dr. Thorn's Staff Nurse |
| Sally Thompson | Dr. Gemmel |
| Iain Locke | Dr. Sutherland |
| Dhirendra | Dr. Kassim |
| Michael Thomas | Teaching Doctor |
| Bridget Brammall | Girl in Bed |
| Philip Fox | Anaesthetist |
| Harmage Singh Kalirai | Surgeon |
| Glyn Pritchard | Man with Gashed Thumb |
| Tank James | Biker |
| Charmian May | Radiographer |
| Jay Flynn | Child in Casualty |
| Marilyn Finlay | Mother |
| Carmen Knight | Student Nurse |
| Harry Webster | Yellow Man |
| Nick Edmett | Ambulance Driver |
| Oliver Guilford | Schoolboy |
| Tam White | Blues Singer |
| Steve Waller | Pianist |
| Glen LeFleur | Drummer |
| Ian Bairnson | Guitarist |
| Gary Twigg | Bass Guitarist |
| Juliette Grassby | Caitlin |
| Michael Bertenshaw | Coroner's Officer |
| Phillip Manikum | Maintenance Engineer |
| Lee Simpson | Reporter |
| Diana Payan | Salisbury Sister |
| Jeremy McNeill | Man on boat (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nat Crosby | Director of Photography |
| Peter Coulson | Editor |
| Caroline Hanania | Production Design |
| Andrew Rothschild | Art Direction |
| Amy Roberts | Costume Design |
| Christopher Morahan | Director |
| John Collee | Screenplay, Novel |
| Richard Harvey | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sue Austen | Co-Producer |
| Christopher Morahan | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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