Harry Hill was wanted as a frontline doctor during coronavirus pandemic
Harry Hill was asked to return to his old role as a doctor when the NHS was looking to bring back anyone with previous experience to battle the Covid-19 spike
Harry Hill was asked to return to his old role as a doctor during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
The 55-year-old TV comedian trained as a neurosurgeon before turning his career to being a comic.
Harry worked at Doncaster Royal Infirmary under his real name Matthew Hall before quitting the profession for TV.
Speaking to Radio Times he revealed that he was asked if he would return to aid the NHS effort against coronavirus but he was feeling fearful about raking up his old knowledge.
Harry said: "In the early days of the pandemic, it was all melting down radiators to make ventilators, the country pulling together and so on."
Harry continued: "I'd had a few drinks so I filled out the form and got an email back saying someone would contact me about my return to work.
"I broke out in a cold sweat."
When Harry told the recruiter his last medical specialism had been "respiratory emergencies", he was asked if he could start as soon as possible at the NHS Nightingale Hospital in east London.
However, he claimed he would have had travelling difficulties from the south of the city.
"In the end it came down to them saying I could maybe do 'track and trace' calls on the phone," he said, although that role never materialised.
Harry is best known for his comedy show Harry Hill's TV Burp, which ran from 2001 to 2012 on ITV, and for narrating You've Been Framed! since 2004.
*Read the full interview in Radio Times, out now.
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