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Breathtaking (2024)
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A searing, thought-provoking and poignant account of an NHS doctor in the eye of the storm during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Joanne FroggattDr. Abbey Henderson
Lucy MontgomeryClare Boxall
Jodie McNeeJules Jarmen
Mark DexterMike
Bhav JoshiAnt
Donna BanyaEmma
Stephanie StreetJo
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Naomi DennyChantelle
George GeorgiouHuw
Angela BainSally
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Freddie StabbEllie Bridges
Patricia JonesPatricia
Mary WoodvineCressida Frost
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Craig ViveirosDirector
Jed MercurioWriter
Prasanna PuwanarajahWriter
Brian J. FalconerProducer
Jed MercurioExecutive Producer
Prasanna PuwanarajahExecutive Producer
Rachel ClarkeExecutive Producer
Rachel ClarkeBook
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3 episodes · First aired 2024-02-19 · ★ 6.0
E01
Containment
2024-02-19 · 43 min
In the lead up to the UK’s first Covid-19 national lockdown, acute medicine consultant Dr Abbey Henderson and NHS staff struggle to cope with the rising number of Covid-19 patients as the disease ravages the ward. Running out of tests, unable to use PPE, and with staff beginning to get sick, Abbey, registrar Ant, medical student Emma and the team must adapt quickly to try to stop the spread. However, unclear, ever changing government guidelines force them to make difficult healthcare decisions with devastating consequences.
E02
Delay
2024-02-20 · 42 min
During the first lockdown, Abbey moves away from her family to protect them. The team struggle between government policy and best patient care as Covid-19 patients- including a healthcare assistant on Abbey’s team (Divina)- continue to deteriorate and a cancer patient (Sally) worries she won’t survive. Abbey is forced to discharge a care home patient without proper testing. Despite best efforts, the team endures heartache and an emotional goodbye. But emotion and challenges only push staff to work harder to save patients and reduce Covid-19 spread, celebrating the small wins in the process.
E03
Mitigation
2024-02-21 · 41 min
Despite improved treatment and knowledge of the virus, the incoming winter wave overwhelms Abbey and staff. The life of Ellie, a patient with multiple sclerosis and Covid-19, hangs in the balance when ventilators are desperately scarce. The Christmas aftermath comes on hard, especially for Emma, now a junior doctor, struggling under immense pressure. Covid deniers surface, causing staff morale to plummet. Patients are denied emergency operations due to lack of ITU beds leading to a moving emotional finale as Abbey makes a final stand and the team are given a chance to come together through their trauma..
